Steroid analogs and characterization and treatment methods

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to methods to characterize exemplified compounds such as 3β, 17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,5,11 -triene and 3β, 17β-dihydroxy-17α-ethynylandrost-1,5,11-triene and to the use of described compounds to ameliorate or treat a condition such as thrombocytopenia, inflammation or other exemplified conditions.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority from pending U.S. provisionalapplication Ser. No. 60/614,869, filed Sep. 29, 2004, which isincorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to the characterization and use of compounds totreat blood cell deficiencies such as neutropenia, thrombocytopenia,unwanted inflammation conditions such as asthma, cystic fibrosis orobstructive pulmonary disorders, trauma, unwanted bone loss conditionssuch as osteoporosis or glucocorticoid- or trauma-associated bone lossand other exemplified conditions. Methods to use and characterize thecompounds are also provided.

BACKGROUND

Methods to make and use certain steroids or their biological propertieshave been described, see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,833,793, 2,911,418,3,148,198, 3,471,480, 3,976,691, 4,000,125, 4,083,969,4,268,441,4,427,649, 4,542,129, 4,666,898, 4,956,355, 5,001,119,5,043,165, 5,077,284, 5,028,631, 5,110,810, 5,157,031, 5,162,198,5,175,154, 5,277,907, 5,292,730, 5,296,481, 5,372,996, 5,387,583,5,407,684, 5,424,463, 5,461,042, 5,478,566, 5,506,223, 5,518,725,5,527,788, 5,527,789, 5,532,230, 5,559,107, 5,562,910, 5,583,126,5,585,371, 5,587,369, 5,591,736, 5,593,981, 5,629,295, 5,610,150,5,635,496, 5,641,766, 5,641,768, 5,656,621, 5,660,835, 5,686,438,5,696,106, 5,700,793, 5,707,983, 5,709,878, 5,710,143, 5,714,481,5,728,688, 5,736,537, 5,744,462, 5,753,237, 5,756,482, 5,776,921,5,776,923, 5,780,460, 5,795,880, 5,798,347, 5,798,348, 5,804,576,5,807,848, 5,807,849, 5,811,418, 5,824,313, 5,824,668, 5,824,671,5,827,841, 5,837,269, 5,837,700, 5,843,932, 5,846,963, 5,859,000,5,872,114, 5,872,147, 5,162,198, 5,206,008, 5,292,730, 5,407,684,5,461,042, 5,461,768, 5,478,566, 5,585,371, 5,635,496, 5,641,766,5,837,269, 5,885,977, 5,846,963, 5,919,465, 5,869,090, 5,863,910,5,856,340, 5,804,576, 5,714,481, 6,150,336, 4,978,532, 4,898,694,4,542,129, 3,711,606, 3,710,795, 3,189,597, 3,137,710 and 2,531,441;German patent numbers 2035738 and 2705917; PCT publication numbers WO95/21617, WO 97/38695, WO 97/48367, WO 98/05338, WO 98/50040, WO98/50041, WO 98/58650, WO 00/32176, WO 00/32177, WO 00/32201, WO00/35472, WO 00/56757, WO 01/30802, WO 93/20696, WO 99/25333, WO01/30802, WO 01/23405, WO 02/28880, WO 02/69977, WO 03/039554 and WO2004/026248; European publication numbers 0020029, 0090736, 0133995,0934745 and 0637203; E. R. Glazier, J. Org. Chem. 1962 27:2937-2938,Ben-David, et al., Proc. Soc. Expt. Biol. Med. 1967 125:1136-1140,Coleman et al., Diabetes 1982 31:830, Oertel, et al., J. SteroidBiochem. 1972 3:493-496, Pashko, et al., Carcinogenesis 1981 2:717-721,Schwartz et al., Nutr. Cancer 1981 3:46-53, Dyner et al., J. AcquiredImmune Deficiency Syndromes 1993 6:459-465, M. H. Whitnall et al.,Int'l. J. Immunopharmacology 2000 22:1-14, I. Porsova-Dutoit et al.,Physiological Res. 2000 49 (Suppl. 1):S43-S56, R. L. Jesse et al., Ann.N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1995 774:281-290, C. Chavis et al., Steroids 198239:129-147, M. Numazawa and Y. Osawa Steroids 1981 38:149-159, G.Flouret et al., J. Med. Chem. 1972 15:1281-1283 and A. A. Afanasii andY. A. Titov, Total Steroid Synthesis, Plenum Press, New York, 1970, see,e.g., p 1-304.

U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,908,358 and 4,902,681 describe the capacity ofcompounds such as 5α-pregnan-3,20-dione, cortexolone,17-hydroxyprogesterone and 16β-methylprogesterone to inhibit theclearance of antibody-coated cells from circulation in disorders such asimmune thrombocytopenic purpura or immune hemolytic anemia.

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U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,763,433 and 6,372,732 and PCT publication WO 96/35428describe the capacity of certain androstane and androstene compoundssuch as 3β-hydroxyandrost-5-ene-17-one to treat certain immune disorderconditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Some proteins such as interleukin-6 (“IL-6”), erythropoietin (“EPO”) andthrombopoietin (“TPO”) have been examined for their capacity to enhancevarious aspects hematopoiesis, e.g., Hematology—Basic Principles andPractice, 3^(rd) edition, R. Hoffman, E. J. Benz Jr. et al., editors,Churchill Livingstone, New York, 2000 (see, e.g., Chapter 14 at pages154-202), O. J. Borge et al., Blood 1996 88:2859-2870, M. Cremer et al.,Ann. Hematol. 1999 78:401-407, Y. Sasaki et al., Blood 199994:1952-1960, U.S. Pat. No. 5,879,673. Recombinant IL-6 was shown inmodel systems to affect platelet counts in peripheral circulation, e.g.,Stahl et al., Blood 1991 78:1467-1475, although significant toxicitiesare associated with its administration to humans, e.g., Andus et al.,FEBS Lett. 1987 221:18, J. Gauldie et al., P.N.A.S. U.S.A. 198784:7251-7255, T. Geiger et al., Eur. J. Immunol. 1988 18:717-721. TheIL-6 molecule has been described in detail, e.g., publication no. WO88/00206. Administration of proteins is typically expensive, givenfactors such as the complexity of producing pharmaceutical gradematerial.

There is a current need for cost-effective pharmaceutical agents andtreatment methods for treating or ameliorating various clinical diseasessuch as inflammatory conditions, infections, cardiovascular diseases,blood cell deficiencies and immune suppression conditions. The inventionprovides compounds, including new chemical entities that can be used insuch treatments to treat or ameliorate one or more aspects of theconditions disclosed herein. The compounds can provide unexpectedbeneficial effects, e.g., in preventing or reducing neutropenia insubjects such as mammals or primates. The use of these agents can becombined with one or more conventional treatments for these disorders.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Summary of invention embodiments. In principal embodiments the inventionprovides steroid compounds, methods to characterize them, formulationsthat contain the compounds and therapeutic treatment methods using thecompounds.

The methods include a method to prevent, treat, ameliorate or slow theprogression of one or more of a blood cell deficiency, unwantedinflammation, allergy, immune suppression condition, immunosenescence,autoimmune disorder, infection, cancer or precancer, neurologicaldisorder, cardiovascular disorder, pulmonary disorder, trauma,hemorrhage, bone fracture, unwanted or excess bone loss, androgendeficiency, estrogen deficiency, a congenital or hereditary disorder ora symptom of any of these conditions in a subject who has the conditionor who is subject to developing the condition, comprising administeringto a subject, or delivering to the subject's tissues, an effectiveamount of a formula 1 compound

or a metabolic precursor, a metabolite, salt or tautomer thereof,wherein the dotted lines are optional double bonds and 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or5 double bonds are present, some of which may be conjugated, each R¹,R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ independently or together are —H, —OH,—OR^(PR), —SR^(PR), —SH, —N(R^(PR))₂, —NHR^(PR), —NH₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃,—CHO, —CHS, —CN, —SCN, —NO₂, —N₃, —COOH, —COOR^(PR), —OSO₃H, —OSO₂H,—OPO₃H₂, ═O, ═S, ═N—OH, ═N—OCH₃, ═CH₂, ═CH—CH₃, ═CH-optionallysubstituted alkyl, ester, thioester, thionoester, phosphoester,phosphothioester, phosphonate, phosphonate ester, thiophosphonate,thiophosphonate ester, phosphiniester, sulfite ester, sulfate ester,sulfamate, sulfonate, sulfonamide, amide, amino acid, peptide, ether,thioether, acyl, thioacyl, carbonate, carbamate, halogen, optionallysubstituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionallysubstituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substitutedheteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substitutedmonosaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide, polymer, spiroring, epoxide, acetal, thioacetal, ketal, thioketal, —S—S-optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl, ═N-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —NH-optionally substituted alkyl,—NH—S(O)(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, —N(optionally substitutedalkyl)₂ where each optionally substituted alkyl is independentlyselected, or, one or more of two adjacent R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰comprise an independently selected epoxide or optionally substitutedsaturated or unsaturated cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl,cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl or cyclooxyl ring any of which rings optionallycontain a ring heteroatom such as —O—, —S—, —NH— or ═N—; R⁷ is —O—, —S—,—S(O)(O)—, —NR^(PR—, —C(R) ¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, where eachR¹⁰ is independently selected; R⁸ and R⁹ independently are —C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—,—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —NR^(PR)— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, or one or both of R⁸or R⁹ independently are absent, leaving a 5-membered ring, where eachR¹⁰ is independently selected; R¹¹ is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NR^(PR)—,—CH₂—, —CHR¹⁰—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR—C(R) ¹⁰)₂—,—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂— or —NR^(PR—C(R) ¹⁰)₂—, whereeach R¹⁰ is independently selected; R¹³ independently is C₁₋₆ alkyl;R^(PR) independently are —H or a protecting group; and optionallywherein one, two or three of the 1-, 4-, 6- and/or 12-positions areoptionally substituted with (i) an independently selected R¹⁰ moietywhen a double bond is present at the corresponding 1-, 4-, 6- or 12-position, or (ii) one or two independently selected R¹⁰ moieties when nodouble bond is present at the corresponding 1-, 4-, 6- and/or12-position.

Other embodiments include (1) compositions that comprise a formula 1compound and one or more other compounds such as an excipient(s) or areactant or by-product of synthesis of the formula 1 compound, (2)formulations that comprise a formula 1 compound and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ormore excipients and (3) compositions that comprise partially purified orpurified formula 1 compounds, optionally in a composition that comprises1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more excipients and/or other compounds. Theformulations can be designed for human or pharmaceutical use or they canbe suitable for veterinary use. Therapeutic uses include the use of aformula 1 compound for the preparation of a medicament and use of aformula 1 compound for the preparation of a medicament for theprophylaxis, treatment or amelioration of a condition or symptomdisclosed herein. Other embodiments are as described elsewhere in thespecification or the claims.

Definitions. As used herein and unless otherwise stated or implied bycontext, terms that are used herein have the meanings defined below.Unless otherwise contraindicated or implied, e.g., by including mutuallyexclusive elements or options, in these definitions and throughout thisspecification, the terms “a” and “an” mean one or more and the term “or”means and/or.

Reference to an androstene compound, e.g.,3,16α,17,β-trihydroxyandrost-3,6-diene, means that the hydrogen atom orother moiety at the 5-position is in the β-configuration, which issometimes specified in the compound name, e.g.,3,16α,17,β-trihydroxy-5α-androst-3,6-diene. For androstanes withhydrogen at the 5-position in the β-configuration, the compound namewill specify this configuration, e.g.,3,16α,17β-trihydroxy-5β-androst-3,6-diene, unless the configuration isotherwise apparent from a chemical structure or from context. Forandrostanes or androstenes, hydrogen atoms or other R¹⁰ moieties at the8-, 9- and 14-position, are in the β-, α- and α-configurationsrespectively, unless otherwise specified, e.g., by chemical structure,or implied by context.

As is apparent from the formula 1 structure, one or more variable groupsmay be absent when a double bond is present. Thus, when the compoundcontains an 8(9) double bond, R¹⁰ at the 8- and 9-positions are bothabsent. Similarly, when a double bond is present at the 3-position oneR¹ moiety will be absent and when a double bond is present at the16-position one R³ moiety and one R⁴ moiety will be absent.

A “formulation”, “pharmaceutical formulation” or the like means acomposition that one can administer to a subject, e.g., human, mammal orother animal, usually without further manipulations that change theingredients or the ingredient proportions that are present. Formulationsinclude powders or other preparations that are prepared for use byaddition of one or more liquids that act as solvents or suspensionvehicles. Formulations will typically comprise a single formula 1compound and one or more excipients. Formulations are suitable for humanor veterinary applications and would typically have expectedcharacteristics for the formulation, e.g., parenteral formulations forhuman use would usually be sterile and stored in a suitable closedcontainer.

When referring to mixtures that contain a formula 1 compound, an“invention composition”, “composition” or the like means a composition,that is a formulation or that can be an intermediate one can use, e.g.,to make a formulation or a different formula 1 compound. Compositionsalso include other types of mixtures, e.g., (1) reagents for assays orcells that contain with a formula 1 compound or mixtures of compoundsand (2) compounds used to make a formula 1 compound or by-products offormula 1 compound synthesis, metabolism or analysis.

Phrases such as “administration of a compound of formula 1”, “treatmentwith a formula 1 compound”, “use of a formula 1 compound” or similarterms mean that the compound(s) is administered to, contacted with ordelivered to, the subject or to the subject's cells or tissues in vitroor in vivo by one or more suitable methods, e.g., in vivo delivery canbe by an oral, topical, subcutaneous, subdermal, aerosol, parenteral,buccal or sublingual route.

Expressions such as “a formula 1 compound(s)”, “a formula 1 compound”and the like mean compositions or formulations where one, two or moreformula 1 compounds are present. Any reference to a “formula 1compound”, “one or more compounds of formula 1” or the like means thatthe formula 1 compound can have any structure disclosed herein that iswithin the definition of formula 1 compounds. The phrase formula 1compound or formula 1 compound(s) is sometimes abbreviated as “F1C” or“F1C(s)” and formula 1 compounds may be abbreviated as “F1Cs”.

Reference to subject matter “as disclosed herein” such as a “therapeutictreatment or agent as disclosed herein”, a “dosing protocol as disclosedherein” or a “clinical condition or symptom as disclosed herein” or thelike means a treatment, agent, protocol, condition, symptom or the likethat is described herein or in any reference that is cited herein.

An “excipient”, “carrier”, “pharmaceutically acceptable excipient”,“pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” or similar terms mean one or morecomponent(s) or ingredient(s) that is acceptable in the sense of beingcompatible with the other ingredients of invention compositions orformulations and not overly deleterious to the patient, animal, tissuesor cells to which the F1C, composition or formulation is to beadministered.

A “subject” means a human or animal. Usually the animal is a mammal orvertebrate such as a primate, rodent, lagomorph, domestic animal or gameanimal. Primates include chimpanzees, Cynomolgus monkeys, spidermonkeys, and macaques, e.g., Rhesus or Pan. Rodents and lagomorphsinclude mice, rats, woodchucks, ferrets, rabbits and hamsters. Domesticand game animals include cows, horses, pigs, sheep, deer, bison,buffalo, mink, felines, e.g., domestic cat, canines, e.g., dog, wolf andfox, avian species, e.g., chicken, turkey, emu and ostrich, and fish,e.g., trout, catfish and salmon. Subject includes any subset of theforegoing, e.g., all of the above, but excluding one or more groups orspecies such as humans, primates or rodents. Other subsets of subjectsinclude subjects of a given species or group of species of varying ages,e.g., young humans, e.g., about 1 week of age to about 9 years of age,adolescent humans, e.g., about 10-19 years of age, adult humans, e.g.,about 20-100 years of age, and mature adult or elderly humans, e.g., atleast about 55 years of age, at least about 60 years of age, at leastabout 65 years of age or a range of ages such as about 55-100 years ofage. Thus, as used herein, prevention or treatment of a disease,condition or symptom may include or exclude any subset of subjects thatare grouped by age.

The terms “effective amount”, “effective dose” or the like withreference to a F1C(s) mean an amount of the F1C(s) that is sufficient toelicit a desired or detectable response, e.g., detectable restoration ofnormal immune responsiveness in an immunodeficient subject to which itis administered, e.g., a human, or to detectable modulation oramelioration of cellular parameter or a clinical condition or symptom ora detectable amount for analytical or other characterization use.

Terms such as “use”, “treat”, “treatment”, “address” or the like in thecontext of using the F1Cs in the treatment methods or other methodsdisclosed herein mean that a F1C is administered to a subject, deliveredto the subject's tissues or contacted with tissues, cells or cell freesystems in vivo or in vitro, e.g., as described herein or a referencecited herein. Typically such use or treatment results in, e.g., (1)detectable improvement in or amelioration of the condition or symptombeing treated, (2) detectable modulation in the activity, level ornumbers of a relevant biomolecule, therapeutic immune cell population ora pathological cell population, (3) slowing of the progression of acondition or delaying its onset, or reduction of the severity of asymptom(s) of the condition or (4) another detectable response asdescribed herein. Any such amelioration may be transient, e.g., lastingfor at least a few, e.g., about 1, 2 or 4 hours to about 10, 12 or 24hours or lasting for days, e.g., about 1, 2, 3 or 4 days to about 5, 7,10 or more days. Amelioration may be prolonged, e.g., lasting from about10, 12, or 14 days, to about 18, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 60 or more days, oramelioration may be permanent. A treatment may slow the progression of adisease or symptom or it may reduce the severity thereof, e.g., onset ofa disease or a symptom may be delayed in at least some subjects forabout 1-24 hours, about 2-10 days, about 2-30 days or for about 1-5years compared to subjects who are not treated with sufficient amountsof the F1C. Thus, a F1C use or treatment typically results in detectablemodulation in a relevant biological parameter such as modulation of thelevel, activity or relative amount of a target effector or suppressorimmune cell population, interleukin, cytokine, chemokine, immunoglobulincompared to a suitable control, e.g., untreated. A F1C treatment canalso elicit modulation of the level or activity of a relevanttranscription factor, enzyme, cell biological activity or level oractivity of the etiological agent of the disease such as a pathogen,tumor cell or autoreactive immune cell subset. A treatment with a F1Cmay be used to delay or prevent the onset of a disease, symptom orcomplication or to ameliorate or slow the progression of a preexistingdisease, condition, symptom or complication, or to facilitateelimination of a disease, condition, symptom or complication.

“Ameliorate”, “amelioration”, “improvement” or the like means adetectable improvement or a detectable change consistent withimprovement occurs in a subject or in at least a minority of subjects,e.g., in at least about 2%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%,70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, 100% or in a range about between anytwo of these values. Such improvement or change may be observed intreated subjects as compared to subjects not treated with a F1C, wherethe untreated subjects have, or are subject to developing, the same orsimilar disease, condition, symptom or the like. Amelioration of adisease, condition, symptom or assay parameter may be determinedsubjectively or objectively, e.g., self assessment by a subject(s), by aclinician's assessment or by conducting an appropriate assay ormeasurement, including, e.g., a quality of life assessment, a slowedprogression of a disease(s) or condition(s), a reduced severity of adisease(s) or condition(s), or a suitable assay(s) for the level oractivity(ies) of a biomolecule(s), cell(s) or by detection of cellmigration within a subject. Amelioration may be transient, prolonged orpermanent or it may be variable at relevant times during or after a F1Cis administered to a subject or is used in an assay or other methoddescribed herein or a cited reference, e.g., within about 1 hour of theadministration or use of a F1C to about 3, 6, 9 months or more after asubject(s) has received a F1C.

The “modulation” of, e.g., a symptom, level or biological activity of amolecule, replication of a pathogen, cellular response, cellularactivity or the like, means that the cell, level or activity, or thelike is detectably increased or decreased. Such increase or decrease maybe observed in treated subjects as compared to subjects not treated witha F1C, where the untreated subjects have, or are subject to developing,the same or similar disease, condition, symptom or the like. Suchincreases or decreases may be at least about 2%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%,30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, 100%, 150%, 200%,250%, 300%, 400%, 500%, 1000% or more or about within any range aboutbetween any two of these values. Modulation may be determinedsubjectively or objectively, e.g., by the subject's self assessment, bya clinician's assessment or by conducting an appropriate assay ormeasurement, including, e.g., quality of life assessments or suitableassays for the level or activity of molecules, cells or cell migrationwithin a subject. Modulation may be transient, prolonged or permanent orit may be variable at relevant times during or after a F1C isadministered to a subject or is used in an assay or other methoddescribed herein or a cited reference, e.g., within about 1 hour of theadministration or use of a F1C to about 3, 6, 9 months or more after asubject(s) has received a F1C.

Terms such as “antigen”, “immunogen”, “antigenic fragment” or the likemean a molecule that comprises one or more epitopes that are capable ofstimulating a subject's immune system to make, e.g., a secretory,humoral or cellular antigen-specific response against the antigen,immunogen or fragment and/or the source from which it was derived, e.g.,the source pathogen, tissue or cell. Antigenic fragments are syntheticor natural derivatives of natural or intact antigens or immunogens thatretain at least a detectable capacity, e.g., at least about 10%, 20%,30%, 40%, 50% or more of the native antigen's antigenic capacity, tostimulate a subject's immune system in a desired manner.

“Vaccine composition”, “vaccine” or similar terms mean an agent suitablefor stimulating a subject's immune system to ameliorate a currentcondition or to protect against or to reduce present or future harm orinfection, e.g., reduced tumor cell proliferation or survival, reducedpathogen replication or spread in a subject or a detectably reducedunwanted symptom(s) associated with a condition. Vaccines may modulate,typically detectably enhance, humoral, cell mediated or innate immuneresponses.

“Immunization” means the process of inducing a detectable and continuingmoderate or high level of antibody or cellular immune response that isdirected against one or more antigens to which the subject has beenexposed. Such responses are typically detectably maintained for at leastabout 3-48 months or more.

At various locations in the present disclosure, e.g., in any disclosedembodiments or in the claims, reference is made to compounds,compositions, formulations, or methods that “comprise” one or morespecified components, elements or steps. Invention embodiments alsospecifically include those compounds, compositions, formulations ormethods that are or that consist of or that consist essentially of thosespecified components, elements or steps. The terms “comprising”,“consist of” and “consist essentially of ” have their normally acceptedmeanings under U.S. patent law. For example, disclosed compositions ormethods that “comprise” a component or step are open and they include orread on those compositions or methods plus an additional component(s) orstep(s). Similarly, disclosed compositions or methods that “consist of”a component or step are closed and they would not include or read onthose compositions or methods having appreciable amounts of anadditional component(s) or an additional step(s).

At various locations in the present disclosure, reference is made toranges, e.g., of unit doses of F1Cs or time periods for F1C dosing. Forexample, a F1C dose range may be described as “about 10 mg, 20 mg or 30mg to about 50 mg, 100 mg or 200 mg.” As used herein, this rangedescription is intended to include all of the sub ranges, i.e., about 10mg to about 50 mg, about 10 mg to about 100 mg, about 10 mg to about 200mg, about 20 mg to about 50 mg and so forth. Similarly, a time rangeexpressed as about 1, 2 or 3 days to about 7, 10 or 14 days means about1-7 days, about 2-7 days, about 3-7 days, about 1-10 days, about 2-10days and so on.

“Alkyl” as used here means linked normal, secondary, tertiary or cycliccarbon atoms, i.e., linear, branched, cyclic or any combination thereof.Alkyl moieties, as used herein, may be saturated, or unsaturated, i.e.,the moiety may comprise one, two, three or more independently selecteddouble bonds or triple bonds. Unsaturated alkyl moieties includemoieties as described for alkenyl, alkynyl and aryl moieties describedbelow. The number of carbon atoms in an alkyl group or moiety can varyand typically is 1 to about 50, e.g., about 1-30 or about 1-20, unlessotherwise specified, e.g., C₁₋₈ alkyl or C1-C8 alkyl means an alkylmoiety containing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 carbon atoms. Unlessotherwise specified, alkyl groups will contain 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,27, 28, 29, 30 or more carbon atoms, typically from 1 to 20 carbon atomsor from 1 to 8 carbon atoms. When an alkyl group is specified, speciesmay include methyl, ethyl, 1-propyl (n-propyl), 2-propyl (i-propyl,—CH(CH₃)₂), 1-butyl (n-butyl), 2-methyl-1-propyl (i-butyl,—CH₂CH(CH₃)₂), 2-butyl (s-butyl, —CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃), 2-methyl-2-propyl(t-butyl, —C(CH₃)₃), amyl, isoamyl, sec-amyl, 1-pentyl (n-pentyl),2-pentyl (—CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₂CH₃), 3-pentyl (—CH(CH₂CH₃)₂), 2-methyl-2-butyl(—C(CH₃)₂CH₂CH₃), 3-methyl-2-butyl (—CH(CH₃)CH(CH₃)₂), 3-methyl-1 -butyl(—CH₂CH₂CH(CH₃)₂), 2-methyl-1-butyl (—CH₂CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃), 1-hexyl,2-hexyl (—CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃), 3-hexyl (—CH(CH₂CH₃)(CH₂CH₂CH₃)),2-methyl-2-pentyl (—C(CH₃)₂CH₂CH₂CH₃), 3-methyl-2-pentyl(—CH(CH₃)CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃), 4-methyl-2-pentyl (—CH(CH₃)CH₂CH(CH₃)₂),3-methyl-3-pentyl (—C(CH₃)(CH₂CH₃)₂), 2-methyl-3-pentyl(—CH(CH₂CH₃)CH(CH₃)₂), 2,3-dimethyl-2-butyl (—C(CH₃)₂CH(CH₃)₂),3,3-dimethyl-2-butyl (—CH(CH₃)C(CH₃)₃), cyclopropyl (—CH<CH₂CH₂),cyclobutyl (—CH<CH₂CH₂CH₂), 1-methylcyclobutyl (—CH<CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₂),1,2-dimethylpropyl, 1,1-dimethylpropyl, hexyl, 4-methylpentyl,1-methylpentyl, 2-methylpentyl, 3-methylpentyl, 1,1-dimethylbutyl,2,2-dimethylbutyl, 3,3-dimethylbutyl, 1,2-dimethylbutyl,1,3-dimethylbutyl, 1,2,2,-trimethylpropyl, 1,1,2-trimethylpropyl,heptyl, 5-methylhexyl, 1-methylhexyl, 2,2-dimethylpentyl,3,3-dimethylpentyl, 4,4-dimethylpentyl, 1,2-dimethylpentyl,1,3-dimethylpentyl, 1,4-dimethylpentyl, 1,2,3,-trimethylbutyl,1,1,2-trimethylbutyl, 1,1,3-trimethylbutyl, normal or branched octyl,6-methylheptyl, 1-methylheptyl, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl, normal orbranched nonyl, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- and 7-methyloctyl, 1-, 2-, 3-,4-, 5-ethylheptyl, 1-, 2- and 3-propylhexyl, decyl, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-,6-, 7-, and 8-methylnonyl, 1-2-, 3-, 4-, 5- and 6-ethyloctyl, 1-, 2-, 3-and 4-propylheptyl, undecycl 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8- and9-methyldecyl, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- and 7-ethylnonyl, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-,and 5-propyloctyl, 1-, 2- and 3-butyloctyl, 1-pentylhexyl, dodecyl, 1-,2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 9- and 10-methylundecyl, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-,6-, 7- and 8-ethyldecyl, 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-propylnonyl, 1-, 2-,3- and 4-butyloctyl, 1-2-pentylheptyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, cyclononyl,cyclodecyl, —(CH₂)_(n)—(CHCH₃)_(m)—(CH₂)_(o)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CHC₂H₅)_(m)—(CH₂)_(o)—CH₃ and positional isomers of any ofthese moieties that can have one or more positional isomers, where n, mand o independently are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8. Alkyl also includesspecies and groups described below for alkenyl, alkynyl groups, arylgroups, arylalkyl groups alkylaryl groups and the like. “Alkyl” thusincludes vinyl, ethynyl, 1-propynyl and the like.

“Alkenyl” as used here means a moiety that comprises linked normal,secondary, tertiary or cyclic carbon atoms, i.e., linear, branched,cyclic or any combination thereof, that comprises one or more doublebonds (—CH═CH—), e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more, typically 1, 2 or 3,which can include an aryl moiety such as benzene. The number of carbonatoms in an alkenyl group or moiety can vary and typically is 2 to about50, e.g., about 2-30 or about 2-20, unless otherwise specified, e.g.,C₂-₈ alkenyl or C₂₋₈ alkenyl means an alkenyl moiety containing 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7 or 8 carbon atoms. Alkenyl groups will typically have 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 18 or 20 carbonatoms. When an alkenyl group is specified, species include, e.g., any ofthe alkyl moieties described above that has one or more double bonds,methylene (═CH₂), methylmethylene (═CH—CH₃), ethylmethylene(═CH—CH₂—CH₃), ═CH—CH₂—CH₂—CH₃, vinyl (—CH═CH₂), allyl, 1-methylvinyl,butenyl, iso-butenyl, 3-methyl-2-butenyl, 1-pentenyl, cyclopentenyl,1-methyl-cyclopentenyl, 1-hexenyl, 3-hexenyl, cyclohexenyl, 1-heptenyl,3-heptenyl, 1-octenyl, cyclooctenyl, 1-nonenyl, 2-nonenyl, 3-nonenyl,1-decenyl, 3-decenyl, 1,3-butadienyl, 1,4-pentadienyl,1,3-cyclopentadienyl, 1,3-hexadienyl, 1,4-hexadienyl,1,3-cyclohexadienyl, 1,4-cyclohexaidenyl, 1,3-cycloheptadienyl,1,3,5-cycloheptatrienyl, 1,3,5,7-cyclooctatetraenyl, —(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—(CCH₃═CH)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CCH₃)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₂CH═CH₂ and-(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₂—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—CH₃, where n and mindependently are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8. Unless otherwisespecified, alkenyl groups will contain 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,30 or more carbon atoms, typically from 2 to 20 carbon atoms or from 2to 8 carbon atoms.

“Alkynyl” as used here means a moiety that comprises linked normal,secondary, tertiary or cyclic carbon atoms, i.e., linear, branched,cyclic or any combination thereof, that comprises one or more triplebonds (—C≡C—), e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more, typically 1 or 2 triplebonds, optionally comprising 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more double bonds, withthe remaining bonds being single bonds. The number of carbon atoms in analkenyl group or moiety can vary and typically is 2 to about 50, e.g.,about 2-30 or about 2-20, unless otherwise specified, e.g., C₂₋₈ alkynylor C2-8 alkynyl means an alkynyl moiety containing 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8carbon atoms. Alkynyl groups will typically have 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 18 or20 carbon atoms. When analkynyl group is specified, species include, e.g., any of the alkylmoieties described above that has one or more double bonds, butynyl,iso-butynyl, 3-methyl-2-butynyl, 1 -pentynyl, cyclopentynyl,1-methyl-cyclopentynyl, 1-hexynyl, 3-hexynyl, cyclohexynyl, 1-heptynyl,3-heptynyl, 1-octynyl, cyclooctynyl, 1-nonynyl, 2-nonynyl, 3-nonynyl,1-decynyl, 3-decynyl, 1,3-butadiynyl, 1,4-pentadynyl, 1,3-pentadynyl,1,3-hexadynyl, 1,4-hexadynyl, 1,5-hexadynyl, 1,3-heptadynyl,1,3,5-heptatriynyl, 1,3,5,7-octatetraynyl, —CCH, —CCCH₃, —CCCH₂CH₃,—CCC₃H₇, —CCCH₂C₃H₇, —(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)₀₋₁—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₂C≡CH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)₀₋₁—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₂—(C≡C)₀₋₁—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)—CH₂—(C≡C)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃, where each n and mindependently are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8. Unless otherwisespecified, alkynyl groups will contain 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,30 or more carbon atoms, typically from 2 to 20 carbon atoms or from 2to 8 carbon atoms.

“Aryl” means an aromatic ring or fused ring system with no ringheteroatoms, e.g., phenyl or naphthyl.

“Alkylaryl” means a moiety where an alkyl group is bonded to an arylgroup, i.e., -alkyl-aryl, where alkyl and aryl groups are as describedabove, e.g., —CH₂-C₆H₅ or —CH₂CH(CH₃)—C₆H₅.

“Arylalkyl” means a moiety where an aryl group is bonded to an alkylgroup, i.e., -aryl-alkyl, where aryl and alkyl groups are as describedabove, e.g., —C₆H₄—CH₃ or —C₆H₄—CH₂CH(CH₃).

“Substituted alkyl”, “substituted alkenyl”, “substituted alkynyl”,substituted alkylaryl“, “substituted arylalkyl”, “substitutedheterocycle”, “substituted aryl”, “substituted monosaccharide” and thelike mean an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl heterocycle,aryl, monosaccharide or other group or moiety as defined or disclosedherein that has a substituent(s) that replaces a hydrogen atom(s) or asubstituent(s) that interrupts a carbon atom chain. Substitutedheterocycles may thus have a substituent bonded to a ring carbon or aring heteroatom such as nitrogen. Substituents for any of these moietiesinclude 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 or more independently selected—O—, —S—, —NH—, —C(O)—, —C(O)OH, ‥C(O)OR^(15A), —C(O)OR^(PR),—C(O)SR^(15A), —C(O)SR^(PR), —CHO, —CHS, —CH₂SH, —C═N—, —OH, ═O,—OR^(15A), —OR^(PR), —C(O)OR^(PR), —O—C(O)H, —C(O)CH₃, —C(S)CH₃,—C(S)SH, —C(S)SR^(15A), —C(S)SR^(PR), —C(O)CH₂OH, —C(O)CH₂F, —C(O)CH₂Cl,—C(O)CH₂Br, —C(O)CH₂I, —C(O)CF₂H, —C(O)CF₃, —C(O)NHCH₃, —C(O)NHC₂H₅,—C(O)NHC(CH₃)₃, —O—CH₂—C(O)—C(CH₃)₃, —C(O)—C(CH₃)₃,—O—CH(CH₃)—O—C(CH₃)₃, —C(O)O—, —C( S)OR^(PR), —C(S)O—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)H,—OCH₂—, —CH₂—O—CH₂—, —(CH₂)₁₋₂—O—(CH₂)₂, —OCH₂CH₂—, —OCH₂O—, —OCH₂CH₂O—,—CH₂OH, —CH₂F, —CHF₂, —CF₃, —CH₂Cl, —CH₂Br, —CH₂I, —C₂H₄Cl, —C₂H₄Cl,—C₂H₄Br, —C₂H₄I, —CH₂CH₂F, —CH₂CHF₂—CH₂CF₃, —NH₂, —NHR^(15A),—N(R^(15A))₂, —NHR^(PR), —NHC(O)—, —CH₂—NR^(PR)—, —CH₂—NHR^(PR),—CH₂—NHC(O)—, —C(O)NH—, —C(O)NHR^(PR), —OC(O)NR^(PR)—, —OC(O)NHR^(PR),—C(═NH)—NH₂, —C(═NH)OH, —C(═N—NH₂)OH, —C(O)NHOH, ═NOH, ═NOCH₃, ═NOC₂H₅,═NOC₃H₇, ═NOC₄H₉, —NHR^(15A), ═NR^(15A), ═N—, —NR^(PR)C(O)NR^(PR)—,—NR^(PR)C(O)NHR^(PR), —NR^(PR)CH₂—, —NR^(PR)CH₂CH₂—, —NO₂, —ONO₂, —S—,—SH, —SR^(15A), —SR^(PR), ═S,—S(O)R^(15A), —S(O)R^(15A), —S(O)—,—O—S(O)(O)—NR^(PR)—, —O—S(O)(O)—NR^(PR)—CH₂—, —CH₂—O—S(O)(O)—NR^(PR)—,—CHR^(15A)—S(O)(O)—NR^(PR)—, —CHR^(15A)—S(O)(O)—NR^(PR)—CHR^(15A)—,—NH—S(O)(O)H, —CH₂—NH—S(O)(O)H, —CHR^(15A)—NH—S(O)(O)H,—O—S(O)(O)—CHR^(15A)—, —CHR^(15A)—O—S(O)(O)—, —CHR^(15A)(O)—CHR^(15A)A—,—S(O)(O)H, —CHR^(15A)—S(O)(O)H, —NH—S(O)(O)—NH—,—CHR^(15A)—NH—S(O)(O)—NH—, —CHR^(15A)—NH—S(O)(O)—NH—CHR^(15A),—NH—S(O)(O)—NHR^(PR), —NH—S(O)(O)-NH₂, —NH—S(O)(O)—NHCH₃, —NH—S(O)—NH—,—CHR^(15A)—NH—S(O)—NH—, —CHR^(15A)—NH—S(0)—NH—CHR^(15A),—NH—S(O)—NHR^(PR), —NH—S(O)—NH₂, —NH—S(O)—NHCH₃, —NH—S(O)—,—CHR^(15A)—NH—S(O)—, —NH—S(O)—CHR^(15A), —S(O)—NHR^(PR), —S(O)—NH₂,—S(O)—NHCH₃, —S(O)(O)—O—, —S(O)OR^(PR), —S(O)(O)OH, —OSO₃H₂,—S(O)(O)OR^(15A), —S(O)(O)OR^(PR), —S(O)OH, —S(O)OR^(15A), —S(O)OR^(PR),—S(O)R^(15A), —S(O)R^(PR), —CN, —SCN, —C(O)OH, —C(O))R^(15A)A,—C(O)OR^(PR), —C(O)SH, —C(O)SR^(15A), —C(O)SR^(PR), —C(S)OH,—C(S)OR^(15A), —C(S)OR^(PR), —O—P(O)(O)OH, —O—P(O)(O)OR^(15A),—O—P(O)(O)OR^(PR), —O—P(S)(O)OH, —O—P(S)(O)OR^(15A), —O—P(S)(O)OR^(PR),—O—P(O)(O)SH, —O—P(O)(O)SR^(15A), —O—P(O)(O)SR^(PR), —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,—C═NH, —C═NCH₃, —C═NC₂H₅, —C(═S)—, —C₆H₅, —CH₂C₆H₅, —O-A8, —S-A8,—C(O)-A8, —OC(O)-A8, —C(O)O-A8, —OPO₃(R^(PR))₂, -amino acid-,—O-monosaccharide, —O-disaccharide, —S-monosaccharide, —S-disaccharide,a polymer, e.g., a PEG, and combinations of these moieties and salts onany of these moieties that can form a salt, where each R^(PR)independently is —H, an independently selected protecting group or bothR^(PR) together are a protecting group, A8 is C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl, and R^(15A) independently are —H, —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C₃H₇,—C₄H₉, —C(CH₃)₃, —CH₂OH, —C₂H₄OH, —C₄H₈OH—C(CH₂OH)(CH₃)₂, —C₃H₅, —C₄H₇,optionally substituted C1-10 alkyl, C1 -10 perfluoroalkyl, optionallysubstituted aryl, optionally substituted C1-12 alkylaryl, optionallysubstituted C1-12 arylalkyl, optionally substituted allyl, optionallysubstituted heterocycle, optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl-optionallysubstituted heterocycle or optionally substituted heterocycle-optionallysubstituted C1-4 alkyl. Substituents are independently chosen when morethan one is present. Alkenyl and alkynyl groups that comprise asubstituent(s), are optionally substituted at a carbon that is one ormore methylene moiety removed from the double bond, e.g., thesubstituent is optionally separated by one, two, three or moreindependently selected —CH₂—, —CH(C₁₋₆ optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(C₁₋₆ optionally substituted alkenyl)-, —CH(C₁₋₆ optionallysubstituted alkynyl)-, —CH(optionally substituted heterocycle)-,—CH(optionally substituted aryl-optionally substituted alkyl)- or—CH(optionally substituted alkyl-optionally substituted aryl)-moieties.Other substituted alkenyl and alkynyl moieties include ═CHOH,═CH-halogen, ═CH—COOR^(PR), ═CH—(CH₂)_(m)—NH₂, ═CH—(CH₂)_(m)—NH(C1-C6alkyl), ═CH—N(C1-C6 alkyl)₂, ═CH—CH₂OH, ═CH—CH₂-halogen,═CH—CH₂-COOR^(PR), ═CH—CH₂—NH₂, ═CH—CH₂—NH(C1-C6 alkyl), ═CH—CH₂—N(C1-C6alkyl)₂, ═CH—CH₂—CH₂OH, ═CH—CH₂—CH₂-halogen, ═CH—CHOH—CH₃,═CH—CHOH—CH₂—CH₃, ═CH—CH₂—CH₂—COOR^(PR), ═CH—CH₂—CH₂—NH₂,═CH—CH₂—CH₂—N(C1-C4 alkyl)₂, —CH═CH—(CH₂)_(m)—OH—CH═CH-halogen,—CH═CH—CH₂OH, —CH═CH—CH₂-halogen, —C≡C-halogen, —C≡C—CH₂—NH₂,—C≡C—CH₂—NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —C≡C—CH₂—N(C1-C6 alkyl)₂, —C≡C—OH,—C≡C—COOR^(PR), —C≡C—CH₂-halogen, —C≡C—CH₂—OH and —C≡C—CH₂—COOR^(PR),where each alkyl moiety is the same or different, e.g., both are methyl,ethyl or propyl or one is methyl and the other is ethyl, propyl or butyland m is 1, 2, 3 or 4. The organic moieties and substitutions describedhere, and for other any other moieties described herein, usually willexclude obviously unstable moieties, e.g., —O—O—, except where suchunstable moieties are transient species that one can use to make acompound such as a F1C with sufficient chemical stability for the one ormore of the uses described herein.

“Optionally substituted alkyl”, “optionally substituted alkenyl”,“optionally substituted alkynyl”, substituted alkylaryl”, “optionallysubstituted arylalkyl”, “optionally substituted heterocycle”,“optionally substituted aryl”, “optionally substituted monosaccharide”and the like mean an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylaryl, arylalkylheterocycle, aryl, monosaccharide or other group or moiety as defined ordisclosed herein that has a substituent(s) that optionally replaces ahydrogen atom(s) or a substituent(s) that interrupts a carbon atomchain. Such substituents are as described above.

For any group or moiety described by a given range of carbon atoms, thedesignated range means that any individual number of carbon atoms isdescribed. Thus, reference to, e.g., “C1-C4 optionally substitutedalkyl”, “C2-6 alkenyl”, “C3-C8 optionally substituted heterocycle”, or“optionally substituted alkenyl”, specifically means that a 1, 2, 3 or 4carbon optionally substituted alkyl moiety as defined herein is present,or a 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 carbon alkenyl, or a 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 carbonmoiety comprising a heterocycle or optionally substituted alkenyl moietyas defined herein is present. All such designations are expresslyintended to disclose all of the individual carbon atom groups and thus“C1-C4 optionally substituted alkyl” includes, e.g., 3 carbon alkyl, 4carbon substituted alkyl and 4 carbon alkyl, including all positionalisomers and the like are disclosed and can be expressly referred to ornamed.

The term “O-linked moiety”means a moiety that is bonded through anoxygen atom. Thus, when an R¹ group, is an O-linked moiety, that R¹ isbonded to the steroid at the 3-position through oxygen and it can thusbe ═O, —O—S(O)(O)—OR^(PR), ether, ester (e.g., —O—C(O)-optionallysubstituted alkyl), carbonate or a carbamate (e.g., —O—C(O)—NH₂ or—O—C(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl). Similarly, the term “S-linkedmoiety” means a moiety that is bonded through a sulfur atom. Thus, whenan R⁴ group is an S-linked moiety, that R⁴ is bonded to the steroid atthe 17-position through sulfur and it can thus be ═S, thioether (e.g.,—S-optionally substituted alkyl), thioester (—S—C(O)-optionallysubstituted alkyl) or a disulfide (e.g., —S—S-optionally substitutedalkyl). The term “N-linked moiety” means a moiety that is bonded througha nitrogen atom. Thus, when when one or more of R², R³ or R⁴ group is anN-linked moiety, those R², R³ or R⁴ are bonded to the steroid at the 7-,16- or 17-position respectively through nitrogen and one or more ofthese can thus be ═NOH, ═NOCH₃, ═N—CH₃, an N-linked amino acid such as—NH—CH₂—COOH, a carbamate such as —NH—C(O)—O-optionally substitutedalkyl, an amine such as —NH-optionally substituted alkyl, an amide suchas —NH—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl or —N₃. The term “C-linkedmoiety” means a moiety that is bonded through a carbon atom. Thus, whenwhen one or more of R², R³ or R⁴ group is a C-linked moiety, those R²,R³ or R⁴ are bonded to the steroid at the 7-, 16- or 17-positionrespectively through carbon and one or more of these can thusbe-optionally substituted alkyl such as —CH₂—CH₂—O—CH₃, —C(O)—optionallysubstituted alkyl hydroxyalkyl, mercaptoalkyl, aminoalkyl or═CH-optionally substituted alkyl.

“Heterocycle” or “heterocyclic” includes by way of example and notlimitation the heterocycles described in Paquette, Leo A.; “Principlesof Modern Heterocyclic Chemistry” (W. A. Benjamin, New York, 1968),particularly Chapters 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9; “The Chemistry ofHeterocyclic Compounds, A series of Monographs” (John Wiley & Sons, NewYork, 1950 to present), in particular Volumes 13, 14, 16, 19, and 28;and J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1960, 82:5566. Heterocycles are typically bondedto the steroid nucleus through a carbon, nitrogen or sulfur atom in theheterocycle ring.

The term C-linked heterocycle means a heterocycle that is bonded to thesteroid ring nucleus through a carbon atom, e.g.steroid-(CH₂)_(n)-heterocycle where n is 1, 2 or 3 orsteroid-C<heterocycle where C<represents a carbon atom in a heterocyclering. Similarly, R¹⁰ moieties that are N-linked heterocycles mean aheterocycle that is bonded to the steroid ring nucleus through aheterocycle ring nitrogen atom, e.g. steroid-N<heterocycle whereN<represents a nitrogen atom in a heterocycle ring. A variable groupsuch as R¹, R³, R⁴, R⁶, R^(10H) or other R¹⁰ moieties, e.g., at R⁸ orR⁹, that is bonded to a formula 1 compound can be a C-linked heterocycleor a N-linked heterocycle, These heterocycles include those listed belowor described elsewhere herein.

Examples of heterocycles include by way of example and not limitationpyridyl, thiazolyl, tetrahydrothiophenyl, sulfur oxidizedtetrahydrothiophenyl, pyrimidinyl, furanyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl,pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, tetrazolyl, benzofuranyl, thianaphthalenyl,indolyl, indolenyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, benzimidazolyl,piperidinyl, 4-piperidonyl, pyrrolidinyl, 2-pyrrolidonyl, pyrrolinyl,tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydroquinolinyl, tetrahydroisoquinolinyl,decahydroquinolinyl, octahydroisoquinolinyl, azocinyl, triazinyl,6H-1,2,5-thiadiazinyl, 2H,6H-1,5,2-dithiazinyl, thienyl, thianthrenyl,pyranyl, isobenzofuranyl, chromenyl, xanthenyl, phenoxathiinyl,2H-pyrrolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl,indolizinyl, isoindolyl, 3H-indolyl, 1H-indazoly, purinyl,4H-quinolizinyl, phthalazinyl, naphthyridinyl, quinoxalinyl,quinazolinyl, cinnolinyl, pteridinyl, 4aH-carbazolyl, carbazolyl,β-carbolinyl, phenanthridinyl, acridinyl, pyrimidinyl, phenanthrolinyl,phenazinyl, phenothiazinyl, furazanyl, phenoxazinyl, isochromanyl,chromanyl, imidazolidinyl, imidazolinyl, pyrazolidinyl, pyrazolinyl,piperazinyl, indolinyl, isoindolinyl, quinuclidinyl, morpholinyl,oxazolidinyl, benzotriazolyl, benzisoxazolyl, oxindolyl, benzoxazolinyl,and isatinoyl.

By way of example and not limitation, carbon bonded heterocycles arebonded at position 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 of a pyridine, position 3, 4, 5, or6 of a pyridazine, position 2, 4, 5, or 6 of a pyrimidine, position 2,3, 5, or 6 of a pyrazine, position 2, 3, 4, or 5 of a furan,tetrahydrofuran, thiofuran, thiophene, pyrrole or tetrahydropyrrole,position 2, 4, or 5 of an oxazole, imidazole or thiazole, position 3, 4,or 5 of an isoxazole, pyrazole, or isothiazole, position 2 or 3 of anaziridine, position 2, 3, or 4 of an azetidine, position 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, or 8 of a quinoline or position 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 of anisoquinoline. Still more typically, carbon bonded heterocycles include2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 5-pyridyl, 6-pyridyl, 3-pyridazinyl,4-pyridazinyl, 5-pyridazinyl, 6-pyridazinyl, 2-pyrimidinyl,4-pyrimidinyl, 5-pyrimidinyl, 6-pyrimidinyl, 2-pyrazinyl, 3-pyrazinyl,5-pyrazinyl, 6-pyrazinyl, 2-thiazolyl, 4-thiazolyl, or 5-thiazolyl.

By way of example and not limitation, nitrogen bonded heterocycles arebonded at the nitrogen atom or position 1 of an aziridine, azetidine,pyrrole, pyrrolidine, 2-pyrroline, 3-pyrroline, imidazole,imidazolidine, 2-imidazoline, 3-imidazoline, pyrazole, pyrazoline,2-pyrazoline, 3-pyrazoline, piperidine, piperazine, indole, indoline,1H-indazole, position 2 of a isoindole, or isoindoline, position 4 of amorpholine, and position 9 of a carbazole, or β-carboline. Typically,nitrogen bonded heterocycles include 1-aziridyl, 1-azetedyl, 1-pyrrolyl,1-imidazolyl, 1-pyrazolyl, and 1-piperidinyl and structures such as

“Heteroaryl” means an aromatic ring or two or more fused rings thatcontain one or more aromatic rings where the ring or fused ringscomprise 1, 2, 3 or more heteroatoms, usually oxygen (—O—), nitrogen(—NX—) or sulfur (—S—) where X is —H, a protecting group or C₁₋₆optionally substituted alkyl. Examples are as described for heterocycle.

“Alcohol” as used herein means an alcohol that comprises a C₁₋₁₂ alkylmoiety substituted at a hydrogen atom with one hydroxyl group. Alcoholsinclude methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, i-propanol, n-butanol, i-butanol,s-butanol, t-butanol, n-pentanol, i-pentanol, n-hexanol, cyclohexanol,n-heptanol, n-octanol, n-nonanol and n-decanol. The carbon atoms inalcohols can be straight, branched or cyclic. Alcohol includes anysubset of the foregoing, e.g., C₁₋₄ alcohols (alcohols having 1, 2, 3 or4 carbon atoms).

“Halogen” or “halo” means fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine.

“Protecting group” means a moiety that prevents or reduces the atom orfunctional group to which it is linked from participating in unwantedreactions. For example, for —OR^(PR), R^(PR) may be hydrogen or aprotecting group for the oxygen atom found in a hydroxyl, while for—C(O)—OR^(PR), R^(PR) may be hydrogen or a carboxyl protecting group,for —SR^(PR), R^(PR) may be hydrogen or a protecting group for sulfur inthiols for instance, and for —NHR^(PR) or —N(R^(PR))₂—, R^(PR) may behydrogen or a nitrogen atom protecting group for primary or secondaryamines. Hydroxyl, amine, ketones and other reactive groups are found inF1Cs at, e.g., R¹ or R². These groups may require protection againstreactions taking place elsewhere in the molecule. The protecting groupsfor oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atoms are usually used to preventunwanted reactions with electrophilic compounds, such as acylatingagents used, e.g., in steroid chemistry.

“Ester” means a moiety that contains a —C(O)—O-structure. Typically,esters as used here comprise an organic moiety containing about 1-50carbon atoms (e.g., about 2-20 carbon atoms) and 0 to about 10independently selected heteroatoms (e.g., O, S, N, P, Si), where theorganic moiety is bonded to a formula 1 steroid nucleus at, e.g., R¹ orR² through the —C(O)—O-structure, e.g., organic moiety-C(O)—O-steroidorganic moiety-O—C(O)-steroid. The organic moiety usually comprises oneor more of any of the organic groups described herein, e.g., C₁₋₂₀ alkylmoieties, C₂-₂₀ alkenyl moieties, C₂₋₂₀ alkynyl moieties, aryl moieties,C₂₋₉ heterocycles or substituted derivatives of any of these, e.g.,comprising 1, 2, 3, 4 or more substituents, where each substituent isindependently chosen. Exemplary substitutions for hydrogen or carbonatoms in these organic groups are as described above for substitutedalkyl and other substituted moieties. Substitutions are independentlychosen. The organic moiety includes compounds defined by the R₄variable. The organic moieties exclude obviously unstable moieties,e.g., —O—O—, except where such unstable moieties are transient speciesthat one can use to make a compound with sufficient chemical stabilityfor one or more of the uses described herein, including for synthesis ofthe formula 1 or other compounds. The substitutions listed above aretypically substituents that one can use to replace one or more carbonatoms, e.g., —O—or —C(O)—, or one or more hydrogen atom, e.g., halogen,—NH₂ or —OH. Exemplary esters include one or more independently selectedacetate, enanthate, propionate, isopropionate, isobutyrate, butyrate,valerate, caproate, isocaproate, hexanoate, heptanoate, octanoate,nonanoate, decanoate, undecanoate, phenylacetate or benzoate, which aretypically hydroxyl esters.

“Thioester” means a moiety that comprises a —C(O)—S—structure.Typically, thioesters as used here comprise an organic moiety containingabout 1-50 carbon atoms (e.g., about 1-20 carbon atoms) and 0 to about10 independently selected heteroatoms (e.g., O, S, N, P, Si), where theorganic moiety is bonded to a formula 1 steroid nucleus at a variablegroup such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴ or R¹⁰ through the —C(O)—S—structure, e.g.,organic moiety-C(O)—S-steroid organic moiety-S—C(O)-steroid. The organicmoiety is as described above for esters.

“Thionoester” means a moiety that comprises a —C(S)—O—structure.Typically, thionoesters as used here comprise an organic moietycontaining about 1-50 carbon atoms (e.g., about 1-20 carbon atoms) and 0to about 10 independently selected heteroatoms (e.g., O, S, N, P, Si),where the organic moiety is bonded to a formula 1 steroid nucleus at avariable group such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴ or R¹⁰ through the—C(S)—O—structure, e.g., organic moiety-C(S)—O-steroid organicmoiety-O—C(S)-steroid. The organic moiety is as described above foresters.

“Acetal”, “thioacetal”, “ketal”, “thioketal” “spiro ring” and the likemean a cyclic organic moiety that is bonded to a steroid ring atom inthe F1Cs, e.g., steroid nucleus atoms at one, two or more of the 1, 2,3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18 or 19 positions. Typically, acetalscomprise an organic moiety containing about 1-20 carbon atoms (e.g.,about 1-10 carbon atoms) and 0 to about 10 independently selectedheteroatoms (e.g., O, S, N, P, Si). For acetals (or ketals), the steroidnucleus atoms are usually carbons and the acetal is bonded to a steroidcarbon through two oxygen atoms. Thioacetals (or thioketals) are bondedto the steroid nucleus through one oxygen and one sulfur atom or, moreoften, through two sulfur atoms. One, two or more of e.g., R¹, R², R³,R⁴, R¹⁰ at the 2, 11 or 15 positions, R^(10 A), R^(10B), R^(10C) andR^(10D), may be an independently selected acetal, thioacetal or spiroring in any of the F1Cs disclosed herein. The oxygen or sulfur atoms inketals and thioketals are linked by an optionally substituted alkylmoiety. Typically the alkyl moiety is an optionally substituted C1-C6alkylene or branched alkyl structure such as —C(CH₃)₂—, —CH(CH₃)—,—CH₂—, —CH₂—CH₂—, —C[(C2-C4 alkyl)₂]_(1,2,3)— or —[CH(C2-C4alkyl)]_(1,2,3)—. Acetals include moieties having the structure—O—[C(R³⁶)₂]₁₋₆—O—, —O—CH₂—[C(R³⁶)₂]₂—O—, —O—CH₂—CH₂—[C(R³⁶)₂]₂—O—,—O—CH₂—[C(R³⁶)₂]₂—CH₂—O—, and —O—CH₂—C(R³⁶)₂—O—, where each R³⁶independently is —H, —OH, ═O, ═S, —SH, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I or an organicmoiety such as C1-C6 alkyl (e.g., methyl, ethyl, hydroxymethyl orhalomethyl), C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, aryl or an heterocycle, anyof which are optionally substituted, e.g., —CF₃ or —CH₂OH. In some ofthese embodiments, one R³⁶ is —H and the other is another atom ormoiety, e.g., —OH, methyl or a halogen. In other embodiments, neitherR³⁶ is —H, e.g., both are methyl. Thioacetals include moieties thatcomprise a —S—[C(R³⁶)_(2]) ₁₋₆—O—or —S—[C(R³⁶)₁₋₆—S—structure where theopen valences are bonded to the same carbon on the steroid nucleus.Typically, thioacetals as used here comprise an organic moietycontaining about 1-50 carbon atoms (e.g., about 2-20 carbon atoms) and 0to about 10 independently selected heteroatoms (e.g., O, S, N, P, Si),where the organic moiety is bonded to a formula 1 steroid nucleus atvariable groups such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴ or R¹⁰ through the—S—[C(R³⁶)₂]_(m)—O— or —S—[C(R³⁶)₂]_(m)—S— structure, e.g.,17-steroid-S—[C(R³⁶)₂]_(m)—O—17-steroid,17-steroid-S—CH₂—CH₂—O-17-steroid,17-steroid-O—[C(R³⁶)₂]_(m)—S-17-steroid,17-steroid-S—[C(R³⁶)₂]_(m)—S-17-steroid,17-steroid-S—[C(R³⁶)₂]_(m)—O-17-steroid, where m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6.The organic moiety is as described above for esters. Other exemplaryacetal and thioacetals are —O—C(CH₃)₂—O—, —O—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—O—,—O—CH₂—CH₂—O—, —O—CH₂—O—, —O—C(CH₃)(heterocycle)-O—,—O—CH(heterocycle)-O—, —O—C(CH₃)(aryl)-O—, —O—CH(aryl)-O—,—S—C(CH₃)₂—O—, —S—C(CH₃)₂—S—, —S—CH₂—CH₂—O—, —S—CH₂—CH₂—S—, —S—CH₂—O—,—S—CH₂—S—, —O—C(CH₃)₂—CH₂—O—, —O—C(CH₃)₂—C(CH₃)₂—O—, —S—C(CH₃)₂—CH₂—O—and —O—C(CH₃)₂—CH₂—S—. Some of these moieties can serve as protectinggroups for a ketone or hydroxyl, e.g., acetals such as —O—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—O—or —O—CH₂—CH₂—O— for ketones, which form a spiro ring that can beremoved by chemical synthesis methods or by metabolism in cells orbiological fluids. For any spiro ring disclosed herein and unlessotherwise specified, the 1^(st) and 2^(nd) open valences can be bondedto the carbon in the steroid nucleus in the α- and β-configurationsrespectively or in the α- and β-configurations respectively. Forexample, in a spiro —NH—CH₂—CH₂—O-structure, the 1^(st) open valence,i.e., at the nitrogen atom, can be, e.g., at the 17-position in theβ-configuration and the 2^(nd) open valence, i.e., at the oxygen, wouldthen be in the α-configuration.

“Phosphoester”, “phosphate ester” or “phosphate” means a moiety thatcomprises a —O—P(OR^(PR))(O)—O—, —O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—OR^(PR) or a saltwhere R^(PR) independently are —H, a protecting group or an organicmoiety as described for esters. Phosphoesters may comprise a hydrogenatom, a protecting group or an organic moiety containing about 1-50carbon atoms and 0 to about 10 independently selected heteroatoms (e.g.,O, S, N, P, Si) linked to a formula 1 steroid nucleus at a variablegroup such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸ through the—O—P(O)(O)—O— structure, e.g., organic moiety-O—P(O)(OH)—O-steroid,HO—P(O)(OR^(PR))—O-steroid or HO—P(O)(OH)—O-steroid. The organic moietyis as described for esters or optionally substituted alkyl groups.Exemplary phosphoesters include —O—P(O)(OH )—O—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OCH₃)—O—CH₃,—O—P(O)(OH)—O—CH₂—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OC₂H₅)—O—CH₂—CH₃,—O—P(O)(OH)—O—CH₂—CH₂—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OH)—O—CH(CH₃)—CH₃,—O—P(O)(OH)—O—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—CH₃, —O—P(O)(O(CH₃)₃)—O—C(CH₃)₃,—O—P(O)(OH)—O—C(CH₃)₃, —O—P(O)(OH)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(O)(O(CH₂)_(n)CH₃)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—P(O)(O-optionally substitutedalkyl)-OR^(PR) and —O—P(O)(O-optionally substituted alkyl)-O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, where optionally substituted alkyl moieties areindependently chosen and n independently are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16.

“Phosphothioester” or “thiophosphate” means a moiety that comprises a—O—P(SR^(PR))(O)—O—, —O—P(O)(SR^(PR))—OH, —O—P(O)(SR^(PR))—O—,—O—P(O)(SR^(PR))—O-optionally substituted alkyl structure or a saltwhere R^(PR) is —H, a protecting group or an organic moiety as describedfor esters. Typically, phosphothioesters as used here comprise ahydrogen atom, a protecting group or an organic moiety containing about1-50 carbon atoms and 0 to about 10 independently selected heteroatoms(e.g., O, S, N, P, Si) linked to a formula 1 steroid nucleus at avariable group such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸through the —O—P(O)(SR^(PR))—O-structure, e.g. organicmoiety-O—P(O)(SH)—O-steroid. The organic moiety is as described abovefor esters. Exemplary phosphothioesters are as described forphosphoesters, except that sulfur replaces the appropriate oxygen atom.

“Phosphonate”, “phosphonate ester” or the like mean moieties thatcomprise —P(O)(OR^(PR))—O—, —O—P—(O)(OH)—, —P(O)(O-optionallysubstituted alkyl)-O— or a salt where R^(PR) independently are —H, aprotecting group or an organic moiety as described for esters.Phosphonates or phosphonate esters as used here may comprise a hydrogenatom, a protecting group or an organic moiety containing about 1-50carbon atoms and 0 to about 10 independently selected heteroatoms (e.g.,O, S, N, P, Si) linked to a formula 1 steroid nucleus at a variablegroup such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸ through the—O—P(O)(O)-structure, e.g., organic moiety-P(O)(OH)—O-steroid,steroid-P(O)(OR^(PR))—O-organic moiety or steroid-O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl. The organic moiety and optionallysubstituted alkyl is as described for esters or optionally substitutedalkyl groups. Exemplary phosphonate esters include —O—P(O)(OH)—CH₃,—O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OCH₃)—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OH)—CH₂—CH₃,—O—P(O)(OC₂H₅)—CH₂—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OH)—CH₂—CH₂—CH₃,—O—P(O)(OH)—CH(CH₃)—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OH)—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—CH₃,—O—P(O)(O(CH₃)₃)—C(CH₃)₃, —O—P(O)(OH)—C(CH₃)₃,—O—P(O)(OH)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—P(O)(O(CH₂)_(n)CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(O)(O-optionally substituted alkyl)-(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(O)(OR^(PR))-heterocycle, —O—P(O)(O-optionally substitutedalkyl)-optionally substituted alkyl, —P(O)(OH)—OCH₃, —P(O)(OCH₃)—OCH₃,—P(O)(OH)—OCH₂—CH₃, —P(O)(OC₂H₅)—OCH₂—CH₃, —P(O)(OR^(PR))—O—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl, —O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—C₆H₅,—P(O)(OR^(PR))—O—C₆H₅, —O—P(O)(OC₂H₅)—O—C1-C10 optionally substitutealkyl, —P(O)(O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-O—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl, where optionally substituted alkyl moieties areindependently chosen, alkylene (—(CH₂)_(n)—) and phenyl groups areoptionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 independently selectedsubstitutions and n independently are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15 or 16.

“Thiophosphonate”, “thiophosphonate ester” and the like mean moietiesthat comprise a —P(S)(OR^(PR))—O—, —O—P(S)(OR^(PR))— or a relatedstructure where R^(PR) is —H, a protecting group or an organic moiety asdescribed for esters, alkyl groups or substituted alkyl groups.Typically, thiophosphonate esters as used here comprise a protectinggroup or an organic moiety containing about 1-50 carbon atoms and 0 toabout 10 independently selected heteroatoms (e.g., O, S, N, P, Si)linked to a formula 1 steroid nucleus at a variable group such as R¹,R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸ through the—P(S)(OR^(PR))—O-structure, e.g., organic moiety-P(S)(OR^(PR))—O-steroidor steroid-P(S)(OR^(PR))(O)—Organic moiety. Exemplary thiophosphonatesand thiophosphonate esters include —O—P(S)(OH)13 CH₃,—O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—CH₃, —O—P(S)(OCH₃)—CH₃, —O—P(S)(OH)—CH₂—CH₃,—O—P(S)(OC₂H₅)—CH₂—CH₃, —O—P(S)(OH)-CH₂—CH₂—CH₃,—O—P(S)(OH)—CH(CH₃)—CH₃, —O—P(S)(OH)—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—CH₃,—O—P(S)(O(CH₃)₃)—C(CH₃)₃, —O—P(S)(OH)—C(CH₃)₃,—O—P(S)(OH)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—P(S)(O(CH₂)_(n)CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—)—P(S)(O-optionally substituted alkyl)-(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(S)(OR^(PR))-heterocycle, —O—P(S)(O-optionally substitutedalkyl)-optionally substituted alkyl, —P(S)(OH)—OCH₃, —P(S)(OCH₃)—OCH₃,—P(S)(OH)—OCH₂—CH₃, —P(S)(OC₂H₅)—OCH₂—CH₃, —P(S)(OR^(PR))O—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl, —O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—C₆H₅,—P(S)(OR^(PR))—O—C₆H₅, —O—P(S)(OC₂H₅)—O—C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl, —P(S)(O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-O—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl, where optionally substituted alkyl moieties areindependently chosen, alkylene and phenyl groups are optionallysubstituted with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 independently selected substitutionsand n independently are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,15 or 16.

“Phosphiniester” means a moiety that comprises a —P(O)H-structure where,R^(PR) is —H, a protecting group or an organic moiety as described foresters. Typically, phosphiniesters as used here comprise a hydrogenatom, a protecting group or an organic moiety containing about 1-50carbon atoms and 0 to about 10 independently selected heteroatoms (e.g.,O, S, N, P, Si) linked to a formula 1 steroid nucleus at a variablegroup such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸ through the—P(O)H-structure, i.e organic moiety-P(O)H-steroid orsteroid-P(O)H-organic moiety. The organic moiety is as described hereinfor any ester, alkyl or optionally substituted alkyl group.

“Sulfate ester” and sulfate means a moiety that comprises a—O—S(O)(O)—O—or —O—S(O)(O)—OH structure. Typically, sulfate esters asused here comprise a hydrogen atom, a protecting group or an organicmoiety containing about 1-50 carbon atoms and 0 to about 10independently selected heteroatoms (e.g., O, S, N, P, Si) linked to aformula 1 steroid nucleus at a variable group such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸ through the —O—S(O)(O)—O-structure, e.g.,organic moiety-O—S(O)(O)—O-steroid. The organic moiety is as describedherein for any ester, alkyl or optionally substituted alkyl group.

“Sulfite ester” means a moiety that comprises a —O—S(O)—O-structure.Typically, sulfite esters as used here comprise an organic moietycontaining about 1-50 carbon atoms and 0 to about 10 independentlyselected heteroatoms (e.g., O, S, N, P, Si) linked to a formula 1steroid nucleus at a variable group such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰,R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸ through the —O—S(O)—O-structure, e.g., organicmoiety-O—S(O)—O-steroid. The organic moiety is as described herein forany ester, alkyl or optionally substituted alkyl group.

“Sulfamate ester”, “sulfamate derivative”, “sulfamate” and the like meana moiety that comprises a —O—S(O)(O)—NH—, —O—S(O)(O)—NH₂,—O—S(O)(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl or —O—S(O)(O)—N-(optionallysubstituted alkyl)₂ structure or a salt of any of these, where eachoptionally substituted alkyl moiety is independently selected and eachoptionally substituted alkyl moiety optionally independently contains 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or more carbon atoms and 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6 or more independently selected substitutions. Typically, sulfamatederivatives as used here comprise an organic moiety containing about1-50 carbon atoms and 0 to about 10 independently selected heteroatoms(e.g., O, S, N, P, Si) linked to a formula 1 steroid nucleus at avariable group such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸through a suitable structure such as —O—S(O)(O)—NH-, e.g., organicmoiety-O—S(O)(O)—NH-steroid, steroid-O—S(O)(O)—NH-organic moiety,steroid-O—S(O)(O)—NH—C1-C8 alkyl, steroid-O—S(O)(O)—N(C1-C8 alkyl)₂,steroid-O—S(O)(O)—NHR^(PR), steroid-NH—S(O)(O)—OH orsteroid-O—S(O)(O)—NH₂, where R^(PR) is —H or a protecting group andalkyl groups are independently chosen. The organic moiety, alkyl groupand optionally substituted alkyl is any moiety described herein, e.g.,as described herein for any ester, alkyl or optionally substituted alkylmoiety.

“Sulfamide” and the like mean a moiety that comprises a —NH—S(O)(O)—NH—or —NH—S(O)(O)—NH₂ structure. Typically, sulfamide moieties comprise anorganic moiety containing about 1-50 carbon atoms and 0 to about 10independently selected heteroatoms (e.g., O, S, N, P, Si) linked to aformula 1 steroid nucleus at a variable group such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴,R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸ through a suitable structure such as—NH—S(O)(O)—NH—, e.g., steroid-NH—S(O)(O)—NH-organic moiety,steroid-NH—S(O)(O)—NH₂, steroid-NH—S(O)(O)—NHR^(PR) orsteroid-NH—S(O)(O)—N(R^(PR))₂, where R^(PR) independently or togetherare a protecting group such as C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl. Theorganic moiety is as described herein for any ester, alkyl or optionallysubstituted alkyl group.

“Sulfinamide” and the like mean a moiety that comprises a—C—S(O)—NH-structure. Typically, sulfinamide moieties comprise anorganic moiety containing about 1-50 carbon atoms and 0 to about 10independently selected heteroatoms (e.g., O, S, N, P, Si) linked to aformula 1 steroid nucleus at a variable group such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴,R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸ through a suitable structure such assteroid-S(O)—NH-organic moiety, steroid-NH—S(O)—Organic moiety,steroid-S(O)—NH₂, steroid-S(O)—NHR^(PR) moiety orsteroid-S(O)—N(R^(PR))₂, where R^(PR) independently or together are aprotecting group such as C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl. The organicmoiety is as described herein for any ester, alkyl or optionallysubstituted alkyl group.

“Sulfurous diamide” and the like mean a moiety that comprises a—NH—S(O)—NH— or —NH—S(O)—NH₂ structure. Typically, sulfurous diamidemoieties comprise an organic moiety containing about 1-50 carbon atomsand 0 to about 10 independently selected heteroatoms (e.g., O, S, N, P,Si) linked to a formula 1 steroid nucleus at a variable group such asR¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸ through a suitablestructure such as —C—NH—S(O)—NH—C— or —CH₂—NH—S(O)—NH—CH₂—, e.g.,steroid-NH—S(O)—NH-organic moiety, steroid-NH—S(O)—NH₂,steroid-NH—S(O)—NHR^(PR) or steroid-NH—S(O)—N(R^(PR))₂, where R^(PR)independently or together are a protecting group such as C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl. The organic moiety is as described hereinfor any ester, alkyl or optionally substituted alkyl group.

“Sulfonate ester”, “sulfonate derivative”, “sulfonate” and the like meana moiety that comprises a —O—S(O)(O)— or —S(O)(O)—OR^(PR) structurewhere R^(PR) is —H or a protecting group. Typically, sulfonatederivatives comprise an organic moiety containing about 1-50 carbonatoms and 0 to about 10 independently selected heteroatoms (e.g., O, S,N, P, Si) linked to a formula 1 steroid nucleus at a variable group suchas R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸ through a suitablestructure such as —S(O)(O)—O—, e.g., organic moiety-O—S(O)(O)-steroid,HO—S(O)(O)-steroid, H—S(O)(O)—O-steroid, steroid-O—S(O)(O)—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl, steroid-O—S(O)(O)-heterocycle,steroid-O—S(O)(O)-aryl, steroid-S(O)(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl, steroid-S(O)(O)—O-heterocycle, steroid-S(O)(O)—O-aryl, where thearyl or heterocycle moiety is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, 4 or5 independently selected substitutions. The organic moiety is asdescribed herein for any ester, alkyl or optionally substituted alkylgroup.

“Amide”, “amide derivative” and the like mean an organic moiety asdescribed for ester that comprises a —C(O)—NR^(PR)— or —C(O)—NH-moiety,where R^(PR) is —H or a protecting group. In some embodiments, the—C(O)NR^(PR)-group is linked to the steroid nucleus at a variable groupsuch as R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸, i.e., organicmoiety-C(O)NR^(PR)-steroid, organic moiety-C(O)—NH-steroid orsteroid-C(O)NR^(PR)-organic moiety. The organic moiety is as describedabove for esters.

“Ether” means an organic moiety as described for ester that comprises 1,2, 3, 4 or more —O-moieties, usually 1 or 2. In some embodiments, the-0-group is linked to the steroid nucleus at a variable group such asR¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸, e.g., organicmoiety—O—Steroid. The organic moiety is as described above for esters.

“Thioether” means an organic moiety as described for ester thatcomprises 1, 2, 3, 4 or more —S-moieties, usually 1 or 2. In someembodiments, the —S-group is linked to the steroid nucleus at a variablegroup such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸, e.g.,organic moiety-S-steroid, organic moiety-S—CH₂—S-steroid organicmoiety-S—S-steroid. The organic moiety is as described above for esters.

“Acyl group” or “acyl” means an organic moiety as described for esterthat comprises 1, 2, 3, 4 or more —C(O)-groups. In some embodiments, the—C(O)-group is linked to the steroid nucleus at a variable group such asR¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸, e.g., organicmoiety-C(O)-steroid. The organic moiety is as described above foresters. Exemplary acyl moieties include moieties such as —C(O)—N(C1-C6alkyl)₂, —C(O)—NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —C(O)—NH—C(CH₃)₃, —C(O)—NH—CH(CH₃)₂,—C(O)—NH—C(CH₃)₂—CH₃, —C(O)—NH—CH(CH₃)—CH₃, —C(O)—NH—C(CH₃)—CH₂—CH₃,—C(O)NH₂, —C(O)NHR^(PR), —C(O)—CH₃, —C(O)—CH₂—CH₃, —C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—CH₃,—C(O)—CH₂OH, —C(O)—CH₂OR^(PR), —C(O)—CH₂—CH₂OH, —C(O)—CH₂—CH₂OR^(PR),—C(O)—CH₂-halogen, —C(O)—CH₂ CH₂-halogen, —C(O)—CH₂—COOR^(PR),—C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—COOR^(PR), —C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—CHOH, —C(O)—CH₂—NH₂,—C(O)—CH₂—NHR^(PR), —C(O)—CH₂—N(R^(PR))₂, —C(O)—CH₂—NH—(C1-C6 alkyl),—C(O)—CH₂—N(C1-C6 alkyl)₂, —C(O)—NH—CH═CH₂, —C(O)—NH-C≡CH, —C(O)—NH—CH₃,—C(O)—NH—CN, —C(O)—NH—CH₂—CN, where each alkyl is the same or differentand is optionally independently substituted and each R^(PR) is —H or anindependently selected protecting group for the atom or functional groupto which it is attached, or two R^(PR) together are a protecting groupfor the atom or functional group to which they are attached.

“Thioacyl” means an organic moiety as described for ester that comprises1, 2, 3, 4 or more —C(S)-groups. In some embodiments, the —C(S)-group islinked to the steroid nucleus at a variable group such as R¹, R², R³,R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸, e.g., organic moiety-C(S)-steroid. Theorganic moiety is as described above for esters. Exemplary thioacylmoieties include moieties as described above for the acyl group, exceptthat sulfur replaces the appropriate oxygen atom.

“Carbonate” means an organic moiety as described for ester thatcomprises 1, 2, 3, 4 or more —O—C(O)—O-structures. Typically, carbonategroups as used here comprise an organic moiety containing about 1-50carbon atoms and 0 to about 10 independently selected heteroatoms (e.g.,O, S, N, P, Si) linked to a formula 1 steroid nucleus at a variablegroup such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸ through the—O—C(O)—O-structure, e.g., organic moiety-O—C(O)—O-steroid. The organicmoiety is as described above for esters.

“Carbamate” means an organic moiety as described for ester thatcomprises 1, 2, 3, 4 or more —O—C(O)NR^(PR)-structures where R^(PR) is—H, a protecting group or an organic moiety as described for ester.Typically, carbamate groups as used here comprise an organic moietycontaining about 1-50 carbon atoms and 0 to about 10 independentlyselected heteroatoms (e.g., O, S, N, P, Si) linked to a formula 1steroid nucleus at a variable group such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰,R¹⁵, R¹⁷ or R¹⁸ through the —O—C(O)—NR^(PR)-structure, e.g., organicmoiety-O—C(O)—NR^(PR)-steroid or steroid-O—C(O)—NR^(PR)-organic moiety.The organic moiety is as described above for esters.

As used herein, “monosaccharide” means a polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketonehaving the empirical formula (CH₂O)_(n) where n is 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8.Typically, monosaccharides as used herein will contain 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or8 carbon atoms and can be linked to a formula 1 steroid nucleus at avariable group such as R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶ or R¹⁰, where the linkagewith the steroid is in the α- or β-configuration. Monosaccharideincludes open chain and closed chain forms, but will usually be closedchain forms. Monosaccharide includes hexofuranose and pentofuranosesugars such as 2′-deoxyribose, ribose, arabinose, xylose, their 2′-deoxyand 3′-deoxy derivatives and their 2′,3′-dideoxy derivatives.Monosaccharide also includes the 2′,3′dideoxydidehydro derivative ofribose. Monosaccharides include the D-, L- and DL-isomers of glucose,fructose, mannose, idose, galactose, allose, gulose, altrose, talose,fucose, erythrose, threose, lyxose, erythrulose, ribulose, xylulose,ribose, arabinose, xylose, psicose, sorbose, tagatose, glyceraldehyde,dihydroxyacetone and their monodeoxy or other derivatives such asrhamnose and glucuronic acid or a salt of glucuronic acid.Monosaccharides are optionally protected or partially protected.Exemplary monosaccharides include

where R³⁷ independently is hydrogen, a protecting group, acetamido(—NH—Ac), optionally substituted alkyl such as methyl or ethyl, or anester such as acetate or proprionate, R³⁸ is hydrogen, hydroxyl, —NH₂,—NHR^(PR), optionally substituted alkyl such as methyl or ethyl, or acation such as NH₄ ⁺, Na⁺ or K⁺ and R³⁹ is hydrogen, hydroxyl, acetate,proprionate, optionally substituted alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, methoxyor ethoxy.

Optionally substituted alkyl group, optionally substituted alkenylgroup, optionally substituted alkynyl group, optionally substituted arylmoiety and optionally substituted heterocycle mean an alkyl, alkenyl,alkynyl, aryl or heterocycle moiety that contains an optionalsubstitution(s). Such moieties include C₁₋₂₀ alkyl moieties, C₂₋₂₀alkenyl moieties, C₂₋₂₀ alkynyl moieties, aryl moieties, C₂₋₉heterocycles or substituted derivatives of any of these.

Optionally substituted “monosaccharide” comprise any C3-C7 sugar, D-, L-or DL-configurations, e.g., erythrose, glycerol, ribose, deoxyribose,arabinose, glucose, mannose, galactose, fucose, mannose, glucosamine,N-acetylneuraminic acid, N-acetylglucosamine, N-acetylgalactosamine thatis optionally substituted at one or more hydroxyl groups or hydrogen orcarbon atoms. Suitable substitutions are as described above forsubstituted alkyl moieties and include independently selected hydrogen,hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, carboxyl, azido, cyano, —O—C₁₋₆ alkyl,—S—C₁₋₆ alkyl, —O—C₂₋₆ alkenyl, —S—C₂₋₆ alkenyl, ester, e.g., acetate orproprionate, optionally protected amine, optionally protected carboxyl,halogen, thiol or protected thiol. The linkage between themonosaccharide and the steroid is αor β.

Optionally substituted “oligosaccharide” comprises two, three, four ormore of any C3-C7 sugars that are covalently linked to each other. Thelinked sugars may have D-, L- or DL-configurations. Suitable sugars andsubstitutions are as described for monosaccharides. The linkage betweenthe oligosaccharide and the steroid is a or β, as are the linkagesbetween the monosaccharides that comprise the oligosaccharide. Adjacentmonosaccharides may be linked by, e.g., 1→2, 1→3, 1→4, and/or 1→6glycosidic bonds.

As used herein, “polymer” includes biocompatible organic polymers, e.g.,polyethyleneglycols (“PEGs”), polypropyleneglycol ethers, poloxalenes,polyhydroxyalkyl polymers or poloxamers. PEG means an ethylene glycolpolymer that contains about 4-50 or more linked monomers, e.g., about50-1000 linked monomers. Average PEG molecular weights can be about 80,100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000, 8000, 10,000,20,000 or 30,000 and mixtures thereof are included, e.g., PEG100 andPEG200, PEG200 and PEG300, PEG100 and PEG300, PEG100 and PEG400 orPEG200 and PEG400. PEG polymers include methyl or alkyl ethers, thioland amine analogs and their protected derivatives, e.g.,H(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—OH, H(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—CH₃, H(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—OR^(PR),H(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—SH, H(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—SR^(PR), H(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—NH₂ orH(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), where R^(PR) is a protecting group and n or theaverage value of n is about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60 or more, e.g., for PEG200, theaverage value of n is about 4, while for PEG 600, the average value of nis about 12.5 to 14.

Poloxamers typically have average molecular weights of one, two or moreof about 1000, 2000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 8000, 10,000, 12,000, 14,000,15,000 and/or 16,000, with structures such asHO(CH₂CH₂O)_(a)—(CH(CH₃)CH₂OH)_(b)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(C)—H,R^(PR)HN—(CH₂CH₂O)_(a)—(CH(CH₃)CH₂OH)_(b)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(c)—HHS(CH₂CH₂O)_(a)—(CH(CH₃)CH₂OH)_(b)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(c)—H orR^(PR)O(CH₂CH₂O)_(a)—(CH(CH₃)CH₂OH)_(b)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(c)—H, where R^(PR) isa protecting group and n or the average value of b is at least about 15or 20 and a+c varies from about 20% to about 90% by weight of themolecule, e.g., a and/or c is about 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40,45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75 and/or 80. Exemplary poloxamers includepluronic L62LF where a is about 7, b is about 30 and c is about 7,pluronic F68 where a is about 75, b is about 30 and c is about 75 andpluronic L101 where a is about 7, b is about 54 and c is about 7.Exemplary poloxalenes include structures such asHO(CH₂CH₂O)_(a)—(CH(CH₃)CH₂OH)_(b)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(c)—H orR^(PR)O(CH₂CH₂O)_(a)—(CH(CH₃)CH₂OH)_(b)—(CH₂CH₂O)_(c)—H, where R^(PR) isa protecting group and the average value for a is about 12, b is about34 and c is about 12 or the average molecular weight is about 3000.Polymers also include derivatives of any of these molecules where one orboth terminal hydroxyl groups and/or one, two, three or more internalhydroxyl groups are derivatized, e.g., to independently selectedmoieties such as —C(O)—OR^(PR), —C(O)—OH, —C(S)—OH, —SH, —SR^(PR),—C(O)—SH, —C(O)—SR^(PR), —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —N(R^(PR))₂, —C(O)NH₂,—C(O)NHR^(PR), —C(O)N(R^(PR))₂ or a salt, where R^(PR) independently ortogether are a protecting group or C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl.

Position numbers that are given for the F1Cs use the numberingconvention for cholesterol.

Spiro ring substituents are cyclic structures that are usually 3, 4, 5,6, 7 or 8 membered rings, e.g., they include 3, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7- or8-sided rings. In some embodiments, spiro structures share a carbon atomthat is present in the steroid ring system, e.g., at the 2, 3, 7, 11,15, 16 or 17 positions of the F1Cs. Spiro structures include, acetals,thioacetals and lactone rings or cyclic esters. Spirolactones, spiroring compounds and dihydroxy F1 Cs containing cyclic diol groups includeF1 Cs having the structures

where X is —C(R¹⁰)₂— or —CHR¹⁰—, and R¹⁰ are independently selected. Insome of these embodiments, the R¹⁰, R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) andR^(10D) variable groups are independently selected R¹⁰ moieties in theα- or β-configuration, e.g., they are independently selected from —H,—F, —Cl, —Br, —OH, 13 OCH₃, —OC₂H₅, an optionally substituted ester suchas acetate or propionate, an optionally substituted alkyl such as methylor ethyl or an amino acid.

Unless otherwise specified, any of the groups described herein, e.g.,substituted or unsubstituted groups such as alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,═CH-optionally substituted alkyl, ester, thioester, thionoester,phosphoester, phosphothioester, phosphonate, phosphonate ester,thiophosphonate, thiophosphonate ester, phosphiniester, sulfite ester,sulfate ester, sulfamate, sulfonate, sulfonamide, amide, amino acid,peptide, ether, thioether, acyl, thioacyl, carbonate, carbamate,halogen, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substitutedmonosaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide, polymer, spiroring, acetal, thioacetal, ketal, thioketal, —S—S-optionally substitutedalkyl, ═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl, ═N-optionally substitutedalkyl, —NH-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH—S(O)(O)-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂ where eachoptionally substituted alkyl is independently selected, optionallysubstituted saturated or unsaturated cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooxyl ring can contain 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 or more carbon atoms.Any of these moieties including peptide, oligosaccharide, optionallysubstituted alkyl and polymer moieties, can contain about 50, 100, 200,300 or more carbon atoms, e.g., about 40 or 50 carbon atoms to about 75,100, 200 or 400 carbon atoms.

As used herein, “innate immunity” refers to one or more componentstypically associated with nonspecific immune defense mechanisms in asubject. These components include the alternate complement pathway,e.g., Factor B, Factor D and properdin; NK cells, phagocytes (monocytes,macrophages), neutrophils, eosinophils, dendritic cells, fibrocytes;anti-microbial chemicals, e.g., one or more of defensins; physicalbarriers—skin, mucosal epithelium; or certain interleukins, chemokines,cytokines, lung or alveolar macrophage respiratory burst activity or alung surfactant protein such as surfactant protein A or surfactantprotein D.

Terms such as “immune dysregulation”, “immune dysregulation condition”,“unwanted immune response” and the like mean that a subject has or issubject to developing an immune response that is not desirable or issuboptimal for the subject's condition. Such dysregulation or unwantedresponses can arise from various clinical conditions or diseases or as aresult of treatment of such conditions or diseases, e.g., inflammation,autoimmunity, organ or tissue transplant rejection (e.g., allograft,xenograft), infections, cancers, immunosuppressive chemotherapytreatments, trauma, allergy conditions or in conditions where a subjectmounts a Th1, Tc1, Th2 or Tc2 immune response that is considered to bepathogenic, ineffective, insufficient or suboptimal. Immunedysregulation conditions are as described herein or in the citedreferences.

Terms such as “cellular response”, “cellular activity”, “biologicalresponse”, “biological activity” and the like mean a response oractivity that is detectably modulated in response to the presence of aF1C. Such responses or activities can be direct effects or indirecteffects on one or more cellular activities or on the expression or levelof one or more molecules that the affected cell(s) bind, sequester,synthesize or respond to. Such responses or activities include adetectable change in the synthesis or level of one or more cytokines,growth factors, transcription factors (including receptors and theircofactors), enzymes, Th1- or Th2-associated antibody subtype responsesor the like. Typically, the cytokines, growth factors, transcriptionfactors, enzymes or antibodies that are modulated are involved in theamelioration of a pathological condition or in the establishment,maintenance, severity or progression of a pathological condition.

As used herein, references to CD molecules, specific immune cellsubsets, immune responses and the like, generally use nomenclature thatapplies to molecules, cells or the like that are found in humans.Analogs or counterparts of such molecules, cells or the like in otherspecies may have a differing nomenclature, but are included in thisinvention. A description of the nomenclature and function of various CDmolecules and immune cell subsets are as found in the scientificliterature. References to Th0, Th1 or Th2 cells and references to Th1 orTh2 immune responses in the context of human patients refer to the humancounterparts of the murine Th0, Th1 or Th2 immune cells or responses.For reviews see, e.g., A. K. Abbas et al., editors, Cellular andMolecular Immunology, W. B. Saunders Company, third edition, 1997, ISBN0-7216-4024-9, pages 4-469, and I. Kimber and M. K. Selgrade, editors, TLymphocyte Subpopulations in Immunotoxicology, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.,1998, ISBN 0-471-97194-4, pages 1-53.

“Immunosuppressive molecule” means molecules such as cyclosporin,cyclohexamide, mitomycin C, Adriamycin, taxol and amphotericin B. Thesemolecules tend to have toxicities toward the immune system and aredirectly or indirectly immunosuppressive, e.g., they are toxic todividing cells, they inhibit proliferation of immune cell precursors orthey can downregulate an otherwise desired or improved immune responseor condition.

“Nuclear hormone receptor” means a gene product, typically as a proteinmonomer or dimer that can bind to a ligand and affect transcription ofone or more genes. Ligands include, e.g., certain natural steroids,steroid analogs, F1Cs or another ligand such as a lipid, e.g., aprostaglandin, or the like. Nuclear hormone receptors include orphansteroid receptors, which typically function as heterodimers and theclassical steroid receptors, e.g., androgen receptor (“AR”), estrogenreceptor a (“ERα”), estrogen receptor P (“ERβ”), that function ashomodimers. Nuclear hormone receptors include species that formheterodimers, e.g., VDR-RXR or TR-RXR. Nuclear hormone receptors alsoinclude isoforms, e.g., PXR.1 and PXR.2 for the PXR receptor. Thenatural ligand and/or biological function for some orphan steroidreceptors is at least partially unknown. Nuclear hormone receptorsinclude the homologs of the receptors, e.g., the homolog of CARβ knownas MB67. Isoforms are typically generated by different splicing pathwaysfor a nuclear RNA from one gene, while homologs are typically a distinctcopy of a nuclear hormone receptor gene, where the gene copy encodesonly relatively small differences compared to the reference nuclearhormone receptor gene product. Such differences are most often found inareas other than the dimerization region and the steroid binding regionof the nuclear hormone receptor's structure. Typically isoforms andhomologs bind the same or similar ligands as the reference gene productor nuclear hormone receptor. Nuclear hormone receptors may be of humanor animal origin, e.g., obtained from cells, tissues or cDNA expressionlibraries derived from cells or tissues of any primate, rodent(including murine), avian, ovine, bovine, equine, canine, feline, insectspecies, e.g., Drosophila, nematode, e.g., Caenorhabditis elegans, orany of the species within any group (e.g., Family or Genus) of speciesmentioned herein or in any reference cited herein. Modulation of nuclearhormone receptors by F1Cs can arise from (1) their direct interactionwith the receptor or a cofactor thereof or (2) indirect effects such as(A) detectably increased or decreased synthesis or level of the receptoror (B) generation of a signal or stimulus that leads to detectablemodulation of one or more biological activities of the receptor, e.g.,detectable inhibition of receptor mediated gene transcription ordetectable enhancement of receptor mediated gene transcription.

An “agonist” or an “antagonist” is a compound or composition, usuallycontaining a F1C, that respectively, either detectably increases ordecreases the activity of a receptor, an enzyme or another biologicalmolecule, which can lead to increased or decreased transcription or mRNAlevels of a regulated gene or to another measurable effect such asaltered level of activity of the gene product or protein. The increaseor decrease in a receptor's or enzyme's activity will be an increase ora decrease of at least about 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%,90%, 95% or a range about between any two of these values, for one ormore measurable activities. Receptors, their accessory factors andassociated transcription factors can modulate transcription of theirtarget gene(s) by detectably increasing or decreasing transcription ormRNA levels. Biological activities of receptors may also includemodulating biological responses such as signal transduction within acell or ion flux, e.g., sodium, potassium or calcium, across cellorganelle membranes, e.g., across mitochondria.

Terms such as “biologically active metabolite” and the like meanderivatives of the F1Cs that retain a detectable level, e.g., at leastabout 10%, at least about 20%, at least about 30% or at least about 50%,of at least one desired activity of the parent compound, e.g.,antiinflammatory activity or stimulation of a desired immune response.Determination of a desired activity is accomplished essentially asdescribed herein. Such metabolites can be generated in thegastrointestinal tract, in blood or in one or more subject tissues. Suchmetabolites are detected using standard analytical methods, e.g., GC-MSanalysis of an optionally radiolabeled F1C and its metabolites, inblood, urine or other biological samples after it is administered to asubject by one or more routes as disclosed herein. Terms such as“metabolic precursor” of F1Cs and the like can include compounds thatgenerate a detectable level of the F1C or a detectable level, e.g., atleast about 10%, at least about 20%, at least about 30% or at leastabout 50%, of at least one desired activity of the F1C. Determination ofa desired activity is accomplished essentially as described herein.Conversion of metabolic precursors can occur in the gastrointestinaltract, in blood or in one or more subject tissues.

“Amino acid” means an amino acid moiety that comprises anynaturally-occurring or synthetic amino acid residue, i.e., any moietycomprising at least one carboxyl and at least one amino residue directlylinked by one, two three or more carbon atoms, typically one (α) carbonatom. The nature and identity of the intervening structure locatedbetween the carboxyl and amino groups-can have a variety-of structuresincluding those described herein. Typically, amino acids linked to thesteroid through the amine group (“N-linked amino acid”) have sufficientconformation and length to be capable of autocatalytic hydrolysis of theamino acid-steroid bond and release of the steroid. This can occur whenthe free carboxyl is generated in vivo by deesterification, deamidationor peptidolytic cleavage of the precursor containing a linkage betweenthe amino acid's amine group and the steroid. Hydrolysis of the bondbetween an amino acid's carboxyl or amino group and the steroid can alsooccur by chemical or enzymatic activity, e.g., esterase cleavage ornon-enzymatic hydrolysis.

In general, the amino acids corresponding to the residues employed inthe F1Cs are naturally occurring and have no significant pharmacologicalactivity per se. However, optimal pharmacokinetic activity,(substantially complete hydrolysis upon hydrolysis of the distal amideor ester bond) may be achieved by using non-naturally occurring aminoacid residues. The intervening structure may be as simple as methylenewhen the amino acid residue is glycyl, or substituted methylene forother a amino acids. The structure ordinarily contains up to about 5carbon or heteroatoms in the direct linkage between the amino acid'scarboxyl carbon and the amine nitrogen. Thus, amino acids can compriseintervening ethylene, propylene, butylene, or pentylene groups or theirsubstituted analogs, such as for example, oxyesters or ethers in whichoxygen replaces carbon and, as appropriate, hydrogen. An example of suchan intervening structure would be —CH—O—C(R²²)(R²³)—, where R²² and R²³are independently selected hydrogen organic moieties as described abovefor esters. In some embodiments one of R²² and R²³ is hydrogen and theother is a C2-20 organic moiety. Typically the organic moieties containabout 1-20 carbon atoms and 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 independently selectedheteroatoms, which are typically selected from oxygen, nitrogen, sulfurand phosphorus. In general, fewer intervening atoms are used when morerapid hydrolysis is desired, although larger structures are suitable if,e.g., they possess sufficient flexibility or have conformations to allowpositioning of the carboxyl group in proximity to the amino acid-steroidbond.

Ordinarily, R²² is —H, methyl or hydroxymethyl, usually —H, and R²³ is aside chain or group of a naturally occurring amino acid. Amino acid sidechains include analogs where the side chain is a C₁₋₁₅ homolog of thecorresponding natural compound, e.g., methylene, ethylene, propylene,butylene or a substituted derivative thereof, e.g., an alkyl, ether oralkoxy (e.g., methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy) substituted derivative. Ingeneral, for carboxyl-containing side chains, if the C atom of the sidechain carboxyl is linked by 5 or less atoms to the N then the carboxyloptionally will be blocked, e.g. by esterification or amidation whereinthe ester or amide bonds are hydrolyzable in vivo. R²² also is takentogether with R³⁰ to form a proline residue (—CH₂—)₃. Thus, R²³ isgenerally a side group such as —H, —CH₃, —CH(CH₃)₂, —CH₂—CH(CH₃)₂,—CHCH₃—CH₂—CH₃, —CH₂—C₆H₅, —CH₂CH₂—S—CH₃, —CH₂OH, —CH(OH)—CH₃, —CH₂—SH,—CH₂—C₆H₄OH, —CH₂—CO—NH₂, —CH₂—CH₂—CO—NH₂, —CH₂—COOH, —CH₂—CH₂—COOH,—(CH₂)₄—NH₂ and —(CH₂)₃—NH—C(NH₂)—NH₂. R²³ also includes1-guanidinoprop-3-yl, benzyl, 4-hydroxybenzyl, imidazol-4-yl,indol-3-yl, methoxyphenyl and ethoxyphenyl. The optimal R³⁰ group isreadily selected using routine assays.

In general, a naturally occurring amino acid residue has the structureshown in the formulas below. Ordinarily, n is 1 or 2, R²² is —H and R²³is a moiety containing one or more of the following groups: amino,carboxyl, amide, carboxyl ester, hydroxyl, C₆-C₇ aryl, ether (—O—),thioether (—S—), n-, s- or t-alkyl (C₁-C₆), guanidinyl, imidazolyl,indolyl, sulfhydryl, sulfoxide, and phosphoryl. The R²² and R²³substituents can have a wide variety of structures including thosedisclosed herein, e.g., esters, ethers or carbonates.

When the amino acid residues contain one or more chiral centers, any ofthe D, L, meso, threo or erythro (as appropriate) racemates or mixturesthereof, fall within the scope of this invention. In general, if it isdesired to rely on non-enzymatic means of hydrolysis, D isomers shouldbe used. L isomers can be susceptible to both non-enzymatic a s well aspotential targeted enzymatic hydrolysis.

Examples of suitable amino acid residues include the following: Glycyl;aminopolycarboxylic acids, e.g., aspartic acid, β-hydroxyaspartic acid,glutamic acid, β-hydroxyglutamic acid, β-methylaspartic acid,β-methylglutamic acid, β,β-dimethylaspartic acid, γ-hydroxyglutamicacid, β,γ-dihydroxyglutamic acid, β-phenylglutamic acid,γ-methyleneglutamic acid, 3-aminoadipic acid, 2-aminopimelic acid,2-aminosuberic acid and 2-aminosebacic acid residues; amino acid amidessuch as glutaminyl and asparaginyl; polyamino- orpolybasic-monocarboxylic acids such as arginine, lysine, β-aminoalanine,γ-aminobutyrine, ornithine, citruline, homoarginine, homocitrulline,5-hydroxy-2,6-diaminohexanoic acid (commonly, hydroxylysine, includingallohydroxylysine) and diaminobutyric acid residues; other basic aminoacid residues such as histidinyl; diaminodicarboxylic acids such asα,α′-diaminosuccinic acid, α,α′-diaminoglutaric acid, α,α′-diaminoadipicacid, α,α′-diaminopimelic acid, α,α′-diamino-p-hydroxypimelic acid,α,α′-diaminosuberic acid, α,α′-diaminoazelaic acid, andα,α′-diaminosebacic acid residues; imino acids such as proline, 4- or3-hydroxy-2-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid (commonly, hydroxyproline,including allohydroxyproline), γ-methylproline, pipecolic acid,5-hydroxypipecolic acid, —N([CH₂]_(n)COOR^(PR))₂, wherein n is 1, 2, 3,4, 5 or 6 and R^(PR) is —H or a protecting group, andazetidine-2-carboxylic acid residues; a mono- or di-alkyl (typicallyC₁-C₈ branched or normal) amino acid such as alanine, valine, leucine,allylglycine, butyrine, norvaline, norleucine, heptyline,α-methylserine, α-amino-α-methyl-γ-hydroxyvaleric acid,α-amino-α-methyl-δ-hydroxyvaleric acid,α-amino-α-methyl-ε-hydroxycaproic acid, isovaline, α-methylglutamicacid, α-aminoisobutyric acid, α-aminodiethylacetic acid,α-aminodiisopropylacetic acid, α-aminodi-n-propylacetic acid,α-aminodiisobutylacetic acid, α-aminodi-n-butylacetic acid,α-aminoethylisopropylacetic acid, α-amino-n-propylacetic acid,α-aminodiisoamyacetic acid, α-methylaspartic acid, α-methylglutamicacid, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid; isoleucine, alloisoleucine,tert-leucine, β-methyltryptophan and α-amino-β-ethyl-β-phenylpropionicacid residues; β-phenylserinyl; aliphatic α-aminoβp-hydroxy acids suchas serine, β-hydroxyleucine, β-hydroxynorleucine, β-hydroxynorvaline,and α-amino-β-hydroxystearic acid residues; α-Amino, α-, γ-, δ- orε-hydroxy acids such as homoserine, γ-hydroxynorvaline,δ-hydroxynorvaline and epsilon-hydroxynorleucine residues; canavinyl andcanalinyl; γ-hydroxyornithinyl; 2-Hexosaminic acids such asD-glucosaminic acid or D-galactosaminic acid residues; α-amino-β-thiolssuch as penicillamine, β-thiolnorvaline or β-thiolbutyrine residues;other sulfur containing amino acid residues including cysteine;homocystine; β-phenylmethionine; methionine; S-allyl-L-cysteinesulfoxide; 2-thiolhistidine; cystathionine; and thiol ethers of cysteineor homocysteine; phenylalanine, tryptophan and ring-substituted α aminoacids such as the phenyl- or cyclohexylamino acids α-aminophenylaceticacid, α-aminocyclohexylacetic acid and α-amino-β-cyclohexylpropionicacid; phenylalanine analogues and derivatives comprising aryl, loweralkyl, hydroxy, guanidino, oxyalkylether, nitro, sulfur orhalo-substituted phenyl (e.g., tyrosine, methyltyrosine and o-chloro-,p-chloro-, 3,4-dicloro, o-, m- or p-methyl-, 2,4,6-trimethyl-,2-ethoxy-5-nitro, 2-hydroxy-5-nitro and p-nitro-phenylalanine); furyl-,thienyl-, pyridyl-, pyrimidinyl-, purine or naphthylalanines; andtryptophan analogues and derivatives including kynurenine,3-hydroxykynurenine, 2-hydroxytryptophan and 4-carboxytryptophanresidues; α-amino substituted amino acid residues including sarcosine(N-methylglycine), N-benzylglycine, N-methylalanine, N-benzylalanine,N-methylphenylalanine, N-benzylphenylalanine, N-methylvaline andN-benzylvaline; and α-Hydroxy and substituted α-hydroxy amino acidresidues including serine, threonine, allothreonine, phosphoserine andphosphothreonine residues.

Peptide means 2, 3 or more of the two or more amino acids as definedabove are bonded together, usually by an amide bond or normal peptidebond. Variable groups in the F1Cs such as R¹-R¹⁰ can comprise a peptide.Typically the amino acids are linked through normal peptide bonds, e.g.,—CO—NH—, between adjacent amino acid residues. Peptides comprisedipeptides (dimers), tripeptides (trimers), short peptides of 4, 5, 6,8, 10 or 15 residues, and longer peptides or proteins having about 100or more residues. F1Cs that comprise a peptide can be used asimmunogens, prodrugs or as synthetic precursors for other steroidderivatives.

Examples of suitable dipeptidyl groups (designated by their singleletter symbols) are shown in the table below. The single letterdesignations are: Y tyrosine, G glycine, F phenylalanine, M methionine,A alanine, S serine, I isoleucine, L leucine, T threonine, V valine, Ppraline, L lysine, H histidine, Q glutamine, E glutamic acid, Wtryptophan, R arginine, D aspartic acid, N asparagine and C cysteine.Dipeptides AA, AR, AN, AD, AC, AE, AQ, AG, AH, AI, AL, AK, AM, AF, AP,AS, AT, AW, AY, AV, RA, RR, RN, RD, RC, RE, RQ, RG, RH, RI, RL, RK, RM,RF, RP, RS, RT, RW, RY, RV, NA, NR, NN, ND, NC, NE, NQ, NG, NH, NI, NL,NK, NM, NF, NP, NS, NT, NW, NY, NV, DA, DR, DN, DD, DC, DE, DQ, DG, DH,DI, DL, DK, DM, DF, DP, DS, DT, DW, DY, DV, CA, CR, CN, CD, CC, CE, CQ,CG, CH, CI, CL, CK, CM, CF, CP, CS, CT, CW, CY, CV, EA, ER, EN, ED, EC,EE, EQ, EG, EH, EI, EL, EK, EM, EF, EP, ES, ET, EW, EY, EV, QA, QR, QN,QD, QC, QE, QQ, QG, QH, QI, QL, QK, QM, QF, QP, QS, QT, QW, QY, QV, GA,GR, GN, GD, GC, GE, GQ, GG, GH, GI, GL, GK, GM, GF, GP, GS, GT, GW, GY,GV, HA, HR, HN, HD, HC, HE, HQ, HG, HH, HI, HL, HK, HM, HF, HP, HS, HT,HW, HY, HV, IA, IR, IN, ID, IC, IE, IQ, IG, IH, II, IL, IK, IM, IF, IP,IS, IT, IW, IY, IV, LA, LR, LN, LD, LC, LE, LQ, LG, LH, LI, LL, LK, LM,LF, LP, LS, LT, LW, LY, LV, KA, KR, KN, KD, KC, KE, KQ, KG, KH, KI, KL,KK, KM, KF, KP, KS, KT, KW, KY, KV, MA, MR, MN, MD, MC, ME, MQ, MG, MH,MI, ML, MK, MM, MF, MP, MS, MT, MW, MY, MV, FA, FR, FN, FD, FC, FE, FQ,FG, FH, FI, FL, FK, FM, FF, FP, FS, FT, FW, FY, FV, PA, PR, PN, PD, PC,PE, PQ, PG, PH, PI, PL, PK, PM, PF, PP, PS, PT, PW, PY, PV, SA, SR, SN,SD, SC, SE, SQ, SG, SH, SI, SL, SK, SM, SF, SP, SS, ST, SW, SY, SV, TA,TR, TN, TD, TC, TE, TQ, TG, TH, TI, TL, TK, TM, TF, TP, TS, TT, TW, TY,TV, WA, WR, WN, WD, WC, WE, WQ, WG, WH, WI, WL, WK, WM, WF, WP, WS, WT,WW, WY, WV, YA, YR, YN, YD, YC, YE, YQ, YG, YH, YI, YL, YK, YM, YF, YP,YS, YT, YW, YY, YV, VA, VR, VN, VD, VC, VE, VQ, VG, VH, VI, VL, VK, VM,VF, VP, VS, VT, VW, VY, VV

Such dipeptides include species where both amino acids are in the Lconfiguration, the D configuration or mixtures of configurations.

Tripeptides, i.e., 3 linked amino acid residues, are also usefulembodiments. Each amino acid in a tripeptide may be in an L, D or mixedconfiguration. Tripeptides include those where A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I,K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W or Y is linked by a standard peptidebond to the amino or the carboxyl terminus of any of the dipeptideslisted above. Other embodiments include tetrapeptides such as ones whereany two of the dipeptides listed above, which may be the same ordifferent dipeptides (e.g., AA and AA linked together or, e.g., AA andGI linked together), are linked to each other by a peptide bond throughthe amino terminus or carboxyl terminus.

In some embodiments, the formula 1 compound comprises one or more aminoacids or peptides having the structure (A), (B) or (C): (A)R³²—NH—{[C(R²⁹)(R³⁰)]_(b)—C(O)—N(R³¹)}_(f)[C(R²⁹)(R³⁰)]_(a)—C(O)—O-steroid;(B)R³³—O—{C(O)—[C(R²⁹)(R³⁰)]_(d)—N( R³¹)}₉—C(O)—[C(R²⁹)(R³⁰)]_(c)—N(R³¹)—O-steroid; or (C)R³³—O—{C(O)—[C(R²⁹)( R³⁰)]_(d)—N( R³¹)}_(e)—C(O)—[C(R²⁹)(R³⁰)]_(c)—N(R³¹)—C(O)—O-steroid, wherein (A), (B) or(C) are independently selected and they are bonded to 1, 2, 3 or more ofR¹ through R⁴, where each R²⁹—R³¹ is independently selected; R²⁹independently are —H or a C1-C20 organic moiety (e.g., C₁₋₆ alkyl, e.g.—CH₃ or —C₂H₅); R³⁰ independently are the side chain of an amino acid,including the side chain of naturally occurring amino acids as describedabove, e.g., —H, —CH₃, —CH₂C₆H₅; R³¹ is —H or a protecting group; R³²and R³³ independently comprise —H, a protecting group, an ester or anamide where each atom or group is independently chosen; a, b, c and dindependently are 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, usually 1; e, f and g independentlyare an integer from 0 to about 1000, typically they independently are 0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8; a, b, c and d independently are 1 or 2; e, fand g independently are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.

If the amino acid(s) or residue(s) has 2 or more amine groups, e.g., alysinyl or arginyl, ornithinyl residue, then R²⁹ is usually —H and R maycomprise —[C(R³⁴)₂]_(n2)N(R^(PR))— where n2 is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6,R^(PR) is —H or a protecting group and each R³⁴ independently is —H,C1-C20 optionally substituted alkyl, C6-C20 optionally substituted aryl,C₇-C₂₀ optionally substituted alkylaryl, C₇-C₂₀ optionally substitutedarylalkyl, C₁-C₂₀ optionally substituted alkoxy, C₆-C₂₀ optionallysubstituted aryloxy or hydroxyl. Such compounds will contain a pluralityof steroid moieties. For example when both the epsilon (ε) or delta (δ)and alpha (α) amino groups of lysine ornithine are substituted withsteroid moieties the amidate is believed to be capable of releasing twomolecules of active drug, each expected to affect pharmacokinetics.

Salts of F1Cs. Invention embodiments include salts and complexes ofF1Cs, including pharmaceutically acceptable or salts that are relativelynon-toxic. Some of the F1Cs have one or more moieties that carry atleast a partial positive or negative charge in aqueous solutions,typically at a pH of about 4-10, that can participate in forming a salt,a complex, a composition with partial salt and partial complexproperties or other noncovalent interactions, all of which are“salt(s)”. Salts are usually biologically compatible or pharmaceuticallyacceptable or non-toxic, particularly for mammalian cells. Salts thatare biologically toxic are optionally used with synthetic intermediatesof F1Cs. When a water-soluble composition is desired, monovalent saltsare usually used.

Metal salts typically are prepared by reacting the metal hydroxide witha compound of this invention. Examples of metal salts that areoptionally prepared in this way are salts containing Li⁺, Na⁺ and K⁺. Aless soluble metal salt can be precipitated from the solution of a moresoluble salt by adding a suitable metal compound. Invention salts may beformed from acid addition of certain organic acids, such as organiccarboxylic acids, and inorganic acids, such as alkylsulfonic acids orhydrogen halide acids, to acidic or basic centers on F1Cs. Other metalsalts may contain aluminum, barium, strontium, cadmium, bismuth, arsenicor zinc ion.

Salt(s) of F1Cs may comprise a combination of appropriate cations suchas alkali and alkaline earth metal ions or ammonium and quaternaryammonium ions with the acid anion moiety of the phosphoric acid orphosphonic acid group, which may be present in polymers or monomers.

Suitable amine salts include amines having sufficient basicity to form astable salt, usually amines of low toxicity including trialkyl amines(tripropylamine, triethylamine, trimethylamine), procaine,dibenzylamine, N-benzyl-betaphenethylamine, ephenamine,N,N′-dibenzylethylenediamine, N-ethylpiperidine, benzylamine anddicyclohexylamine.

Salts include organic sulfonic acid organic carboxylic acid salts, madefor example by addition of the acids to basic centers, typically amines.Exemplary sulfonic acid salts include salts from C₆₋₁₆ aryl sulfonicacids, C₆₋₁₆ heteroaryl sulfonic acids and C₁₋₁₆ alkyl sulfonic acidssuch as phenyl sulfonic acid, a-naphthalene sulfonic acid, β-naphthalenesulfonic acid, (S)-camphorsulfonic acid, methyl sulfonic acid (CH₃SO₃H),ethyl sulfonic acid (C₂H₅SO₃H), and n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl,s-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, pentyl and hexyl sulfonic acid salts.Exemplary organic carboxylic and other acid salts include C₁₋₁₆ alkyl,C₆₋₁₆ aryl carboxylic acids and C₄₋₁₆ heteroaryl carboxylic acids suchas acetic, glycolic, lactic, pyruvic, malonic, glutaric, tartaric,citric, fumaric, succinic, malic, maleic, oxalic, hydroxymaleic,benzoic, hydroxybenzoic, phenylacetic, cinnamic, salicylic, nicotinic,2-phenoxybenzoic, methanesulfonic, pamoic, propionic, toluenesulfonicand trifluoroacetic acids.

Invention salts include those made from inorganic acids, e.g., HF, HCl,HBr, HI, H₂SO₄, H₃PO₄, Na₂CO₃, K₂CO₃, CaCO₃, MgCO₃ and NaClO₃. Suitableanions include arsenate, arsenite formate, sorbate, chlorate,perchlorate, periodate, dichromate, glycodeoxycholate, cholate,deoxycholate, desoxycholate, taurocholate, taurodeoxycholate,taurolithocholate, tetraborate, nitrate, nitrite, sulfite, sulfamate,hyposulfite, bisulfite, metabisulfite, thiosulfate, thiocyanate,silicate, metasilicate, CN—, gluconate, gulcuronate, hippurate, picrate,hydrosulfite, hexafluorophosphate, hypochlorite, hypochlorate, borate;metaborate, tungstate and urate.

Salts also include the F1C salts with one or more amino acids. Manyamino acids are suitable, especially the naturally-occurring amino acidsfound as protein components, although the amino acid typically is onebearing a side chain with a basic or acidic group, e.g., lysine,arginine, histidine or glutamic acid.

The invention compositions include F1Cs, their hydrates and thecompounds in their ionized, un-ionized, as well as zwitterionic form.Hydrates include hemihydrates, monohydrates, dihydrates, trihydrates andthe like. Thus, for any F1Cs or compounds described herein with anysubstituent that contains a moiety that is partially or completelyionizable, e.g., a carboxyl group, the ionizable atom, usually hydrogen,may be replaced with one or more suitable counter ions such as amonovalent metal, a multivalent metal, an alkaline metal, or anionizable organic moiety, e.g., Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca⁺², Mg⁺², SO₄ ⁻², PO₄⁻², CH₃C(O)O⁻, CF₃C(O)O⁻, F⁻, Cl⁻, Br⁻, I⁻, NH₄ ⁺, N⁺(CH₃)₄, N⁺(C₂H₅)₃,H₂N⁺(C₂H₅)₂, β-hydroxyethyltrimethylammonium, piperazinium, pyridinium,N-methylpyridinium, morpholimium, N,N-dimethylmorpholinium,p-toluidinium or another ionizable moiety described herein. When a F1Cis under conditions, e.g., in a solution, where such moieties canpartially or completely ionize, the ionizable moiety may be partially orcompletely charged, e.g., —C(O)—O—, —NH₃ ⁺, —C(O)—NH₃ ⁺ or —O—S(O)(O)—O⁻may be partially for fully ionized.

Stereoisomers. The F1Cs include enriched or resolved optical isomers atany or all asymmetric atoms as are apparent from the depictions or areincluded in the compound structures. Both racemic and diasteromericmixtures, as well as the individual optical isomers can be isolated orsynthesized so as to be substantially free of their enantiomeric ordiastereomeric partners, and these are all within the scope of theinvention. Chiral centers may be found in F1Cs at, for example, one ormore of R¹, R², R³, R⁴ or R¹⁰.

Stereospecific synthesis usually does not does not produce undesiredenantiomers that must be removed from the final product. In general,those skilled in the art would understand what starting materials andreaction conditions should be used to obtain the desiredenantiomerically enriched or pure isomers by stereospecific synthesis.Methods to make related compounds been described, see, e.g., U.S. Pat.Nos. 2,833,793, 2,911,418, 3,148,198, 3,471,480, 3,976,691, 4,000,125,4,083,969, 4,268,441, 4,427,649, 4,542,129, 4,666,898, 4,956,355,5,001,119, 5,043,165, 5,077,284, 5,028,631, 5,110,810, 5,157,031,5,162,198, 5,175,154, 5,277,907, 5,292,730, 5,296,481, 5,372,996,5,387,583, 5,407,684, 5,424,463, 5,461,042, 5,478,566, 5,506,223,5,518,725, 5,527,788, 5,527,789, 5,532,230, 5,559,107, 5,562,910,5,583,126, 5,585,371, 5,587,369, 5,591,736, 5,593,981, 5,629,295,5,610,150, 5,635,496, 5,641,766, 5,641,768, 5,656,621, 5,660,835,5,686,438, 5,696,106, 5,700,793, 5,707,983, 5,709,878, 5,710,143,5,714,481, 5,728,688, 5,736,537, 5,744,462, 5,753,237, 5,756,482,5,776,921, 5,776,923, 5,780,460, 5,795,880, 5,798,347, 5,798,348,5,804,576, 5,807,848, 5,807,849, 5,811,418, 5,824,313, 5,824,668,5,824,671, 5,827,841, 5,837,269, 5,837,700, 5,843,932, 5,846,963,5,859,000, 5,872,114, 5,872,147, 5,162,198, 5,206,008, 5,292,730,5,407,684, 5,461,042, 5,461,768, 5,478,566, 5,585,371, 5,635,496,5,641,766, 5,837,269, 5,885,977, 5,846,963, 5,919,465, 5,869,090,5,863,910, 5,856,340, 5,804,576, 5,714,481, 6,150,336, 4,978,532,4,898,694, 4,542,129, 3,711,606, 3,710,795, 3,189,597, 3,137,710,2,531,441, 4,908,358, 4,902,681, 5,532,230, 5,686,438, 5,753,640,5,811,418, 5,859,000, 5,763,433, 6,372,732, 5,925,630, 5,939,545 and5,962,443.

Embodiments of formula 1 compounds. For formula 1 compounds (“F1Cs”), 2,3 or more of R¹, R², R³ and R⁴ are usually not —H, and typically one orboth R¹ and R⁴, R³ and R⁴, R², R³ and R⁴ or R² and R⁴ are not —H, and/or1 or 2 of R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) are optionally not —H.For any F1C disclosed herein, steroid nucleus carbon atoms that containtwo variable groups (e.g., two R¹⁰ at R⁸ or R⁹ or two R³ or R⁴ at the16- or 17-position), each variable group is independently selected andeach can thus be the same or different, e.g., both can be methyl, ethyl,methoxy, ethoxy, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, or they can be different. ExemplaryF1C include compounds where no double bond is present at the 3-poistion,one R¹ is an O-linked, S-linked or N-linked moiety and the other R¹ is—H or a C-linked moiety or both R¹ together are ═O or another doublebonded moiety, and/or no double bond is present at the 17-poistion, oneR⁴, in the β- or β-configuration, is an O-linked, S-linked or N-linkedmoiety and the other R⁴is —H or a C-linked moiety and/or no double bondis present at the 16-poistion, one R³ is an O-linked, S-linked orN-linked moiety and the other R³ is —H or a C-linked moiety or both R³are a halogen or together are ═O or another double bonded moiety. Otherembodiments are described below.

The formula 1 compounds may contain 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 carbon-carbon orcarbon-nitrogen double bonds within the fused four-ring system, suchthat the compound is unsaturated. Classes of formula 1 compoundsinclude, androstanes (or 5α-androstanes), 5β-androstanes, 1-ene, 2-ene,3-ene, 4-ene, 5(6)-ene (or a “5-ene”), 5(10)-ene, 6-ene, 7-ene,8(9)-ene, 8(14)-ene, 9(10)-ene, 9(11)-ene, 11-ene, 12-ene, 13(17)-ene,14-ene, 15-ene, 16-ene, 1,3-diene, 1,4-diene, 1,5-diene, 1,5(10)-diene,1,6-diene, 1,7-diene, 1,8(9)-diene, 1,8(14)-diene, 1,9(11)-diene,1,11-diene, 1,12-diene, 1,13(17)-diene, 1,15-diene, 1,16-diene,2,4-diene, 2,5-diene, 2,5(10)-diene, 2,6-diene, 2,7-diene, 2,8(9)-diene,2,8(14)-diene, 2,11-diene, 2,12-diene, 2,13(17)-diene, 2,14-diene,2,15-diene, 2,16-diene, 3,5-diene, 3,6-diene, 3,7-diene, 3,8(9)-diene,3,8(14)-diene, 3,9(10)-diene, 3,9(11)-diene, 3,11-diene, 3,12-diene,3,13(17)-diene, 3,14-diene, 3,15-diene, 3,16-diene, 4,6-diene,4,7-diene, 4,8(9)-diene, 4,8(14)-diene, 4,9(10)-diene, 4,9(11)-diene,4,11-diene, 4,12-diene, 4,13(17)-diene, 4,14-diene, 4,15-diene,4,16-diene, 5(6),15-diene (or a “5,15-diene”), 5,7-diene, 5,8(9)-diene,5,8(14)-diene, 5,9(11)-diene, 5,11-diene, 5,12-diene, 5,13(17)-diene,5,14-diene, 5,15-diene, 5,16-diene, 5(10),7-diene, 5(10),8(9)-diene,5(10),8(14)-diene, 5,9(11)-diene, 5(10), 11-diene, 5(10),12-diene,5(10), 13(17)-diene, 5(10),14-diene, 5(10),15-diene, 5(10),16-diene,6,9(11)-diene, 6,9(14)-diene, 6,10-diene, 6,11-diene, 6,13(17)-diene,6,14-diene, 6,15-diene, 6,16-diene, 7,9(10)-diene, 7,9(11)-diene,7,12-diene, 7,13(17)-diene, 7,14-diene, 7,15-diene, 7,16-diene,8(9),11-diene, 8(9),12-diene, 8(9),13(17)-diene, 8(9),14-diene,8(9),15-diene, 8(9), 16-diene, 8(14), 9-diene, 8(14),11-diene,8(14),12-diene, 8(14),13(17)-diene, 8(14),15-diene, 8(14), 156-diene,9(10),11-diene, 9(10),12-diene, 9(10),13(17)-diene, 9(10),14-diene,9(10), 15-diene, 9(10),16-diene, 9(11),13-diene, 9(11),13(17)-diene,9(11),14-diene, 9;(11), 15-diene, 9(11),16-diene, 11,13(17)-diene,11,14-diene, 11,15-diene, 11,16-diene, 12,14-diene, 12,15-diene,12,16-diene, 13(17),14-diene, 13(17),15-diene, 14,16-diene,1,3,5-triene, 1,3,5(10)-triene, 1,3,6-triene, 1,3,7-triene,1,3,8-triene, 1,3,8(14)-triene, 1,3,9-triene, 1,3,9(11)-triene,1,3,12-triene, 1,3,13(17)-triene, 1,3,14-triene, 1,3,15-triene,1,3,16-triene, 1,4,6-triene, 1,4,7-triene, 1,4,8-triene,1,4,8(14)-triene, 1,4,9-triene, 1,4,11 -triene, 1,4,9(11)-triene,1,4,12-triene, 1,4,13(17)-triene, 1,4,14-triene, 1,4,15-triene,1,4,16-triene, 1,5,7-triene, 1,5,8-triene, 1,5,8(14)-triene,1,5,9-triene, 1,5,9(11)-triene, 1,5,11-triene, 1,5,12-triene,1,5,13(17)-triene, 1,5,14-triene, 1,5,15-triene, 1,5,16-triene,1,5(10),6-triene, 1,5(10),7-triene, 1,5(10),8-triene,1,5(10),8(14)-triene, 1,5(10),9(11)-triene, 1,5(10),12-triene,1,5(10),13(17)-triene, 1,5(10),14-triene, 1,5(10),15-triene,1,5(10),16-triene, 1,6,8-triene, 1,6,8(14)-triene, 1,6,9-triene,1,6,9(11)-triene, 1,6,11-triene, 1,6,12-triene, 1,6,13(17)-triene,1,6,14-triene, 1,6,15-triene, 1,6,16-triene, 1,7,9-triene,1,7,9(11)-triene, 1,7,11-triene, 1,7,12-triene, 1,7,13(17)-triene,1,7,14-triene, 1,7,15-triene, 1,7,16-triene, 2,4,6-triene, 2,5,6-triene,2,5(10),6-triene, 2,4,7-triene, 2,5,7-triene, 2,5(10),7-triene,2,4,8-triene, 2,5,8-triene, 2,5(10),8-triene, 2,4,8(14)-triene,2,5,8(14)-triene, 2,5(10),8(14)-triene, 2,4,9-triene, 2,4,9(11)-triene,2,5,9(11)-triene, 2,5(10), 9(11)-triene, 2,4,11-triene, 2,5,11 -triene,2,5(10),11-triene, 2,4,12-triene, 2,5,12-triene, 2,5(10),12-triene,2,4,14-triene, 2,5,14-triene, 2,5(10),14-triene, 2,4,15-triene,2,5,15-triene, 2,5(10),15-triene, 2,4,16-triene, 2,5,16-triene, 2,5(10),16-triene, 2,6,8-triene, 2,6,8(14)-triene, 2,6,9-triene,2,6,9(11)-triene, 2,6,12-triene, 2,6,13(17)-triene, 2,6,14-triene,2,6,15-triene, 2,6,16-triene, 2,7,9-triene, 2,7,9(11)-triene,2,7,12-triene, 2,7,13(17)-triene, 2,7,14-triene, 2,7,15-triene,2,7,16-triene, 3,5,9-triene, 3,5,11-triene, 3,5,12-triene,3,5,13-triene, 3,5,14-triene, 3,5,15-triene, 3,5,16-triene,3,6,8-triene, 3,6,8(14)-triene, 3,6,9-triene, 3,6,9(11)-triene,3,6,11-triene, 3,6,12-triene, 3,6,13(17)-triene, 3,6,14-triene,3,6,15-triene, 3,6,16-triene, 3,7,9-triene, 3,7,11 -triene,3,7,12-triene, 3,7,13(17)-triene, 3,7,14-triene, 3,7,15-triene,3,7,16-triene,3,8,11-triene, 3,8,12-triene, 3,8,13(17)-triene,3,8,14-triene, 3,8,15-triene, 3,8,16-triene, 3,8(14),11-triene,3,8(14),12-triene, 3,8(14),13(17)-triene, 3,8(14),15-triene,3,8(14),16-triene, 3,9,11-triene, 3,9,12-triene, 3,9,13(17)-triene,3,9,14-triene, 3,9,15-triene, 3,9,16-triene, 3,9(11),12-triene,3,9(11),13(17)-triene, 3,9(11),14-triene, 3,9(11),15-triene,3,9(11),16-triene, 3,11,13(17)-triene, 3,11,14-triene, 3,11,15-triene,3,11,16-triene, 3,12,14-triene, 3,12,15-triene, 3,12,16-triene,3,13(17),14-triene, 3,13(17),15-triene, 3,14,16-triene, 4,6,8-triene,4,6,8(14)-triene, 4,6,9-triene, 4,6,9(11)-triene, 4,6,11 -triene,4,6,12-triene, 4,6,13(17)-triene, 4,6,14-triene, 4,6,15-triene,4,6,16-triene, 4,7,9-triene, 4,7,11-triene, 4,7,12-triene,4,7,13(17)-triene, 4,7,14-triene, 4,7,15-triene, 4,7,16-triene,4,8,9-triene, 4,8,9(11)-triene, 4,8,11-triene, 4,8,12-triene,4,8,13(17)-triene, 4,8,14-triene, 4,8,15-triene, 4,8,16-triene,4,8(14),9-triene, 4,8(14),9(11)-triene, 4,8(14),11-triene,4,8(14),12-triene, 4,8(14), 13(17)-triene, 4,8(14),15-triene,4,8(14),16-triene, 4,9,11-triene, 4,9,12-triene, 4,9,13(17)-triene,4,9,14-triene, 4,9,15-triene, 4,9,16-triene, 4,9(11),12-triene,4,9(11),13(17)-triene, 4,9(11),14-triene, 4,9(11),15-triene,4,9(11),16-triene, 4,11,13(17)-triene, 4,11,14-triene, 4,11,1 5-triene,4,11,16-triene, 4,12,14-triene, 4,12,15-triene, 4,12,16-triene,4,13(17),14-triene, 4,13(17),15-triene, 4,14,16-triene, 5,7,9-triene,5,7,9(11)-triene, 5,7,12-triene, 5,7,13(17)-triene, 5,7,14-triene,5,7,15-triene, 5,7,16-triene, 5,8,11-triene, 5,8,12-triene,5,8,13(17)-triene, 5,8,14-triene, 5,8,15-triene, 5,8,16-triene,5,8(14),9-triene, 5,8(14),9(11)-triene, 5,8(14),12-triene,5,8(14),13(17)-triene, 5,8(14),15-triene, 5,8(14),16-triene,5,9,11-triene, 5,9,12-triene, 5,9,13(17)-triene, 5,9,14-triene,5,9,15-triene, 5,9,16-triene, 5,9(11),12-triene, 5,9(11), 13(17)-triene,5,9(11), 14-triene, 5,9(11), 15-triene, 5,9(11), 16-triene,5,11,13(17)-triene, 5,11,14-triene, 5,11,15-triene, 5,11,16-triene,5,12,14-triene, 5,12,15-triene, 5,12,16-triene, 5,13(17),14-triene,5,13(17),15-triene, 5,14,16-triene, 6,8,11-triene, 6,8,12-triene,6,8,13(17)-triene, 6,8,14-triene, 6,8,15-triene, 6,8,16-triene,6,8(14),9-triene, 6,8(14),9(11)-triene, 6,8(14),11-triene,6,8(14),12-triene, 6,8(14),13(17)-triene, 6,8(14),15-triene,6,8(14),16-triene, 6,9,11-triene, 6,9,12-triene, 6,9,13(17)-triene,6,9,14-triene, 6,9,15-triene, 6,9,16-triene, 6,9(11),12-triene,6,9(11),13(17)-triene, 6,9(11),14-triene, 6,9(11),15-triene,6,9(11),16-triene, 6,11,13(17)-triene, 6,11,14-triene, 6,11,15-triene,6,11,16-triene, 6,12,14-triene, 6,12,15-triene, 6,12,16-triene,6,13(17),14-triene, 6,13(17),15-triene, 6,14,16-triene, 7,9,11-triene,7,9,12-triene, 7,9,13(17)-triene, 7,9,14-triene, 7,9,15-triene,7,9,16-triene, 7,9(11),12-triene, 7,9(11),13(17)-triene,7,9(11),14-triene, 7,9(11),15-triene, 7,9(11),16-triene, 7,12,14-triene,7,12,15-triene, 7,12,16-triene, 7,13(17),14-triene, 7,13(17),15-triene,7,14,16-triene, 8,11,13(17)-triene, 8,11,14-triene, 8,11,15-triene,8,11,16-triene, 8,12,14-triene, 8,12,15-triene, 8,12,16-triene,8,13(17),14-triene, 8,13(17),15-triene, 8,14,16-triene,8(14),9,11-triene, 8(14),9,12-triene, 8(14),9,13(17)-triene,8(14),9,15-triene, 8(14),9,16-triene, 8(14),9(11),12-triene,8(14),9(11),13(17)-triene, 8(14),9(11),15-triene, 8(14),9(11),16-triene,9,11,13(17)-triene, 9,11,14-triene, 9,11,15-triene, 9,11,16-triene,9(11),13(17),14-triene, 9(11),13(17),14-triene, 9(11),13(17),15-triene,11,13(17),14-triene, 11,13(17),15-triene, 12,14,16-triene,1,3,5(10),6-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),7-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),9(11)-tetraene,1,3,5(10),11-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),12-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),13(17)-tetraene,1,3,5(10),14-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),15-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),16-tetraene,1,3,5,7-tetraene, 1,3,5,8-tetraene, 1,3,5,8(14)-tetraene,1,3,5,9-tetraene, 1,3,5,9(11)-tetraene, 1,3,5,12-tetraene,1,3,5,13(17)-tetraene, 1,3,5,14-tetraene, 1,3,5,15-tetraene,1,3,5,16-tetraene, 1,3,6,8-tetraene, 1,3,6,8(14)-tetraene,1,3,6,9-tetraene, 1,3,6,9(11)-tetraene, 1,3,6,12-tetraene,1,3,6,13(17)-tetraene, 1,3,6,14-tetraene, 1,3,6,15-tetraene,1,3,6,16-tetraene, 1,3,7,9-tetraene, 1,3,7,9(11)-tetraene,1,3,7,11-tetraene, 1,3,7,12-tetraene, 1,3,7,13(17)-tetraene,1,3,7,14-tetraene, 1,3,7,15-tetraene,1,3,7,16-tetraene,1,3,8,9-tetraene, 1,3,8,9(11)-tetraene,1,3,8,12-tetraene, 1,3,8,13(17)-tetraene, 1,3,8,14-tetraene,1,3,8,15-tetraene, 1,3,8,16-tetraene, 1,3,8(14)9-tetraene,1,3,8(14)9(11)-tetraene, 1,3,8(14)12-tetraene, 1,3,8(14)13(17)-tetraene,1,3,8(14)15-tetraene, 1,3,8(14)16-tetraene, 1,3,9,11-tetraene,1,3,9,12-tetraene, 1,3,9,13(17)-tetraene, 1,3,9,14-tetraene,1,3,9,15-tetraene, 1,3,9,16-tetraene, 1,3,9(11),12-tetraene,1,3,9(11),113(17)-tetraene, 1,3,9(11),14-tetraene,1,3,9(11),15-tetraene, 1,3,9(11),16-tetraene, 1,3,12,14-tetraene,1,3,12,15-tetraene, 1,3,12,16-tetraene, 1,3,13(17),14-tetraene,1,3,13(17),15-tetraene, 1,3,13(17),16-tetraene, 1,3,14,16-tetraene,1,4,6,8-tetraene, 1,4,6,8(14)-tetraene, 1,4,6,9-tetraene,1,4,6,9(11)-tetraene, 1,4,6,11-tetraene, 1,4,6,12-tetraene,1,4,6,13(17)-tetraene, 1,4,6,14-tetraene, 1,4,6,15-tetraene,1,4,6,16-tetraene, 1,5,7,9-tetraene, 1,5,7,9(11)-tetraene,1,5,7,11-tetraene, 1,5,7,12-tetraene, 1,5,7,13(17)-tetraene,1,5,7,14-tetraene, 1,5,7,15-tetraene, 1,5,7,16-tetraene,1,5,8,11-tetraene, 1,5,8,12-tetraene, 1,5,8,13(17)-tetraene,1,5,8,14-tetraene, 1,5,8,15-tetraene, 1,5,8,16-tetraene,1,5,8(14),9-tetraene, 1,5,8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 1,5,8(14),11-tetraene,1,5,8(14),12-tetraene, 1,5,8(14),13(17)-tetraene, 1,5,8(14),15-tetraene,1,5,8(14),16-tetraene, 1,5,9,11-tetraene, 1,5,9,12-tetraene,1,5,9,13(17)-tetraene, 1,5,9,14-tetraene, 1,5,9,15-tetraene,1,5,9,16-tetraene, 1,5,9(11),12-tetraene, 1,5,9(11),13(17)-tetraene,1,5,9(11),14-tetraene, 1,5,9(11),15-tetraene, 1,5,9(11),16-tetraene,1,5,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,5,11,14-tetraene, 1,5,11,15-tetraene,1,5,11,16-tetraene, 1,5,12,14-tetraene, 1,5,12,15-tetraene,1,5,12,16-tetraene, 1,5,13(17),14-tetraene, 1,5,13(17),15-tetraene,1,5,14,16-tetraene, 1,4,7,15-tetraene, 1,5,7,15-tetraene,1,3,7,16-tetraene, 1,4,6,8-tetraene, 1,4,6,9-tetraene,1,4,6,9(11)-tetraene; 1,4,6,11-tetraene, 1,4,6,12-tetraene,1,4,6,13(17)-tetraene, 1,4,6,14-tetraene, 1,4,6,15-tetraene,1,4,6,16-tetraene, 1,4,7,9-tetraene, 1,4,7,9(11)-tetraene,1,4,7,11-tetraene, 1,4,7,12-tetraene, 1,4,7,13(17)-tetraene,1,4,7,14-tetraene, 1,4,7,15-tetraene, 1,4,7,16-tetraene,1,6,8,11-tetraene, 1,6,8,12-tetraene, 1,6,8,13(17)-tetraene,1,6,8,14-tetraene, 1,6,8,15-tetraene, 1,6,8,16-tetraene,1,6,8(14),9-tetraene, 1,6,8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 1,6,8(14),11-tetraene,1,6,8(14),12-tetraene, 1,6,8(14),13(17)-tetraene, 1,6,8(14),15-tetraene,1,6,8(14),16-tetraene, 1,6,9,11-tetraene, 1,6,9,12-tetraene,1,6,9,13(17)-tetraene, 1,6,9,14-tetraene, 1,6,9,15-tetraene,1,6,9,16-tetraene, 1,6,9(11),12-tetraene, 1,6,9(11),13(17)-tetraene,1,6,9(11),14-tetraene, 1,6,9(11),15-tetraene, 1,6,9(11),16-tetraene,1,6,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,6,11,14-tetraene, 1,6,11,15-tetraene,1,6,12,14-tetrane, 1,6,12,15-tetrane, 1,6,12,16-tetrane,1,6,13(17),14-tetraene, 1,6,13(17),15-tetraene, 1,6,14,16-tetraene,1,7,9,11-tetraene, 1,7,9,12-tetraene, 1,7,9,13(17)-tetraene,1,7,9,14-tetraene, 1,7,9,15-tetraene, 1,7,9,16-tetraene,1,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,8,11,14-tetraene, 1,8,11,15-tetraene,1,8,11,16-tetraene, 1,8(14),9,11-tetraene, 1,8(14),9,12-tetraene,1,8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene, 1,8(14),9,15-tetraene, 1,8(14),9,16-tetraene,1,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,9,11,14-tetraene, 1,9,11,15-tetraene,1,9,11,16-tetraene, 1,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 1,9(11),12,15-tetraene,1,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 1,11,13(17),14-tetraene,1,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 1,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 1,12,14,16-tetraene,1,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,8,11,14-tetraene, 1,8,11,15-tetraene,1,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,9,11,14-tetraene, 1,9,11,15-tetraene,1,9,11,16-tetraene, 1,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 1,9(11),12,15-tetraene,1,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 1,11,13(17),14-tetraene,1,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 1,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 1,12,14,16-tetraene,2,4,6,8-tetraene, 2,4,6,8(14)-tetraene, 2,4,6,9-tetraene,2,4,6,9(11)-tetraene, 2,4,6,11-tetraene, 2,4,6,12-tetraene,2,4,6,13(17)-tetraene, 2,4,6,14-tetraene, 2,4,6,15-tetraene,2,4,6,16-tetraene, 2,5,7,9-tetraene, 2,5,7,9(11)-tetraene,2,5,7,11-tetraene, 2,5,7,12-tetraene, 2,5,7,13(17)-tetraene,2,5,7,14-tetraene, 2,5,7,15-tetraene, 2,5,7,16-tetraene,2,5,8,11-tetraene, 2,5,8,12-tetraene, 2,5,8,13(17)-tetraene,2,5,8,14-tetraene, 2,5,8,15-tetraene, 2,5,8,16-tetraene,2,5,8(14),9-tetraene, 2,5,8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 2,5,8(14),11-tetraene,2,5,8(14),12-tetraene, 2,5,8(14),13(17)-tetraene, 2,5,8(14),15-tetraene,2,5,8(14),16-tetraene, 2,5,9,11-tetraene, 2,5,9,12-tetraene,2,5,9,13(17)-tetraene, 2,5,9,14-tetraene, 2,5,9,15-tetraene,2,5,9,16-tetraene, 2,5,9(11),12-tetraene, 2,5,9(11),13(17)-tetraene,2,5,9(11),14-tetraene, 2,5,9(11),15-tetraene, 2,5,9(11),16-tetraene,2,5,11,13(17)-tetraene, 2,5,11,14-tetraene, 2,5,11,15-tetraene,2,5,11,16-tetraene, 2,5,12,14-tetraene, 2,5,12,15-tetraene,2,5,12,16-tetraene, 2,5,13(17),14-tetraene, 2,5,13(17),15-tetraene,2,5,14,16-tetraene, 2,4,7,15-tetraene, 2,5,7,15-tetraene,2,4,6,8-tetraene, 2,4,6,9-tetraene, 2,4,6,9(11)-tetraene,2,4,6,11-tetraene, 2,4,6,12-tetraene, 2,4,6,13(17)-tetraene,2,4,6,14-tetraene, 2,4,6,15-tetraene, 2,4,6,16-tetraene,2,4,7,9-tetraene, 2,4,7,9(11)-tetraene, 2,4,7,11-tetraene,2,4,7,12-tetraene, 2,4,7,13(17)-tetraene, 2,4,7,14-tetraene,2,4,7,15-tetraene, 2,4,7,16-tetraene, 2,6,8,11-tetraene,2,6,8,12-tetraene, 2,6,8,13(17)-tetraene, 2,6,8,14-tetraene,2,6,8,15-tetraene, 2,6,8,16-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),9-tetraene,2,6,8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),11-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),12-tetraene,2,6,8(14),13(17)-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),15-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),16-tetraene,2,6,9,11-tetraene, 2,6,9,12-tetraene, 2,6,9,13(17)-tetraene,2,6,9,14-tetraene, 2,6,9,15-tetraene, 2,6,9,16-tetraene,2,6,9(11),12-tetraene, 2,6,9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 2,6,9(11),14-tetraene,2,6,9(11),15-tetraene, 2,6,9(11),16-tetraene, 2,6,11,13(17)-tetraene,2,6,11,14-tetraene, 2,6,11,15-tetraene, 2,6,12,14-tetrane,2,6,12,15-tetrane, 2,6,12,16-tetrane, 2,6,13(17),14-tetraene,2,6,13(17),15-tetraene, 2,6,14,16-tetraene, 2,7,9,11-tetraene,2,7,9,12-tetraene, 2,7,9,13(17)-tetraene, 2,7,9,14-tetraene,2,7,9,15-tetraene, 2,7,9,16-tetraene, 2,8,11,13(17)-tetraene,2,8,11,14-tetraene, 2,8,11,15-tetraene, 2,8,11,16-tetraene,2,8(14),9,11-tetraene, 2,8(14),9,12-tetraene, 2,8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene,2,8(14),9,15-tetraene, 2,8(14),9,16-tetraene, 2,9,11,13(17)-tetraene,2,9,11,14-tetraene, 2,9,11,15-tetraene, 2,9,11,16-tetraene,2,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 2,9(11),12,15-tetraene, 2,9(11),12,16-tetraene,2,11,13(17),14-tetraene, 2,11,13(17),15-tetraene,2,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 2,12,14,16-tetraene, 2,8,11,13(17)-tetraene,2,8,11,14-tetraene, 2,8,11,15-tetraene, 2,9,11,13(17)-tetraene,2,9,11,14-tetraene, 2,9,11,15-tetraene, 2,9,11,16-tetraene,2,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 2,9(11),12,15-tetraene, 2,9(11),12,16-tetraene,2,11,13(17),14-tetraene, 2,11,13(17),15-tetraene,2,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 2,12,14,16-tetraene, 3,5,7,9-tetraene,3,5,7,9(11)-tetraene, 3,5,7,11-tetraene, 3,5,7,12-tetraene,3,5,7,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5,7,14-tetraene, 3,5,7,15-tetraene,3,5,7,16-tetraene, 3,5,8,11-tetraene, 3,5,8,12-tetraene,3,5,8,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5,8,14-tetraene, 3,5,8,15-tetraene,3,5,8,16-tetraene, 3,5,8(14),9-tetraene, 3,5,8(14),9(11)-tetraene,3,5,8(14),11-tetraene, 3,5,8(14),12-tetraene, 3,5,8(14),13(17)-tetraene,3,5,8(14),15-tetraene, 3,5,8(14),16-tetraene, 3,5,9,11-tetraene,3,5,9,12-tetraene, 3,5,9,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5,9,14-tetraene,3,5,9,15-tetraene, 3,5,9,16-tetraene, 3,5,9(11),12-tetraene,3,5,9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 3,5,9(11),14-tetraene, 3,5,9(11),15-tetraene,3,5,9(11),16-tetraene, 3,5,11,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5,11,14-tetraene,3,5,11,15-tetraene, 3,5,11,16-tetraene, 3,5,12,14-tetraene,3,5,12,15-tetraene, 3,5,12,16-tetraene, 3,5,13(17),14-tetraene,3,5,13(17),15-tetraene, 3,5,14,16-tetraene, 3,4,7,15-tetraene,3,5,7,15-tetraene, 3,5,7,16-tetraene, 3,4,6,8-tetraene,3,4,6,9-tetraene, 3,4,6,9(11)-tetraene, 3,4,6,11-tetraene,3,4,6,12-tetraene, 3,4,6,13(17)-tetraene, 3,4,6,14-tetraene,3,4,6,15-tetraene, 3,4,6,16-tetraene, 3,4,7,9-tetraene,3,4,7,9(11)-tetraene, 3,4,7,11-tetraene, 3,4,7,12-tetraene,3,4,7,13(17)-tetraene, 3,4,7,14-tetraene, 3,4,7,15-tetraene,3,4,7,16-tetraene, 3,6,8,11-tetraene, 3,6,8,12-tetraene,3,6,8,13(17)-tetraene, 3,6,8,14-tetraene, 3,6,8,15-tetraene,3,6,8,16-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),9-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),9(11)-tetraene,3,6,8(14),11-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),12-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),13(17)-tetraene,3,6,8(14),15-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),16-tetraene, 3,6,9,11-tetraene,3,6,9,12-tetraene, 3,6,9,13(17)-tetraene, 3,6,9,14-tetraene,3,6,9,15-tetraene, 3,6,9,16-tetraene, 3,6,9(11),12-tetraene,3,6,9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 3,6,9(11),14-tetraene, 3,6,9(11),15-tetraene,3,6,9(11),16-tetraene, 3,6,11,13(17)-tetraene, 3,6,11,14-tetraene,3,6,11,15-tetraene, 3,6,12,14-tetrane, 3,6,12,15-tetrane,3,6,12,16-tetrane, 3,6,13(17),14-tetraene, 3,6,13(17),15-tetraene,3,6,14,16-tetraene, 3,7,9,11-tetraene, 3,7,9,12-tetraene,3,7,9,13(17)-tetraene, 3,7,9,14-tetraene, 3,7,9,15-tetraene,3,7,9,16-tetraene, 3,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 3,8,11,14-tetraene,3,8,11,15-tetraene, 3,8,11,16-tetraene, 3,8(14),9,11 -tetraene,3,8(14),9,12-tetraene, 3,8(14),9,13(17)-tetrene, 3,8(14),9,15-tetraene,3,8(14),9,16-tetraene, 3,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 3,9,11,14-tetraene,3,9,11,15-tetraene, 3,9,11,16-tetraene, 3,9(11),12,14-tetraene,3,9(11),12,15-tetraene, 3,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 3,11,13(17),14-tetraene,3,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 3,11,13(17)-tetraene, 3,12,14,16-tetraene,3,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 3,8,11,14-tetraene, 3,8,11,15-tetraene,3,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 3,9,11,14-tetraene, 3,9,11,15-tetraene,3,9,11,16-tetraene, 3,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 3,9(11),12,15-tetraene,3,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 3,11,13(17),14-tetraene,3,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 3,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 3,12,14,16-tetraene,3,5(10),7,9(11)-tetraene, 3,5(10),7,11 -tetraene, 3,5(10),7,12-tetraene,3,5(10),7,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5(10),7,14-tetraene, 3,5(10),7,15-tetraene,3,5(10),7,16-tetraene, 3,5(10),8,11 -tetraene, 3,5(10),8,12-tetraene,3,5(10),8,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5(10),8,14-tetraene, 3,5(10),8,15-tetraene,3,5(10),8,16-tetraene, 3,5(10),8(14),9-tetraene,3,5(10),8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 3,5(10),8(14),11-tetraene,3,5(10),8(14),12-tetraene, 3,5(10),8(14),13(17)-tetraene,3,5(10),8(14),15-tetraene, 3,5(10),8(14),16-tetraene,3,5(10),9,11-tetraene, 3,5(10),9,12-tetraene, 3,5(10),9,13(17)-tetraene,3,5(10),9,14-tetraene, 3,5(10),9,15-tetraene, 3,5(10),9,16-tetraene,3,5(10),9(11),12-tetraene, 3,5(10),9(11),13(17)-tetraene,3,5(10),9(11),14-tetraene, 3,5(10),9(11),15-tetraene,3,5(10),9(11),16-tetraene, 3,5(10),11,13(17)-tetraene,3,5(10),11,14-tetraene, 3,5(10),11,15-tetraene, 3,5(10),11,16-tetraene,3,5(10),12,14-tetraene, 3,5(10),12,15-tetraene, 3,5(10),12,16-tetraene,3,5(10),13(17),14-tetraene, 3,5(10),13(17),15-tetraene,3,5(10),14,16-tetraene, 4,6,8,11 -tetraene, 4,6,8,12-tetraene,4,6,8,13(17)-tetraene, 4,6,8,14-tetraene, 4,6,8,15-tetraene,4,6,8,16-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),9-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),9(11)-tetraene,4,6,8(14),11-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),12-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),13(17)-tetraene,4,6,8(14),15-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),16-tetraene, 4,6,9,11-tetraene,4,6,9,12-tetraene, 4,6,9,13(17)-tetraene, 4,6,9,14-tetraene,4,6,9,15-tetraene, 4,6,9,16-tetraene, 4,6,9(11),12-tetraene,4,6,9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 4,6,9(11),14-tetraene, 4,6,9(11),15-tetraene,4,6,9(11),16-tetraene, 4,6,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,6,11,14-tetraene,4,6,11,15-tetraene, 4,6,12,14-tetrane, 4,6,12,15-tetrane,4,6,12,16-tetrane, 4,6,13(17),14-tetraene, 4,6,13(17),15-tetraene,4,6,14,16-tetraene, 4,7,9,11-tetraene, 4,7,9,12-tetraene,4,7,9,13(17)-tetraene, 4,7,9,14-tetraene, 4,7,9,15-tetraene,4,7,9,16-tetraene, 4,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,8,11,14-tetraene,4,8,11,15-tetraene, 4,8,11,16-tetraene, 4,8(14),9,11-tetraene,4,8(14),9,12-tetraene, 4,8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene, 4,8(14),9,15-tetraene,4,8(14),9,16-tetraene, 4,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,9,11,14-tetraene,4,9,11,15-tetraene, 4,9,11,16-tetraene, 4,9(11),12,14-tetraene,4,9(11),12,15-tetraene, 4,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 4,11,13(17),14-tetraene,4,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 4,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 4,12,14,16-tetraene,4,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,8,11,14-tetraene, 4,8,11,15-tetraene,4,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,9,11,14-tetraene, 4,9,11,15-tetraene,4,9,11,16-tetraene, 4,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 4,9(11),12,15-tetraene,4,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 4,11,13(17),14-tetraene,4,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 4,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 4,12,14,16-tetraene,5,7,9,11-tetraene, 5,7,9,12-tetraene, 5,7,9,13(17)-tetraene,5,7,9,14-tetraene, 5,7,9,15-tetraene, 5,7,9,16-tetraene,5,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5,8,11,14-tetraene, 5,8,11,15-tetraene,5,8,11,16-tetraene, 5,8(14),9,11-tetraene, 5,8(14),9,12-tetraene,5,8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene, 5,8(14),9,15-tetraene, 5,8(14),9,16-tetraene,5,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5,9,11,14-tetraene, 5,9,11,15-tetraene,5,9,11,16-tetraene, 5,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 5,9(11),12,15-tetraene,5,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 5,11,13(17),14-tetraene,5,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 5,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 5,12,14,16-tetraene,5,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5,8,11,14-tetraene, 5,8,11,15-tetraene,5,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5,9,11,14-tetraene, 5,9,11,15-tetraene,5,9,11,16-tetraene, 5,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 5,9(11),12,15-tetraene,5,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 5,11,13(17),14-tetraene,5,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 5,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 5,12,14,16-tetraene,5(10),8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5(10),8,11,14-tetraene,5(10),8,11,15-tetraene, 5(10),8,11,16-tetraene,5(10),8(14),9,11-tetraene, 5(10),8(14),9,12-tetraene,5(10),8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene, 5(10),8(14),9,15-tetraene,5(10),8(14),9,16-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,13(17)-tetraene,5(10),9,11,14-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,15-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,16-tetraene,5(10),9(11),12,14-tetraene, 5(10),9(11),12,15-tetraene,5(10),9(11),12,16-tetraene, 5(10),11,13(17),14-tetraene,5(10),11,13(17),15-tetraene, 5(10),11,13(17),16-tetraene,5(10),12,14,16-tetraene, 5(10),8,11,13(17)-tetraene,5(10),8,11,14-tetraene, 5(10),8,11,15-tetraene,5(10),9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,14-tetraene,5(10),9,11,15-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,16-tetraene,5(10),9(11),12,14-tetraene, 5(10),9(11),12,15-tetraene,5(10),9(11),12,16-tetraene, 5(10),11,13(17),14-tetraene,5(10),11,13(17),15-tetraene, 5(10),11,13(17),16-tetraene,5(10),12,14,16-tetraene, 6,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 6,8,11,14-tetraene,6,8,11,15-tetraene, 6,8,11,16-tetraene, 6,9,11,13(17)-tetraene,6,9,11,14-tetraene, 6,9,11,15-tetraene, 6,9,11,16-tetraene,6,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 6,9(11),12,15-tetraene, 6,9(11),12,16-tetraene,6,11,13(17),14-tetraene, 6,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 6,12,14,16-tetraene,7,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 7,9,11,14-tetraene, 7,9,11,15-tetraene,7,9,11,16-tetraene, 7,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 7,9(11),12,15-tetraene,7,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 8,11,13(17),14-tetraene,8,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 8(14),9,11,13(17)-tetraene,8(14),9,11,15-tetraene, 8(14),9,11,16-tetraene, 9,11,13(17),14-tetraene,9,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 9(11),12,14,16-tetraene,11,13(17),14,16-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),6,8-pentaene,1,3,5(10),6,9(11)-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),6,11-pentaene,1,3,5(10),6,12-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),6,13(17)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),6,14-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),6,15-pentaene,1,3,5(10),6,16-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),7,9(11)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),7,11-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),7,12-pentaene,1,3,5(10),7,13(17)-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),7,14-pentaene,1,3,5(10),7,15-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),7,16-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8,11-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8,12-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8,13(17)-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8,14-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8,15-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8,16-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8(14),9(11)-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8(14),11-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8(14),12-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8(14),13(17)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8(14),15-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8(14),16-pentaene,1,3,5(10),9(11),12-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),9(11),13(17)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),9(11),14-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),9(11),15-pentaene,1,3,5(10),9(11),16-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),11,13(17)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),11,14-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),11,15-pentaene,1,3,5(10),11,16-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),12,14-pentaene,1,3,5(10),12,15-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),12,16-pentaene,1,3,5(10),13(17),14-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),13(17),15-pentaene or a1,3,5(10),14,16-pentaene androstene.

As is apparent from the F1C structure, when a double bond is present ata given position in any of these androstenes, one or two variable groupsat the steroid ring atoms will be absent. Thus, when a double bond ispresent at the 16-position, one R³ and one R⁴ will be absent, when adouble bond is present at the 5-position, R¹⁰ at the 5-position will beabsent, when a double bond is present at the 5(10)-position, R¹⁰ at the5-position and R⁶ will be absent as shown in the structures or when adouble bond is present at the 5(10)- and 6-positions, R¹⁰ at the5-position, R⁶ and one R² will be absent as shown in the structures

0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 aditional double bonds are present in the rings.

In some embodiments, the formula 1 compound contains no double bonds andis a 5α- or 5,β-androstane compound or an analog thereof. Reference to a1-ene compound means that a double bond is present at the 1-2 position,reference to a 5-ene or a 5(6)-ene compound means that a double bond ispresent at the 5-6 position, reference to a 5(10)-ene compound meansthat a double bond is present at the 5-10 position, while reference to a5(10),16-diene compound means that a double bond is present at the 5-10and at the 16-17 positions. Similarly, reference to a 13(17) double bondmeans a double bond is between the 13- and 17-positions and reference toa 9(11) double bond means a double bond is between the 9- and11-positions, while a 9 and a 9(10) double bond means a double bond isbetween the 9- and 10-positions. Other double bond positions in thesteroid rings are defined in an analogous manner. When a compound suchas an androstane or an androstene without a double bond at the5-position is described, the hydrogen atom or other substituent at the5-position will be in the α-configuration, unless specified otherwiseexplicitly or by context. When the hydrogen atom or other substituent atthe 5-position is in the β-configuration, the compound name ordescription will usually specify this. Thus, for3α-amino-16α,17β-dihydroxyandrostane,3β-amino-16α,17β-dihydroxyandrostane or3α-amino-16α,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,9(11)-diene the hydrogen atom at the5-position is in the α-configuration. Similarly, for3α-amino-16α,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androstane,3β-amino-16α,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androstane or3α-amino-16α,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene the hydrogen atom atthe 5-position is in the β-configuration. Other classes of compounds aredefined in an analogous manner.

F1Cs include compounds having the structure 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10,

or a metabolic precursor, a metabolite, salt or tautomer thereof,wherein there is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 double bonds in the steroid rings atthe 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 5(10), 6-, 7-, 8-, 8(14)-, 9-, 9(11)-, 11-, 12-,13(17)-, 14-, 15- or 16-positions; each R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R¹⁰ at the 2, 11and 15 positions, R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) independentlyare —H, —OH, —OR^(PR), —SR^(PR), —SH, N(R^(PR))₂, —NHR^(PR), —NH₂, —NO₂,—ONO₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO, —CHS, —CN, —SCN, —NO₂, —COOH, —COOR^(PR),—OSO₃H, —OPO₃H₂, ═O, ═S, ═N—OH, ═N—OCH₃, ═CH₂, ═CH—CH₃, an ester, athioester, or another R¹⁰ moiety described herein, or, one or more oftwo adjacent R¹-R⁴, R¹⁰, R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) are anindependently selected epoxide or cyclopropyl ring; R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ atthe 5 (if present), 8, 9 and 14 positions independently are R¹⁰ moietiesdescribed herein, e.g., —H, —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —OH, —OR^(PR), —SR^(PR),—N(R^(PR))₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO, —CHS, —CN, —SCN, —N₃, —COOH,—OS(O)(O)OH, an ester, a thioester, a halogen, optionally substitutedalkyl, or, one, two or more of R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ at the 5, 8, 9 and 14positions, together with a carbon atom that is adjacent to the carbon towhich the R⁵, R⁶ or R¹⁰ at the 5-, 8-, 9- or 14-position is bonded arean independently selected epoxide or cyclopropyl ring; R⁷ is —C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—, or another R⁷ moiety described herein; R⁸ and R⁹independently as previously described; R¹³ independently is C₁₋₆ alkyl;and R^(PR) independently are —H, a protecting group or together are aprotecting group, wherein 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 of R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C)and R^(10D) are —H, R⁵ and R⁶ respectively are in the β,β, α,β, β,α orα,α configurations, and wherein, R¹⁰ moieties at the 5 (if present), 8,9 and 14 positions respectively are in the α,α,α,α, α,α,α,β, α,α,β,α,α,β,α,α, β,α,α,α, α,α,β,β, α,β,α,β, β,α,α,β, β,α,β,α, β,β,α,α, α,β,β,α,α,β,β,β, β,α,β,β, β,β,α,β, β,β,β,α or β,β,β,β configurations. For any ofthe F1Cs of structure 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 where two variable groups arebonded to the same carbon, e.g., R¹, R², R³, R⁴ or R¹⁰ at the 11position, each variable group at that position is independentlyselected.

In the F1Cs, each R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R¹⁰ at the 2, 11 and 15 positions, isindependently selected. In some embodiments one of the R¹, R², R³, R⁴,R¹⁰ at the 2, 11 and 15 positions is hydrogen and the other is —Hanother moiety, but usually 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of the remaining variablegroups are not —H, i.e., they are another moiety as defined for thosegroups. In other embodiments, both R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R¹⁰ at the 2, 11 and15 positions, are independently selected moieties other than hydrogen,i.e., they are another moiety as defined for those groups such as aC1-C20 organic moiety or C1-C20 optionally substituted alkyl group. Inmany embodiments R¹ at the 1-position in the β-configuration or R¹ atthe 1-position in the α-configuration is not —H and R⁴ at the 1-positionin the β-configuration or R¹ at the 1-position in the α-configuration isnot —H.

F1Cs include compounds having structure 2

wherein, each R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R⁷, R⁸, R⁹, R¹⁰ at the 2, 5, 8, 9,11, 14 and 15 positions, R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) are eachindependently chosen and have the meanings given above for compounds ofstructure 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10;

R³ and R⁴ are, if present, both in the α-configuration or theβ-configuration or one of R³ and R⁴ is in the α-configuration and theother is in the β-configuration;

D is a heterocycle, a 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered carbon ring, or two fusedrings, each being 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered carbon ring, wherein 1, 2 or3 ring carbon atoms of the 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered carbon ring(s) areoptionally independently substituted with substituents described forsubstituted alkyl groups, e.g., —O—, —S— or —NR^(PR)— or where 1, 2 or 3hydrogen atoms of the heterocycle or where 1, 2 or 3 hydrogen atoms ofthe 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered ring are substituted with —OR^(PR),—SR^(PR), N(R^(PR))₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO, —CHS, —CN, —NO₂, —OSO₃H,—OPO₃H₂, ═O, ═S, ═N—OH, ═CH₂ or a spiro ring an ester, a thioester, athionoester, a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, aphosphiniester, a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, a sulfoxide, asulfamate, a sulfonate, a sulfamide, a sulfinamide, a sulfurous diamide,an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a thioether, an acylgroup, a thioacyl group, a carbonate, a carbamate, an acetal, athioacetal, a halogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionallysubstituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, an optionallysubstituted aryl moiety, an optionally substituted heteroaryl moiety, anoptionally substituted monosaccharide, an optionally substitutedoligosaccharide, a nucleoside, a nucleotide or a polymer.

In some embodiments, the D structure comprises two 5- or 6-memberedrings, wherein the rings are fused or are linked by 1 or 2 bonds,wherein 0, 1, 2 or 3 of R⁷, R⁸ and R⁹ are not —CHR¹⁰— or —C(R¹⁰)₂—.

Exemplary F1C of structure 2 include the following structures,

wherein, R¹⁶ independently are —CH₂—, —O—, —S— or —NH—; R¹⁵, R¹⁷ and R¹⁸are independently selected R¹ moieties, e.g., —H, —OH, —OR^(PR), ═O,—SR^(PR), ═S, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, ester, ether, acyl, halogen or optionallysubstituted alkyl; and R¹⁹ is nitrogen or CH; R¹-R¹⁰, R^(10A), R^(10B),R^(10C) and R^(10D) are each independently chosen and have the meaningsgiven above for compounds of structure 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10; R¹⁰ moietiesat the 5 (if present), 8, 9 and 14 positions respectively are in theα,α,α,α, α,β,α,α, β,α,α,α, α,α,β,β, α,β,α,β, β,α,α,β, β,α,β,α, β,β,α,α,α,β,β,α, α,β,β,β, β,α,β,β, β,β,α,β, β,β,β,α or β,β,β,β configurations;and R⁵ and R⁶ are in the β,β, β,α, α,β or α,α configurations. For F1Csof structure 2 where two variable groups are bonded to the same carbon,e.g., R¹ at the 3-position, R² at the 7-position or R¹⁰ at the11-position, the each variable group at that position is independentlyselected. As shown in the structure, the R¹⁷ moiety can be bonded to thering carbon adjacent to R¹⁶, or it can be bonded to the adjacent 1, 2 or3 ring carbons. Similarly, the R¹⁸ moiety can be bonded to the ringcarbon adjacent to R¹⁹, or it can be bonded to the adjacent 1, 2 or 3ring carbons. Structure 2 F1Cs can have 1, 2, 3 or 4 of R^(10A),R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) as —H, but usually 2 or 3 of R^(10A),R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) are —H.

Structure 2 compounds include structures wherein one, two or three ofR⁷, R⁸ and R⁹ are independently —O—, —S—, or —NH— or wherein one or bothof R⁵ and R⁶ independently are —H, —CH₃, —CH₂OR^(PR), —CH₂OH, —CH₂SH,—CH₂SR^(PR), —CH₂O—C(O)—C₁₋₁₀alkyl, —CH₂S—C(O)—C₁₋₁₀ alkyl,—CH₂O—C(O)—C₁₋₁₀ alkenyl, —CH₂S—C(O)—C₁₋₁₀ alkenyl, —CH₂O—C(O)—C₀₋₄alkyl-heterocycle, —CH₂S—C(O)—C₀₋₄ alkyl-heterocycle, —CH₂O—C(O)—CO₀₋₄alkyl-phenyl, —CH₂S—C(O)—C₀₋₄ alkyl-phenyl, wherein any C₁₋₁₀ alkyl,heterocycle or phenyl moiety is optionally substituted with one or moresubstituents, wherein the one or more substituents are one, two, threeor more independently selected —O—, ═O, —OR^(PR), —S—, ═S, —SR^(PR),—NH—, —N(R^(PR))₂ or —C(O)—NH—, wherein each R^(PR) independently is —Hor a protecting group.

The structure 2 compounds described above include

where X independently are O or S, typically both X are O, R^(10α) is anindependently selected R¹⁰ moiety in the α-configuration, or if a doublebond is present, R^(10α) is absent, R^(10β) is an independently selectedR¹⁰ moiety in the β-configuration, R^(10F) is an independently selectedR¹⁰ moiety in the α- or β-configuration, n is 0, 1 or 2, and remainingvariable groups are as defined above. These compounds include ones whereR¹ in the α- and β-configurations independently are an R¹ moiety such asH, OH, halogen, an optionally substituted monosaccharide, an optionallysubstituted disaccharide or a dicarboxylic acid ester such as—OC(O)—(CH₂)₂—COOH, —OC(O)—(CH₂)₃—COOH or —OC(O)—(CH₂)₄—COOH, R² in theα- and β-configurations independently are an R² moiety such as —H, —OH,═O, —SH, ═S, halogen, optionally substituted alkyl, a monosaccharide ora disaccharide, R⁵ is C1-C4 alkyl, R⁶ is —H, halogen or C1-C4 alkyl orR⁷ and R⁸ independently are moieties as previously defined such asindependently selected —CH₂—, —CH(α-OR^(PR))—, —CH(β-OR^(PR))—, —C(O)—or —O—, R⁹ is a moiety as previously defined such as —CH₂—,—CH(α-halogen)-, —CH(α-OH)—, —CH(α-optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(halogen)₂—, —C(β-optionally substituted alkyl)(α-OH)—,—CH(α-optionally substituted alkyl)-, R¹⁰ at the 9-position is a R¹⁰moiety such as —H, —F, —Cl, or optionally substituted alkyl, R^(PR) is—H or a protecting group such as an ester or optionally substitutedalkyl and other variable groups are as previously defined. For any ofthese compounds, 1, 2, 3 or 4 of R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D)may be substituted, or they all be —H, while R¹⁷ may be a moiety definedpreviously such as C1-C6 optionally substituted alkyl, e.g., —CH₃ or—C₂H₅.

Monosaccharides and disaccharides are described above and are optionallybonded at one or more of R¹ or other variable groups in these structure2 or other formula 1 compounds include

where RA and RB independently are —H, —OH, halogen, —NH₂, —NHR^(PR),—N₃, C1-C6 alkoxy or -RD-RE, RC is —H, —OH, halogen, —NH₂, —NHR^(PR),—N₃, C1-C6 alkoxy or a monosaccharide or disaccharide linked through aglycosidic bond, RD is —NH—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—, —O—C(O)—N(R^(PR))—,—NH—C(O)—N(R^(PR))—, —O—C(S)—N(R^(PR))— or —C(O)—N—(R^(PR))—, RE isaryl, arylalkyl, alkenyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkyl-alkyl, whereeach RE is optionally independently substituted with 1, 2 or 3independently selected halogens, —OH, ═O, —SH, ═S, —NO₂, —CF₃, C1-C6alkyl, phenoxy, C1-C6 alkoxy, methylenedioxy, C1-C6 alkylsulfanyl, C1-C6alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl, dimethylamino, mono- or di-C1-C6alkylaminocarbonyl, C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl, C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl orpyrrolidinylcarbonyl, R^(PR) independently is —H or a protecting groupsuch as C1-C6 optionally substituted alkyl, ester such as acetate or, ifbonded to nitrogen, R^(PR) together with the nitrogen to which it isattached is pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, N-methylpiperazinyl, indolinyl ormorpholinyl, where the cyclic group may be monosubstituted on a carbonatom with C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl or C1-C6 optionally substituted alkyl. Insome of these embodiments, RA, RB and RC are —OH.

F1C variable groups may include one or more independently chosenmoieties such as —O—CHR²⁴C(O)OR²⁵, —S—CHR²⁴C(O)OR²⁵, —NH—CHR²⁴C(O)OR²⁵,—O—CHR²⁴C(S)OR²⁵, —S—CHR²⁴C(S)OR²⁵, —NH—CHR²⁴C(S)OR²⁵, —O—CHR²⁴OC(O)R²⁵,—S—CHR²⁴OC(O)R²⁵, —NH—CHR²⁴OC(O)R²⁵, —O—CHR²⁴C(O)N(R²⁵)₂,—S—CHR²⁴C(O)N(R²⁵)₂, —NH—CHR²⁴C(O)N(R²⁵)₂, —O—CH R²⁴OR²⁵, —S—CHR²⁴OR²⁵,—NH—CH R²⁴OR²⁵, —O—CHR²⁴C(R²⁵)₂CH₂OX, —S—CHR²⁴C(R²⁵)₂CH₂OX,—NH—CHR²⁴C(R²⁵)₂CH₂OX, —O—CH R²⁴C(R²⁵)₂OX, —S—CHR²⁴C(R²⁵)₂OX,—NH—CHR²⁴C(R²⁵)₂OX, —C(O)—NHR²⁴ or —CH₂—NHR²⁴ groups that one or more ofR¹-R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷ and R¹⁸ comprise. For these moieties, R²⁴independently are —H, —CH₂—C₆H₅, —CH₂CH₂ 13 C₆H₅, C₁₋₈ alkyl, C₂₋₈alkenyl, aryl or heterocycle where each alkyl, alkenyl, aryl andheterocycle moiety is independently optionally substituted with 1, 2, or3, usually 1, —O—, —S—, —NH—, halogen, aryl, —OX, —SX, —NHX, ketone (═O)or —CN moieties or the C₁₋₈ alkyl is optionally substituted with 3, 4, 5or 6 halogens, and X is —H or a protecting group. Exemplary R²⁴ are —H,—CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C(CH₃)₃, —CH₂—C₁₋₅ optionally substituted alkyl,—CH₂CH₂—C₁₋₄ optionally substituted alkyl and —CH₂CH₂—O—C₁₋₄ optionallysubstituted alkyl. R²⁵ independently are —H or a C₁₋₃₀ organic moietysuch as —CH₂—C₆H₅, —CH₂CH₂—C₆H₅, C₁₋₁₂ alkyl, C₂₋₁₂ alkenyl, C₂₋₁₂alkynyl, aryl, a heterocycle, —CH₂-heterocycle or —CH₂-aryl, where eachalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heterocycle, —CH₂-heterocycle or—CH₂-aryl moiety is independently optionally substituted with 1 or 2,usually 1, —O—, —S—, —NH—, halogen, aryl, —OX, —SX, —NHX, ketone (═O),—C(O)OX or —CN moieties or the C₁₋₁₂ alkyl, C₂₋₁₂ alkenyl or aryl, areoptionally independently substituted with 3, 4, 5 or 6 halogens, where Xis —H or a protecting group, or the aryl, heterocycle, —CH₂-heterocycleor —CH₂-aryl moieties are optionally independently substituted with 1, 2or 3 C₁₋₄ alkyl moieties or with 1, 2 or 3 C₁₋₄ alkoxy moieties at thearyl moiety or at the heterocycle, usually at a ring carbon. ExemplaryR²⁵ are —H, —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C₃H₇, —C₄H₉, —C₆H₁₃, —C₆H₅, —C₆H₄OH,—C₆H₄OCH₃, —C₆H₄F, —CH₂—C₁₋₅ optionally substituted alkyl,—CH₂CH₂—(S)₀₋₁—C₁₋₄ optionally substituted alkyl and —CH₂CH₂—O—C₁₋₄optionally substituted alkyl.

For any F1C, whenever a variable moiety such as R⁷, R⁸ or R⁹ or asubstitution at a variable group includes moieties such as —O—CHR¹⁰—,—NR^(PR)—CHR¹⁰—, or ═N— it is intended that such moieties can be presentin either orientation relative to the other ring atoms that may bepresent, i.e., —O—CHR¹⁰—, —NR^(PR)—CHR¹⁰—, —CHR¹⁰—O—, —CHR¹⁰—NR^(PR)—,═N— and —N═ are all included, unless defined or implied otherwise by thestructure.

Invention embodiments include a composition comprising a F1C and 1, 2,3, 4 or more nonaqueous liquid excipients. These compositions cancontain less than about 3% w/v water, less than about 2% w/v water, lessthan about 1.5% w/v water, less than about 1% w/v water, less than about0.8% w/v water, less than about 0.5% w/v water, less than about 0.3% w/vwater or less than about 0.1% w/v water. Typically, the nonaqueousliquid excipients include propylene glycol and a PEG or a PEG mixtureand can optionally include one or both of benzyl alcohol and benzylbenzoate.

Embodiments of F1Cs include or exclude any subset of compounds withinthe definition of formula 1, provided that at least one F1C remains. Forexample, a subset of F1Cs that are may be included, for example in theinvention nonaqueous formulations and in the invention intermittentdosing protocols and immune modulation methods, are (1) F1Cs where R² ishydroxyl, or a group that can hydrolyze or metabolize to hydroxyl orthiol, in either configuration and R⁵ and R⁶ are methyl in thep-configuration or (2) any 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more of the F1Cs orgenera of compounds that are disclosed herein. Another group ofcompounds that are optionally excluded from F1Cs comprises one or allcompounds that are disclosed in one or more prior art references orpublications, e.g., one or more compounds that are disclosed in one ormore of the references cited herein.

Other embodiments of species and genera of F1Cs include compounds ofstructures B, C, D, E, F and G

where the dotted lines represent double or single bonds, each R^(10A),R^(10B), R^(10C), R^(10D), R^(10E) (when present), R^(10F), R^(10G) andR^(10H) is an independently selected single bonded R¹⁰ moiety in theα-configuration or the β-configuration, or each R^(10A), R^(10B),R^(10C) and R^(10D) is an independently selected double bonded R¹⁰moiety (e.g., ═O or ═CH₂), R^(10A) is a single bonded R¹ moiety in theα-configuration, or R^(10A) together with R¹ is a double bonded moiety(e.g., ═O, ═NOH, ═CH₂ or ═CH—CH₃), R^(2A) is a single bonded R² moietyin the α-configuration, or R^(2A) together with R² is a double bondedmoiety, R^(3B) is a single bonded R³ moiety in the β-configuration, orR^(3B) together with R³ is a double bonded moiety, or R^(3B) is absentif a double bond is present at the 16-17 position, R^(4A) is a singlebonded R⁴ moiety in the α-configuration, or R^(4A) together with R⁴is adouble bonded moiety, or R^(4A) is absent if a double bond is present atthe 16-17 position, and R⁵, R⁶, R⁷, R⁸ and R⁹ are as previously defined.When a double bond is present at the 4-5 or the 5-6 positions, R^(10E)is absent. For these structures, R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D)may be in the α,α, α,β, β,α, or α,β configurations respectively, whileR^(10E), R^(10F), R^(10G) and R^(10H) may be in the α,α,α,α, α,α,α,β,α,αβ,α, α,β,α,α, β,α,α,α, α,α,β,β, α,β,α,β, β,α,α,β, β,α,β,α, β,β,α,α,α,β,β,α, α,β,β,β, β,α,β,β, β,β,α,β, β,β,β,α or β,β,β,β configurationsrespectively, typically the α,β,α,α or β,β,α,α configurations.

Thus, when R^(10E), R^(10F), R^(10G) and R^(10H) respectively are in theα,β,α,α configurations and R^(10A) and R^(10B) or R^(10A) and R^(10C) orR^(10A) and R^(10D) or R^(10B) and R^(10C) or R^(10B) and R^(10D) orR^(10C) and R^(10D) are both in α-configurations exemplary B, C, D, E, Fand G structures with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 double bonds in the steroidrings include

Similarly, when R^(10E), R^(10F), R^(10G) and R^(10H) respectively arein the α,β,α,α configurations and R^(10A) and R^(10B) or R^(10A) andR^(10C) or R^(10A) and R^(10D) or R^(10B) and R^(10C) or R^(10B) andR^(10D) or R^(10C) and R^(10D) respectively are in the β,αconfigurations exemplary B, C, D, E, F and G structures with 0, 1, 2, 3,4 or 5 double bonds in the steroid rings include

When R^(10E), R^(10F), R^(10G) and R^(10H) respectively are in theβ,β,α,α configurations exemplary B, C, D, E, F and G structures withone, two or more optional double bonds at 3, 4, 5(6), 5(10), 6, 7, 8(9),8(14), 11, 12, 13(17) and/or 14 include

where R¹¹ is a moiety as defined herein such as —O—, —S—,—CH(α-R^(10B))—, —CH(β-R^(10B))—, —NR^(10B)— or, —C(R^(10B))₂— where theR^(10B) are the same or different, when no double bond is present at the4-position, or ═N—, ═CH— or ═CR^(10B)—, when a double bond is present atthe 4-position, and R^(1A), R^(2A) and R^(4A) respectively areindependently selected R¹, R² and R⁴ moieties in the α-configuration andR^(3B) is an R³ moiety in the β-configuration. In these structures, eachR¹, R², R³ and R⁴ is the same or different. In any of these structuresexemplary R¹¹ moieties include —C(CH₃)₂—, —C(C₂H₅)₂—, —CF₂—, —CH(α-OH)—,—CH(β-OH)—, —C(β-C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)(α-OH)—, —C(α-C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl)(β-OH)—, —CH(α-NO₂)—, —CH(β-NO₂)—,—CH(α-ether)-, —CH(β-ether)-, —CH(α-thioether)-, —CH(β-thioether)-,—CH(α-C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl )-, —CH(β-C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)₂- whereeach C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl is the same or different,—C(O)—, —C(S)—, —C(NOH)—, —CH(α-NH-C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-and —CH(β-NH-C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-.

Other F1C structures include compounds with no double bonds in the foursteroid rings or with 1, 2,3, 4 or 5 double bonds at, e.g., the 1-, 2-,3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 8(14)-, 9-, 11-, 12-, 13(17)-, 14-, 15-, or16-positions have the structures

where 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 double bonds are present in the four steroidrings, X is —O—, —S— or —NH— and R^(PR) independently are —H, aprotecting group or optionally substituted alkyl such as —CH₃, —C₂H₅ or—C₆H₅ and each R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) are independentlyselected. In some embodiments, (i) R^(10C) in the β-configuration is —Hor a C-linked moiety and R^(10C) in the α-configuration is —H, andO-linked moiety, a S-linked moiety or an N-linked moiety, (ii) R^(10A)in the β-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety and R^(10A) in theα-configuration is —H, an O-linked moiety, a S-linked moiety or anN-linked moiety, (iii) R^(10B) in the β-configuration is —H or aC-linked moiety and R^(10B) in the α-configuration is —H, an O-linkedmoiety, a S-linked moiety or an N-linked moiety and/or (iv) R^(10D) inthe β-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety and R^(10D) in theα-configuration is —H, an O-linked moiety, a S-linked moiety or anN-linked moiety. In other embodiments, (i) R^(10C) in theα-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety and R^(10C) in theβ-configuration is —H, an O-linked moiety, a S-linked moiety or anN-linked moiety, (ii) R^(10A) in the α-configuration is —H or a C-linkedmoiety and R^(10A) in the β-configuration is —H, an O-linked moiety, aS-linked moiety or an N-linked moiety, (iii) R^(10B) in theα-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety and R^(10B) in theβ-configuration is —H, an O-linked moiety, a S-linked moiety or anN-linked moiety, (iii) R^(10D) in the α-configuration is —H or aC-linked moiety and R^(10D) in the p-configuration is —H, an O-linkedmoiety, a S-linked moiety or an N-linked moiety and/or (iv) one or twoof both R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) together are an independentlyselected double bonded moiety such as ═O, ═S, ═NOH, ═N-optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═CH₂ or ═CH-optionally substituted alkyl. For any ofthese compounds, R¹¹ is a moiety as defined herein such as —O—, —S—,—CH(α-R^(10B))—, —CH(β-R^(10B))—, —NR^(10B)— or, —C(R^(10B))₂— where theR^(10B) are the same or different, when no double bond is present at the4-position, or ═N—, ═CH— or ═CR^(10B)— when a double bond is present atthe 4-position. The R^(10B) moieties are as described herein such asindependently selected —H, —F, —Cl, ═O, ═S, ═NOH, O-linked moiety,S-linked moiety or N-linked moiety. The —XR^(PR) moiety can be —OH, —SH,—NH₂, ether, thioether, ester, thioester, optionally substituted alkyl,alkylamine or dialkylamine such as —NHCH₃, —NHC₂H₅—N(CH₃)₂, —N(C₂H₅)₂.R¹ and R^(1A) independently or together can be moieties described hereinsuch as —H, —OH, ═O, —SH, ═S, ether, ester, monosaccharide, carbonate,carbamate, —NH₂, —NHCH₃, —NHC₂H₅—N(CH₃)₂ or —N(C₂H₅)₂ and R^(10G) can bea moiety described herein such as —H, —F, —Cl or —OH. Exemplary XR^(PR)moieties include —OH, —SH, ester, ether, thioester, thioether andalkylamine such as —NHCH₃ and —NHC₂H₅. Other variable groups, e.g., R¹⁰,R^(10D) and R⁶ are independently selected moieties described herein.

Other F1C structures include compounds with no double bonds in the foursteroid rings or with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 double bonds at, e.g., the 4-, 5-,6-, 7-, 8-, 8(14)-, 9-, 9(11)-, 11-, 12-, 13(17)-, 14-, 15-, or16-positions have the structure

where 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 double bonds are present in the four steroidrings, R⁴⁰, R⁴¹ and R⁴² independently are —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —CH₂—, —CF₂—, —NR¹⁰— or —NH— where R¹⁰ are moieties asdescribed herein such as independently selected —H, —OH, —SH, ═O, ═S,halogen, phenyl optionally substituted with 1, 2, or 3 independentlyselected halogens —OH, C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C4 alkoxy moieties, oroptionally substituted alkyl such as —CH₃, —C₂H₅ or —C₆H₅. Each R^(10A),R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) is independently selected. One or none ofR⁴⁰, R⁴¹ and R⁴² can be —O— or —S—. In some embodiments, R⁷ is—CH₂—CH₂—, —C(O)—CH₂—, —C(S)—CH₂—, —C(NOH)—CH₂—, —CH₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—CH₂CH(α-R¹⁰)—, —CH₂—CH(β-R¹⁰)—, —CH(β-R¹⁰)—CH(α-R¹⁰)—,—CH(α-R¹⁰)—CH(β-R¹⁰)—, —CH₂—CH(β-C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH₂—CH(β-NR^(PR)-optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH₂—CH(O-optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH₂—CH(O—C(O)—NR^(PR)-optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —CH₂—CH(P—NR^(PR)C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH₂—CH(β-NR^(PR)-optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH₂—CH(β-NR^(PR)—S-optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH₂—CH(β-NR^(PR)S(O)-optionally substituted alkyl )-,—CH₂—CH(β-NR^(PR)—S(O)(O)-optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH₂—CH(α-C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH₂—CH(α-NR^(PR)-optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH₂—CH(α-optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH₂—CH(α-C(O)—NR^(PR)-optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —CH₂—CH(α-NR^(PR)—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH₂—CH(α-NR^(PR)-optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH₂—CH(α-NR^(PR)—S-optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH₂—CH(α-NR^(PR)—S(O)-optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH₂—CH(α-NR^(PR)—S(O)(O)-optionally substituted alkyl)-, or another R⁷moiety described herein. For these R⁷ moieties that are asymmetric, themoiety can be present in either orientation in the D ring, e.g.,—CH₂—CH(α-NR^(PR)S(O)-optionally substituted alkyl)- can be present as—CH(α-NR^(PR)S(O)-optionally substituted alkyl)-CH₂—.

In some embodiments, (i) R^(10C) in the β-configuration is —H or aC-linked moiety and R^(10C) in the α-configuration is —H, an O-linkedmoiety, a S-linked moiety or an N-linked moiety, (ii) R^(10A) in theβ-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety and R^(10A) in theα-configuration is —H, an O-linked moiety, a S-linked moiety or anN-linked moiety, (iii) R^(10B) in the β-configuration is —H or aC-linked moiety and R^(10B) in the α-configuration is —H, an O-linkedmoiety, a S-linked moiety or an N-linked moiety and/or (iv) R^(10D) inthe β-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety and R^(10D) in theα-configuration is —H, an O-linked moiety, a S-linked moiety or anN-linked moiety. In other embodiments, (i) R^(10C) in theα-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety and R^(10C) in theβ-configuration is —H, an O-linked moiety, a S-linked moiety or anN-linked moiety, (ii) R^(10A) in the α-configuration is —H or a C-linkedmoiety and R^(10A) in the β-configuration is —H, an O-linked moiety, aS-linked moiety or an N-linked moiety, (iii) R^(10B) in theα-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety and R^(10B) in theβ-configuration is —H, an O-linked moiety, a S-linked moiety or anN-linked moiety, (iii) R^(10D) in the α-configuration is —H or aC-linked moiety and R^(10D) in the β-configuration is —H, an O-linkedmoiety, a S-linked moiety or an N-linked moiety and/or (iv) one or twoof both R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) together are an independentlyselected double bonded moiety such as ═O, ═S, ═NOH, ═N-optionallysubstituted alkyl, a spiro ring, e.g., ethylene ketal or protectedketone, ═CH₂ or ═CH-optionally substituted alkyl. For any of thesecompounds, R¹¹ is a moiety as defined herein such as —O—, —S—,—CH(α-R^(10B))—, —CH(β-R^(10B))—, —NR^(10B)— or, —C(R^(10B))₂— where theR^(10B) are the same or different, when no double bond is present at the4-position, or ═N—, ═CH— or ═CR^(10B)— when a double bond is present atthe 4-position. The R^(10B) moieties are as described herein such asindependently selected —H, —F, —Cl, ═O, ═S, ═NOH, O-linked moiety,S-linked moiety or N-linked moiety. The —XR^(PR) moiety can be —OH, —SH,—NH₂, ether, thioether, ester, thioester, alkylamine or dialkylaminesuch as —NHCH₃, —NHC₂H₅—N(CH₃)₂, —N(C₂H₅)₂. R¹ and R^(1A) independentlyor together can be moieties described herein such as —H, —OH, ═O, —SH,═S, ether, ester, monosaccharide, carbonate, carbamate, —NH₂, —NHCH₃,—NHC₂H₅—N(CH₃)₂ or —N(C₂H₅)₂ and R^(10G) can be a moiety describedherein such as —H, —F, —Cl or —OH. Exemplary XR^(PR) moieties include—OH, —SH, ester, ether, thioester, thioether and alkylamine such as—NHCH₃ and —NHC₂H₅. Other variable groups, e.g., R¹⁰, R^(10D) and R⁶ areindependently selected moieties described herein.

When R⁶ and R^(10C) are linked through a —CH₂—O— moiety there is nodouble bond at the 5-6 position and exemplary F1C structures with one,two or more optional double bonds at one, two, three or more of the 1-,2-, 3-, 4-, 7-, 8(9)-, 8(14)-, 11-, 12-, 13(17)-, 14-, 15- and/or16-positions include

When adjacent variable groups are an epoxide or an optionallysubstituted cyclopropyl ring or when a spiro or other ring is present,exemplary F1C structures with one, two or more optional double bonds atone, two, three or more of the 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 5(10)-, 6-, 7-,8(9)-, 8(14)-, 9-, 11-, 12-, 13(17)-, 14-, 15- and/or 16-positions,where the structure permits, include

wherein variable groups, e.g., R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, and each R¹⁰, areindependently selected and, when not specified otherwise, independentlyare in the α- or β-configuration and wherein R^(PR) is —H or aprotecting group such as C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl, e.g., —CH₃,—C₂H₅, —C₃H₇ or —C₃H₅. Substituents at the cyclopropyl ring include oneor two halogen atoms, e.g., dichloro, dibromo or difluoro.

F1Cs include compounds having the structure

where R^(10Cα) and R^(10Cβ) are independently selected R^(10C) moieties,e.g., one of R^(10Cα) and R^(10Cβ) is —H, optionally substituted alkyl,—CN, —SCN or a C-linked moiety and the other of R^(10Cα) and R^(10Cβ) is—H, —OH, —SH, —NH₂, —NH-optionally substituted alkyl, —N-(optionallysubstituted alkyl)₂ where each optionally substituted alkyl is the sameor different, an oxygen-linked moiety, a sulfur-linked moiety or anitrogen-linked moiety, or together they are ═O, ═S, ═CH₂,═CH-optionally substituted alkyl, ═NOH, ═NO-optionally substitutedalkyl, ═N-optionally substituted alkyl In these F1Cs, exemplary R¹moieties include —OH, —SH, —NH₂, —O—S(O)(O)—NH₂,—O—S(O)(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl, —O—S(O)(O)—N-(optionallysubstituted alkyl)₂ where each optionally substituted alkyl is the sameor different, —NH—S(O)(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl,—NH—S(O)(O)—OH, an N-linked amino acid, an O-linked amino acid, anoptionally substituted monosaccharide, an optionally substituteddisaccharide or a polymer. Exemplary R⁹ moieties include ═N—, ═C(OH)—,═C(SH)—, ═C(NH₂)—, ═C(CH₃)—, ═C(C₂H₅)—, ═C(C₃H₇)—, ═C(C₅H₉—,═C(optionally substituted alkyl)-, ═C(NHCH₃)—, ═C(NHC₂H₅)—,═C(N(CH₃)₂)—, ═C(NHC₃H₇)—, ═C(N(C₂H₅)₂)—, ═C(OCH₃), ═C(SCH₃), ═C(OC₂H₅),═C(SC₂H₅)—, ═C(COOH)—, ═CBr—, ═CI—, where the optionally substitutedalkyl is a moiety such as —CH₂OH, —CH₂SH, —(CH₂)_(n)—COOH where n is 1,2, 3 or 4, —(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂ where n is 1, 2, 3 or 4 or a fluoroalkyl like—CF₃ or —(CF₂)_(n)—CF₃, where n is 1, 2, 3 or 4. Exemplary R⁷ moietiesare —CH₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —CH(α-R¹⁰)—, —CH(β-R¹⁰)—, —C(β-optionallysubstituted alkyl)(α-R¹⁰)—, —C(α-optionally substituted alkyl)(β-R¹⁰)—,—CH(α-R¹⁰)—CH₂—, —CH(β-R¹⁰)—CH₂—, —C(β-optionally substitutedalkyl)(α-R¹⁰)—CH₂—, —C(α-optionally substituted alkyl)(β-R¹⁰)—CH₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—CH₂—, —C(O)—, —C(O)—CH₂—, —C(S)—, —C(S)—CH₂—, ═CH—, —CH═CH—,where R¹⁰ independently are —H, halogen, —OH, —SH, ═O, ═S, ═NOH or anoxygen-linked moiety, a sulfur-linked moiety or a nitrogen-linked moietydescribed herein. Exemplary R⁵ moieties include —H, —F, —CH₃, —C₂H₅ oroptionally substituted alkyl in the α-configuration or theβ-configuration. R¹⁰ moieties at the 9-position include —H, —F, —Cl,—CH₃, —C₂H₅ or optionally substituted alkyl in the α-configuration. R²,R³ and R⁴ are independently selected moieties as described herein. Insome embodiments, there is no double bond in the B, C or D rings, and inothers there is a single double bond in 1 or 2 of the the B, C or Drings, e.g., a double bond can be at the 11-12 position, 14-15 positionor at the 15-16 position in addition to the aromatic A ring. Any of theoptionally substituted alkyl groups for any of these variable groups isoptionally selected from a C1-C6 moiety, a C1-C8 moiety, a C1-C10 moietyand a C1-C12 moiety or optionally contains 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10, 11 or 12 carbon atoms.

F1Cs include compounds having the structure

where R^(8A) is —CH₂—, —CHR¹⁰—, ═CH—, ═CR¹⁰—, —O—, —NHR¹⁰—, ═NR¹⁰— or—S—, X is —CH₂—, —O— or —CF₂—, R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D)independently are in the α- or β-configuration and other variable groupsare as previously defined. Exemplary R¹⁰ moieties at R^(8A) are —H,—CH₃, —C₂H₅, ═O, ═S, ═NOH and C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl andone, two, three, four or five double bonds are optionally present in thesteroid rings at the 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 5(10)-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 8(14)-, 9-,9(11)-, 11-, 12-, 13(17)-, 14-, 15- or 16-positions. Other variablegeoups, e.g., R¹⁰, R¹, R² and R^(10C), are independently selected.Related structures include ones where R¹¹ is present at the 4-position.

F1Cs include compounds having the structure

where 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 double bonds are present in the four steroidrings, R^(10K) is R¹⁰, R^(10Cα) and R^(10Cβ) are independently selectedR¹⁰ moieties, e.g., one of R^(10Cα) and R^(10Cβ) is —H, optionallysubstituted alkyl, —CN, —SCN or a C-linked moiety and the other ofR^(10Cα) and R^(10Cβ) is —H, —OH, —SH, —NH₂, —NH-optionally substitutedalkyl, —N-(optionally substituted alkyl)₂ where each optionallysubstituted alkyl is the same or different, -optionally substitutedalkyl, an oxygen-linked moiety, a sulfur-linked moiety or anitrogen-linked moiety, or together they are ═O, ═S, ═CH₂,═CH-optionally substituted alkyl, ═NOH, ═NO-optionally substitutedalkyl, ═N-optionally substituted alkyl, R²⁰ is —C1-C16 optionallysubstituted alkyl such as —(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(n)—C(R²¹)₃,—(CH₂)_(m)—(C≡C)_(n)—C(R²¹)₃, —(CH₂)_(m)—C≡C—C(R²¹)₃,—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(n)—(CH₂)_(p)—C(R²¹)₃, —(CH₂)_(m)—(C≡C)_(n)—C(R²¹)₃,—(CH₂)_(m)—C≡C—(CH₂)_(p)—C(R²¹)₃, —(CH₂)_(m)—X—C(R²¹)₃,—(CH₂)_(m)—X—(CH₂)_(p)—C(R²¹)₃,—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(n)—C(CH₃)(NHCH₃)(R²¹),—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(n)—C(CH₃)(O—C1-C4 optionally substitutedalkyl)(R²¹), —(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(n)—C(CH₃)(S—C1-C4 optionallysubstituted alkyl)(R²¹), —(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(n)—C(CH₃)(NH—C1-C4optionally substituted alkyl)(R²¹),—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(n)—C(CH₃)(NH₂)(R²¹),—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(n)—C(O)—(CH₂)_(p)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(n)—C(S)—(CH₂)_(p)—CH₃, where R²¹ are independentlyselected R¹⁰ moieties, m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, nt is 0 or 1, p is 1, 2or 3 and X is —O—, —S—, —NH—, ═N— or —NR¹⁰—. Exemplary R²¹ areindependently selected —H, —OH, —SH, —NH₂, ether, thioether, alkylamineor dialkylamine such as —NHCH₃, —NHC₂H₅, —N(CH₃)₂, —N(C₂H₅)₂, wherealkyl moiety is optionally substituted and optionally contains 1, 2, 3,4, 5 or 6 carbon atoms. In these F1Cs, exemplary R^(10K) moietiesinclude —H, —OH, —OR^(PR), —SH, —SR^(PR), —NH₂—NHR^(PR), ═O, ═S, ═NOH,═NO—C1-C6 optionally substituted alkyl, ═CH₂, or -optionally substitutedalkyl such as C1-C6 optionally substituted alkyl, —CH₃, —CH₂OH, —CH₂F,—CH₂Cl or —C₂H₅. Other R²⁰ moieties are —(CH₂)₂—C(O)—NCH₃—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₂—C(CF₃)₂—OR^(PR) where R^(PR) is —H or a protecting group,—(CH₂)₃—C(O)—NCH₃—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₃—C(CF₃)₂—OR^(PR), —CH₂—C(O)—NCH₃—OCH₃,—CH₂—C(CF₃)₂—OR^(PR), —(CH₂)₂—C(S)—NCH₃—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₂—C(CF₃)₂—SR^(PR),—(CH₂)₃—C(S)—NCH₃—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₃—C(O)—NCH₃—SCH₃, —(CH₂)₃—C(CF₃)₂—SR^(PR),—(CH₂)₂—C(O)—NCH₃—OCH₂CH₃, —(CH₂)₂—C(O)—NC₂H₅—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₂—C(O)—NC₂H₅—OCH₂CH₃, —(CH₂)₃—C(O)—NC₂H₅—OCH₃,—(CH₂)₃-C(O)—NC₂H₅—OCH₂CH₃, —CH₂—C(O)—NC₂H₅—OCH₃,—CH₂—C(O)—NC₂H₅—OCH₂CH₃, —(CH₂)₂—C(O)—OCH₃, —(CH₂)₂—C(O)—SCH₃,—(CH₂)₂—C(O)—NH—CH₂CH₂Cl, —(CH₂)₂—C(O)—NH—CH₂CF₃,—(CH₂)₂—C(O)—NH—CH(C(O)OCH₃)CH₂—C₆H₅, —(CH₂)₂—C(O)—CH₂—C(S)—CH₃, In someembodiments such as those described here, R^(10Cα) is —OH, —SH, —NH₂,ether, thioether, ester, thioester, alkylamine or dialkylamine whereeach alkyl moiety is the same or different and optionally contains 1, 2,3, 4, or 5 carbon atoms, optionally where a double bond is present atthe 5-position or the 6-position and R^(10Cβ) is absent. In someembodiments, double bonds are present at the 1-2 and 5-6 positions or atthe 2-3 and 5-6 positions and in others, a double bond is present at the5-10 position and another double bond is optionally present at the 6-,7-, 11-, 14- or 15-position. Other variable groups are as describedanywhere herein. Related structures include ones where R¹¹ is present atthe 4-position.

For any of F1C structure disclosed herein, when a single bonded R⁴ ispresent, the R⁴ can be (i) a C3-C20 dicarboxylic acid ester, e.g.,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR) or —O—C(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR)where n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 and R^(PR) is —H, a protecting group suchas C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl, or a counterion or salt such asNa⁺ or K⁺, (ii) —P(O)—(OR^(PR))₂ or —O—P(O)—(OR^(PR))₂ where R^(PR)independently are —H, a protecting group such as C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl, or a counterion or salt, (iii) a substituted ester orthioester, e.g., —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—O—P(O)—(OR^(PR))₂,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—O—P(O)—(OR )₂,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—P(O)—(OR^(PR))(SR^(PR)) or—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—P(O)—(OR^(PR))(SR^(PR)) where n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6and R^(PR) independently are —H, a protecting group such as C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl, or a counterion or salt such as Na⁺ or K⁺,(iv) an amino acid ester, e.g., —O—C(O)—CHR⁴⁴—NH₂ or an ionized form ofthe free amine where R⁴⁴ is C1-C6 optionally substituted alkyl or theside chain of a naturally ocuring amino acid suh as —H, —CH₃ or —CH₂OH,(v) an aminoester such as —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR) or—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—N(C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)₂ where n is 1,2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, R^(PR) is —H or a protecting group such as C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl, or an ionized form of the amine orsubstituted amine and the C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl are thesame or different such as dimethyl or diethyl, (vi) a carbamate—O—C(O)—O—NHR^(PR) or —O—C(O)—N(C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)₂where R^(PR) is —H or a protecting group such as C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl, or an ionized form of the amine or substituted amineand the C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl are the same or differentsuch as dimethyl or diethyl, (vii) an ether such as —OCH₃, —OCH₂CH₃,—OCH₂CH₂CH₃—OCH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —OCH₂CH₂SH or —OCH₂CH₂OH. Any of thesemoieties can be in the β- or α-configuration or (viii) C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl. In embodiments when no double bond is present at the17-position, a second R⁴ is present, which can be —H, a C-linked moietysuch as C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl such as —CH₃, —CF₃, —CH₂OH or—C≡CH, an O-linked moiety such as an ether or an S-linked moiety such asa thioether, where the second R⁴ is in the α- or β-configuration. Inrelated embodiments when a single bonded R¹ is present, the R¹ can beany of these moieties in the α- or β-configuration and, when a a singlebonded R⁴ is present, it can be the same or different as the R¹.

Exemplary F1Cs include sutrctures where (1) no double bond is present atthe 3-position, one R¹ is an O-linked moiety, an S-linked moiety, anN-linked moiety or both are a double bonded moiety such as ═O, ═S or═NOH and the other R¹ is —H, an O-linked moiety or a C-linked moiety,(2) no double bond is present at the 7-position, one R² is an O-linkedmoiety, an S-linked moiety, an N-linked moiety or both are a doublebonded moiety such as ═O, ═S or ═NOH and the other R² is —H or aC-linked moiety, (3) no double bond is present at the 16-position, oneR³ is an O-linked moiety, an S-linked moiety, an N-linked moiety, ahalogen or both are a double bonded moiety such as ═O, ═S, ═NOH, ═CH₂ or═CH-optionally substituted alkyl and the other R³ is —H, a halogen or aC-linked moiety, (4) no double bond is present at the 17-position, oneR⁴is an O-linked moiety, an S-linked moiety, an N-linked moiety or bothare a double bonded moiety such as ═O, ═S or ═NOH and the other R⁴ is—H, an O-linked moiety or a C-linked moiety, (5) no double bond ispresent at the 2-position, one R¹⁰ at the 2-position is an O-linkedmoiety, an S-linked moiety, an N-linked moiety or both are a doublebonded moiety such as ═O, ═S or ═NOH and the other R¹⁰ at the 2-positionis —H or a C-linked moiety, (6) no double bond is present at the4-position, one R¹⁰ at the 4-position is an O-linked moiety, an S-linkedmoiety, an N-linked moiety, a C-linked moiety or both are a doublebonded moiety such as ═O, ═S or ═NOH and the other R¹⁰ at the 4-positionis —H or a C-linked moiety, (7) no double bond is present at the6-position, one R¹⁰ at the 6-position is an O-linked moiety, an S-linkedmoiety, an N-linked moiety, a C-linked moiety, a halogen or both are adouble bonded moiety such as ═O, ═S or ═NOH and the other R¹⁰ at the6-position is —H, a halogen or a C-linked moiety, (8) no double bond ispresent at the 11-position, one R¹⁰ at the 11-position is an O-linkedmoiety, an S-linked moiety, an N-linked moiety, a C-linked moiety, ahalogen or both are a double bonded moiety such as ═O, ═S or ═NOH andthe other R¹⁰ at the 11-position is —H, a halogen or a C-linked moiety,(9) no double bond is present at the 12-position, one R¹⁰ at the12-position is an O-linked moiety, an S-linked moiety, an N-linkedmoiety, a C-linked moiety, a halogen or both are a double bonded moietysuch as ═O, ═S or ═NOH and the other R¹⁰ at the 12-position is -H, ahalogen or a C-linked moiety and (10) no double bond is present at the15-position, one R¹⁰ at the 15-position is an O-linked moiety, anS-linked moiety, an N-linked moiety, a C-linked moiety, a halogen orboth are a double bonded moiety such as ═O, ═S or ═NOH and the other R¹⁰at the 15-position is —H, a halogen or a C-linked moiety. For any ofthese R¹⁰ at the 9-position can be —H or another moiety such as —F, —Cl,—OH, —SH or C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl in the α- or theβ-configuration, or a double bond can be present at the 9-position andthat R¹⁰ will be absent and/or R¹⁰ at the 14-position can be —H oranother moiety such as —F, —Cl, —OH, —SH or C1-C8 optionally substitutedalkyl in the α- or the β-configuration, or a double bond can be presentat the 14-position and that R¹⁰ will be absent. For these structures,O-linked, S-linked, N-linked or halogen R¹, R², R³ or R⁴ mayrespectively be in, e.g., the β-, β-, α- and β-configurations, the β-,β-, β- and β-configurations, the α-, β-, α- and β-configurations, theβ-, β-, α- and α-configurations, the β-, α-, α- and β-configurations,the α-, β-, α- and α-configurations, the α-, α-, α- and β-configurationsor the α-, β-, β- and α-configurations, while the —H, O-linked, C-linkedor halogen R¹, R², R³ or R⁴ may respectively be in, e.g., the α-, α-, β-and α-configurations, the α-, α-, α- and α-configurations, the β-, α-,β- and α-configurations, the α-, α-, β- and β-configurations, the α-,β-, β- and α-configurations, the β-, α-, β- and β-configurations, thethe β-, β-, β- and α-configurations or the β-, α-, α- andβ-configurations. Similarly, when two R¹⁰ are at the 1-, 4-, 6- or12-positions, the O-linked, S-linked, N-linked or halogen R¹⁰ moiety canbe in the β- or α-configuration, while the —H, C-linked moiety orhalogen R¹⁰ moiety can be in the α- or β-configuration. When twohalogens or O-linked moieties are at a given position, they can be thesame or different. Specific embodiments include structures where one,two, three or more of R¹, R², R³, R⁴ and R¹⁰ is an O-linked moiety or anN-linked moiety in the α- or β-configuration and the other R¹, R², R³,R⁴ or R¹⁰ moiety is —H or a C-linked moiety. For any of these structuresR⁹ can be —CH(α-R¹⁰)—, —CH(β-R¹⁰)—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(β-C-linkedmoiety)(α-R¹⁰)—, —C(α-C-linked moiety)(β-R¹⁰)—, —NH—, ═N—, —CH₂—, —CF₂—,—CBr₂—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, —C(NOH)—, —C(CH₃)₂—, —CH(α-R¹⁰)—CH(β-R¹⁰)—,—CH(α-R¹⁰)—CH(α-R¹⁰)—, —CH(β-R¹⁰)—CH(β-R¹⁰)—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—CH(β-R¹⁰)—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—CH(α-R¹⁰)— or R⁹ can be absent where Rlo are independentlychosen and are an R¹⁰ moiety described herein such as —H, —OH, —OR^(PR),—SH, —SR^(PR), —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl,—NH—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl or —N(C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl)₂ where the optionally substituted alkyl are the sameor different.

Thus, exemplary F1C, e.g., 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, B, C, D, E, F and Gstructures are characterized as having a steroid ring double bonddescribed herein and:

(1) a double bond at the 5-6 position, no double bonds with R^(10E) atthe 5 position in the α-configuration, no double bonds with R^(10E) inthe β-configuration, a double bond at the 4-5 position, a double bond atthe 1-2 position with R^(10E) in the α-configuration, a double bond atthe 1-2 position with R^(10E) in the β-configuration, double bonds atthe 1-2 and 4-5 positions, double bonds at the 1-2 and 5-6 positions, adouble bond at the 16-17 position with R^(10E) in the α-configuration, adouble bond at the 16-17 position with R^(10E) in the β-configuration,double bonds at the 4-5 and 16-17 positions, double bonds at the 5-6 and16-17 positions, double bonds at the 1-2 and 16-17 positions withR^(10E) in the α-configuration, double bonds at the 1-2 and 16-17positions with R^(10E) in the β-configuration, double bonds at the 1-2,5-6 and 16-17 positions or double bonds at the 1-2, 4-5 and 16-17positions,

(2) R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) are independently selected R¹⁰groups in the α,α, α,β, β,α or β,β configurations respectively, and/or

(3) R^(10E), R^(10F), R^(10G) and R^(10H) are independently selected R¹⁰groups in the α,α,α,α, α,α,α,β, α,α,β,α, α,β,α,α, β,α,α,α, α,α,β,β,α,β,α,β, β,α,α,β, β,α,β,α, β,β,α, α, α,β,β,α, α,β,β,β, βα,β,β, β,β,α,β,β,β,β,α or β,β,β,β configurations respectively, and/or

(4) R^(1A), R^(2A), R^(3B) and R^(4A) are —H, R^(1A) is not —H andR^(2A), R^(3B) and R^(4A) are —H, R^(2A) is not —H and R^(1A), R^(3B)and R^(4A) are —H, R^(3B) is not —H and R^(1A), R^(2A) and R^(4A) are—H, R^(4A) is not —H and R^(1A), R^(2A) and R^(3B) are —H, R^(1A) andR^(2A) are not —H and R^(3B) and R^(4A) are —H, R^(1A) and R^(3B) arenot —H and R^(2A) and R^(4A) are —H, R^(1A) and R^(4A) are not —H andR^(2A) and R^(3B) are —H, R^(2A) and R^(3B) are not —H and R^(1A) andR^(4A) are —H, R^(2A) and R^(4A) are not —H and R^(1A) and R^(3B) are—H, R^(3B) and R^(4A) are not —H and R^(1A) and R^(2A) are —H, R^(1A),R^(2A) and R^(3B) are not —H and R^(4A) is —H, R^(1A), R^(2A) and R^(4A)are not —H and R^(3B) is —H, R^(1A), R^(3B) and R^(4A) are not —H andR^(2A) is —H, R^(2A), R^(3B) and R^(4A) are not —H and R^(1A) is —H,R^(1A), R^(2A), R^(3B) and R^(4A) are not —H, R^(1A) and R^(2A) are —Hand R^(3B) and R^(4A) are absent (i.e., a 16-17 double bond is present),R^(1A) is —H and R^(2A) is not —H and R^(3B) and R^(4A) are absent,R^(2A) is —H and R^(1A) is not —H and R^(3B) and R^(4A) are absent, or,R^(1A) and R^(2A) are not —H and R^(3B) and R^(4A) are absent, whereeach R^(1A), R^(2A), R^(3B) and R^(4A) are independently selected,and/or

(5) each R¹, R², R³ and R⁴ are independently selected.

For these exemplary formula B, C, D, E, F and G structures and any otherF1C structures disclosed herein, including any F1C structure describedin any compound group, embodiment or claim described herein, each R¹,R^(1A), R², R^(2A), R³, R^(3B), R⁴, R^(4A), R¹⁰, R^(10A), R^(10B),R^(10C), R^(10D), R^(10E), R^(10F) and R^(10G) are an independentlyselected atom or moiety as described herein, e.g., —H, —OH, ═O, —SH, ═S,—F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —SCN, —N₃, —NH—C1-C8 optionally substitutedalkyl, —N(C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)₂ where each optionallysubstituted alkyl moiety is the same or different, protected ketone,e.g., ethylene ketal (—O—CH₂—CH₂—O—), —NO₂, —ONO₂, —(CH₂)_(n)—CH(O),—(CH₂)_(n)—COOH, —(CH₂)_(n)—COOR^(PR), —(CH₂)_(n)—NHCH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —(CH₂)_(n)—CH(S), —O—S(O)(O)—OH, —O—P(O)(O)—OH,where n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, —O-β-D-glucopyranosiduronate,—OP(O)(OH)—NH—C(═NH)—N(CH₃)—CH₂—C(O)OH, or a group such as:

optionally substituted alkyl, e.g., —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂(CH₃)₂,—CH₂CH₂(CH₃)₂, —CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂OCH₂CH₃, —CH₂OH₃, —CH₂OH,—CH₂CH₂OH, —CHOHCH₃, —CH(OC(O)CH₃)—CH₃, —CH(OR^(PR))—CH₃,—CHOH—(CH₂)_(n)—OH, —CH(OR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—OR^(PR),—CHOH—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH, —CH(OR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OR^(PR),—CHOH—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂SH, —CH(OR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂SR^(PR),—CH₂—(CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃, —CF₃, —(CH₂)_(t)—CF₃, —(CH₂)_(t)—NH₂, —(CH₂)₂—NH₂,—(CH₂)₃—NH₂, —CH₂—NHCH₃, —(CH₂)₂—NHCH₃, —(CH₂)₃—NHCH₃,—(CH₂)_(t)—N(CH₃)₂, —(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH, —(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F, —(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Cl,—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br, —CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)₂, —CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)₂,—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)—CH₂OH, —CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂OH,—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)—CH₂F, —CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂F,—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)—CH₂Cl, —CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂Cl,—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)—CH₂Br, —CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂Br,—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₂F)₂, —CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₂F)₂,—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)₂, —(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)₂, —(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂OH, —(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)—CH₂F, —(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)—CH₂Cl, —(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂Cl, —(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂Br, —(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₂F)₂, —CH₃, —CH₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂CH₃,—CH₂OH, —CH₂CH₂OH, —CH₂CH₂CH₂OH, —CH₂CH(OH)CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₂F)₂,—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₂CH₃)—CH(CH₃)_(m)(CH₂R⁵¹)_(p), —C═CH, —C═CCH₃,—C═CCF₃, —C═CCl, —CH═CH₂, —CF═CF₂, —CF═CFCH₃, —CH═CHCH₃, —C(O)—NH—C₆H₅,—C(O)—NH—CH₃, —C(O)—NH—C₂H₅, —C(CH₃)═N—OH, —C(CH₃)═N—NH—C(O)—OC₂H₅,—C(CH₃)═N—NH—C(O)—OC₄H₉, —C(CH₃)═N—NH—C(O)—OC₆H₅, —CH₂—C₆H₅,—CH₂—C₆H₅(CH₂)_(n)—F, —C₆H₅, —C₆H₄(CH₂)_(n)—F, —C₆H₄(CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-o-NH₂ (where o means orthosubstituted), —(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-o-NH₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-m-NH₂ (where m means metasubstituted), —(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-m-NH₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄—_(p)—NH₂ (where p means parasubstituted), —(CH₂)_(p)—CH═[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-p-NH₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH═[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-o-NHCH₃,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-o-NHCH₃,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆C₄m-NHCH₃,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-m-NHCH₃,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-p-NHCH₃,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH═[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-p-NHCH₃,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-o-NHC₂H₅,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-o-NHC₂H₅,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-m-NHC₂H₅,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-m-NHC₂H₅,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)-C₆H₄-p-NHC₂H₅,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-p-NHC₂H₅,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-o-N(C₂H₅)₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-o-N(C₂H₅)₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-m-N(C₂H₅)₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-m-N(C₂H₅)₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-p-N——N(C₂H₅)₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-p-N(C₂H₅)₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-o-N(CH₃)₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)—C₆H₄-o-N(CH₃)₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-m-N(CH₃)₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-m-N(CH₃)₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆C₄-p-N—N(CH₃)₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-p-N(CH₃)₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-o-NH—C1-6 optionally substitutedalkyl, —(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-o-NH—C1-6 optionallysubstituted alkyl, —(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-m-NH—C1-6optionally substituted alkyl,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-m-NH—C1-6 optionally substitutedalkyl, —(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-p-NH—C1-6 optionallysubstituted alkyl, —(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-p-NH—C1-6optionally substituted alkyl,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-o-N(C1-6 optionally substitutedalkyl)₂, —(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-o-N(C1-6 optionallysubstituted alkyl)₂, —(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-m-N(C1-6optionally substituted alkyl)₂,—(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-m-N(C1-6 optionally substitutedalkyl)₂, —(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[z]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-p-N(C1-6 optionallysubstituted alkyl)₂, —(CH₂)_(p)—CH=[E]CH—(CH₂)_(m)—C₆H₄-p-N(C1-6optionally substituted alkyl)₂, —C₆H₄(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)OH,—C₆H₄(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)OCH₃, —CH═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂—C(H)_(q)(CH₃)_(m)(CH₂R⁵¹)_(p),—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH═C(CH₃)(CH₂OH), —CH(CH₂OH)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH═C(CH₃)₂,═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—R⁴⁵, ═CH—(CH₂)_(t)—(CH═CH)—R⁴⁵, ═C(CH₃)—CH₂—C(O)—N(C1-C6alkyl)₂, ═C(CH₃)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)—N(C1-C6 alkyl)₂, ═C(CH₃)—CH₂—C(O)—NH—C1-C6alkyl, ═C(CH₃)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)—NH—C1-C6 alkyl, ═C(CH₃)—CH₂—N(C1-C6 alkyl)₂,═C(CH₃)—(CH₂)₂—N(C1-C6 alkyl)₂, ═C(CH₃)—CH₂—NH—C1-C6 alkyl,═C(CH₃)—(CH₂)₂—NH—C1-C6 alkyl, ═CH—CH₂—C(O)—N(C1-C6 alkyl)₂,═CH—(CH₂)₂—C(O)—N(C1-C6 alkyl)₂, ═CH—CH₂—C(O)—NH—C1-C6 alkyl,═CH—(CH₂)₂—C(O)—NH—C1-C6 alkyl, ═CH—CH₂—N(C1-C6 alkyl)₂,═CH—(CH₂)₂—N(C1-C6 alkyl)₂, ═CH—CH₂—NH—C1-C6 alkyl, ═CH—(CH₂)₂—NH—C1-C6alkyl, ═C(CH₃)—CH₂—C(O)—NH₂, ═C(CH₃)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)—NH₂,═C(CH₃)—(CH₂)₂—NH₂, ═C(CH₃)—CH₂—NH₂, ═CH—CH₂—C(O)—NH₂,═CH—(CH₂)₂—C(O)—NH₂, ═CH—CH₂—NH₂, ═CH—(CH₂)₂—NH₂, —(CH₂)₃—X—(CH₂)₃—C₂F₅,—(CH₂)₃—X—(CH₂)₃—C₂F₅, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)3-S—(CH2)3-C2F5,—(CH2)5-NH—(CH2)3-S—(CH2)3-C2F5, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)3-S—CH2-2-pyridyl,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)3-SO—CH2-2-pyridyl,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)3-S—CH2-p-CF3-phenyl,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)3-SO—CH2-p-CF3-phenyl, —(CH2)5-[2-pyrrolidine-1-yl]-CH2-S-p-CF3-phenyl,—(CH2)5-[2-pyrrolidine-1-yl]-CH2-SO-p-CF3-phenyl,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)3C2F5, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)6C2F5,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)7-C2F5, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)8-C2F5,—(CH2)6-N(CH3)-(CH2)6-C2F5, —(CH2)6-N(CH3)-(CH2)7-C2F5,—(CH2)6-N(CH3)-(CH2)8-C2F5, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)2-C4F9,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)3-C6F13, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)3-C8F17,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)6-C4F9, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)6-C6F13,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)6-C8F17, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)H, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)H,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)(CH2)9-H, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)CH2 CH═CF—C2F5,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)CH2-CH═CF-C3F7, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)CH2 CH═CF—C5F11,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)CH2 CH═CF—C7F15, —(CH2)5-1-pyrrolidinyl,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)(CH2)3-O-phenyl, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)3-O-benzyl,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)(CH2)3O(CH2)3C2F5, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)(CH2)3-CH(CH3)2,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)3-pyridyl, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)3-phenyl,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)3-p-tolyl, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)(CH2)3-p-ethoxyphenyl,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)(CH2)3-p-tolyl, —(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)3-p-chlorophenyl,—(CH2)5-N(CH3)-(CH2)3-O-CH2-phenyl, —(CH₂)₃—N(C₁₋₃ alkyl)-R⁴⁵,—(CH₂)₄—N(C₁₋₃ alkyl)-R⁴⁵, —(CH₂)₅—N(C₁₋₃ alkyl)-R⁴⁵, —(CH₂)₆—N)C₁₋₃alkyl)-R⁴⁵, —(CH₂)₇—N(C₁₋₃ alkyl)-R⁴⁵, where R⁴⁵ is an R¹ substituentdisclosed herein, e.g., 'H, —OH, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OCH₃, —C(O)OH,—C(O)OCH₃, —OR^(PR), —SH, —SR^(PR), —NH₂—NH—C1-C8 optionally substitutedalkyl, —N(C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)₂ where each optionallysubstituted alkyl moiety is the same or different, —NHR^(PR), R⁵¹independently are an R¹ substituent disclosed herein, e.g., an ester,—F, —Cl, —Br, —I, alkyl (e.g., —CH₃), an ether (e.g., (—OCH₃), athioether (e.g., (—SCH₃), an optionally substituted heterocycle,—C(O)OH, —NH₂ or —CN, X is —O— or —S—, m is 0, 1, 2 or 3, nindependently are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, p is 0, 1, 2 or 3, q is 0, 1, 2or 3, t is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 and R^(PR) are —H or independentlyselected protecting groups, or

optionally substituted alkenyl, e.g., ═CH₂, ═CH₂CH₃, ═CH—CH₂OH,═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—OR^(PR), —CH═CH₂, —CH═CHF, —CH═CHCl, —CH═CHBr, —CH═CHI,—CH═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—OH, —CH═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—F, —CH═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—Cl,—CH═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—Br, —CH═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—I, —CH═NCH₃, —CH═NR^(PR),—CH═N—CH₃, —CH═CH—CH₃, —CH═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—COOR^(PR),—CH═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —CH═CH—CH₂—OR^(PR), —CH═CH—CH₂—CF₃,—CH═CH₂—CH₂-halogen, —CH═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—OCH₃,—CH═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl,—CH═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—S-optionally substituted alkyl,═CH—CH₂—(CH₂)_(n)—SR , ═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)NHR^(PR),═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)NHCH₃, ═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)NHC₂H₅, ═CH—CH₂CH₃,═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)₂, ═CH—(CH₂), —CH(CH₃)(CH₂OR^(PR)), ═CH—(CH₂),—CH(CH₃)(CH₂C(O)OR^(PR)), ═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—OH, ═CCH₃—(CH₂)_(n)—OR^(PR),═CCH₃—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR), ═CCH₃—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)NHR^(PR),═CCH₃—(CH₂)_(n)—halogen, ═CH—CHOH—CH₂—OH or ═CH—CH₂CH₂-halogen, whereR^(PR) is —H or a protecting group and n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, or

optionally substituted alkynyl, e.g., —C≡CH, —C≡C—(CH₂)_(m)—OH,—C≡C—halogen, —C≡C—CH₃, —C≡CCF₃, —C≡CCH₂F, —C≡CCH₂Cl, —C≡CCH₂Br,—C≡CCH₂I, —C≡C—CH₂OH, —C≡C—CH₂-halogen, —C≡C—CH₂—C(O)OR^(PR),—C≡C—CH₂—CH₃, —C≡CCH₂CF₃, —C≡C—CH₂—CH₂OH, —C≡C—CH₂—CH₂-halogen,—C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₅, —C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄OH, —C≡—(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄COOR^(PR),—C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₃(OH)₂, —C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄F, —C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄Br,—C≡C—H₂—CH₂—C(O)OR^(PR), —C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —C≡C—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—C═C—(CH₂)_(n)—CHOR^(PR), —C═C—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CHOR^(PR),—C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—CHCOOR^(PR), —C≡C—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR),—C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)NHR^(PR),—C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)NH—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —C≡C—C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—C≡C—C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)-halogen, —C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—OS(O)(O)—O—R^(PR),—C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—OS(O)(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl,—C≡C—C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—OR^(PR) or —C≡C—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CHOR^(PR), where nis 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, m is 1, 2, 3 or 4 and R^(PR) is —H or aprotecting group, or

optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted alkylaryl,optionally substituted alkenylaryl or optionally substitutedalkynylaryl, e.g., optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substitutedbenzyl, —(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄OH, —(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄OR^(PR), —(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₃(OH)₂,—(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄F, —(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄Br, —(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄C(O)OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄C(O)SR^(PR), —(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄—C1-4 ether,—(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄—C1-4 thioether, —(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄—C2-4 ester,—(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄—C2-4 thioester, —(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄—C1-4 optionallysubstituted alkyl, —(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—C₆H₄—C(O)—OC1-6 optionally substituted alkyl, wheresubstitutions on the phenyl ring are at the 2-, 3- or 4-position, oranalogs where the aromatic ring is substituted with 1, 2, 3 or 4independently chosen substituents such as independently chosen halogen,—OH, —OR^(PR), —SH, —SR^(PR), —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —N(R^(PR))₂, —NO₂, —CN,—SCN, —N₃, C1-C6 ester, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 ether, C1-C6 thioether,—OR^(PR), —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR), —(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—OR^(PR) or —(CH₂)_(m)—O—(CH₂)_(m)—OR^(PR) where nindependently are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, m independently are 1, 2 or 3and R^(PR) independently are —H, a protecting group or together R^(PR)are a protecting group, or

ether, e.g., optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substitutedalkenyloxy, optionally substituted alkynyloxy, optionally substitutedaryloxy, —OCH₃, —OC₂H₅, —OC₃H₇, —OC₄H₉, —OC₂H₃, —OC₃H₅, —OC₄H₇,—O—C(CH₃)₃, —OCH₂CH₂OH, —O(CH₂)₂—O—CH₃, —O(CH₂)₃—O—CH₃, —O—CH(CH₃)CH₃,—O—CH₂CH₂CH₃, —OCH₂CH₂F, —OCH₂CHF₂, —OCH₂CF₃, —OCH₂CH₂Cl, —OCH₂CH₂Br,—OCH₂CH_(2I, —OCH) ₂CH₂CH₂F,—O—CH₂—CH(C(O)—NH—CH₂C(O)OH)—NH—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—CH(NH₂)—C(O)—OH,—O—(CH₂)₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃,), —O—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₃,—O—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₂F, —O—(CH₂)₁₋₃—(C≡C)—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₃,—O—(CH₂)₁₋₃—(C≡C)—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₂F, —O—C₆H₅, —O—CH₂—C₂—C₆H₅, —O—C1-C20organic moiety where the organic moiety is, e.g., —CH₃, —C₂H₅, i-propyl,n-propyl, t-butyl, n-butyl, l-butyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-decyl,—(CH₂)₁₋₈—OH, —CHO, —(CH₂)₁₋₈—NH₂, —(CH₂)₁₋₈—C(O)—OH,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₃, —(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₂F,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—NHR^(PR), —C(O)—CH₃, —C(O)—C₂H₅,—C(O)—C₆H₅, —CF₃, —CH₂CF₃ or —C₂F₅, wherein R^(PR) is —H or a protectinggroup, —O—C₁₋₁₀ optionally substituted alkyl such as i-propyl, n-propyl,t-butyl, n-butyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-decyl, —(CH₂)₁₋₈—OH,—(CH₂)₁₋₈—NH₂, —(CH₂)₁₋₈C(O)—OH, —(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₃,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₂F, —(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—NHR^(PR), —CF₃ and —C₂F₅, wherein R^(PR)is —H or a protecting group, or

ester, e.g., —OC(O)CH₃, —OC(O)C₂H₅, —OC(O)C₂H₃, —OC(O)CH₂CH₂CH₃,—OC(O)CH(CH₃)₂, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)OH, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)OR^(PR),—O—C(O)—(CH₂)₃—C(O)OH, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₃—C(O)OR^(PR),—O—C(O)—(CH₂)₄—C(O)OH, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₅—C(O)OH,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)₅—C(O)OR^(PR), —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₄—C(O)OR^(PR),—O—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)ONH₂, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)ONHCH₃,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)ONHC₂H₅, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)ONHC₃H₇,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)ONHC₃H₅, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)ONHR^(PR),—O—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)ON(R^(PR))₂, —OC(O)—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃,—OC(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃, —OC(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃,—OC(O)—C(CF₃)₂—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃, —OC(O)—CH(CF₃)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃, —OC(O)C₃H₇,—OC(O)C₃H₅, —OC(O)C₄H₉, —OC(O)C₄H₇, —OC(O)C(CH₃)₃, —OC(O)CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃,—OC(O)C₆H₅, —OC(O)CH₂C₆H₅, —OC(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)OH, —OC(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)OCH₃,—OC(O)—(CH₂)₃—C(O)OH, —OC(O)—(CH₂)₃—C(O)OCH₃, —OC(O)—(CH₂)₄—C(O)OH,—OC(O)—(CH₂)₄—C(O)OCH₃, —OC(O)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂—C(O)OH,—OC(O)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂—C(O)OCH₃, —OC(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)OH,—OC(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)OCH₃, —OC(O)—C(CH₃)₂—CH₂—C(O)OH,—OC(O)—C(CH₃)₂—CH₂—C(O)OCH₃, —OC(O)—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)₂—C(O)OH,—OC(O)—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)₂—C(O)OCH₃, —OC(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)OH,—O—C(O)—C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃, —O—C(O)—C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₂OH,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₂OH, —O—C(O)—CH(NH₂)—CH₂OH,—O—C(O)—CH₂—N(CH₃)—C(═NH)—NH₂,—O—C(O)—CH₂—NH—C(O)—CH(CH₂SH)—NH—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—CH(NH₂)—C(O)—OH, a C2-C20ester such as —O—C(O)—CH₃, —O—C(O)—CF₃, —O—C(O)—CCl₃, —O—C(O)—C₂H₅,—O—C(O)—C₄H₇, —O—C(O)—C₆H₅, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—CH₃, -0-C(O)—(CH₂)₃—CH₃,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)₄—CH₃, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₅—CH₃, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₆—CH₃, —O—C(O)-2furanyl, —O—C(O)-2 thiophenyl, —O—C(O)-2 pyrrolyl, —O—C(O)-2pyrimidinyl, —O—C(O)-3 pyrimidinyl, —O—C(O)-2 pyridyl, —O—C(O)-3pyridyl, —O—C(O)-heterocycle, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)O—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—C2-C10 optionally substitutedalkenyl, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—O—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)O—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—O—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)OR^(PR),—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—S—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—S—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)OR^(PR),—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—NR^(PR)—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)O—C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—NR^(PR)—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)OR^(PR), —O—C(O)—C₁₋₁₂optionally substituted alkyl, —OC(O)—(CH₂)_(q)—C(O)OH,—OC(O)—(CH₂)_(q)—C(O)O—C₁₋₈ optionally substituted alkyl,—OC(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(q)—C(O)OH, —OC(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(q)—C(O)O—C₁₋₈optionally substituted alkyl, —OC(O)—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)_(q)—C(O)OH,—OC(O)—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)_(q)—C(O)O—C₁₋₈ optionally substituted alkyl,—OC(O)—C(C₂H₅)(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(q)—P(O)OH,—OC(O)—C(C₂H₅)(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(q)—C(O)O—C₁₋₈ optionally substituted alkyl,—OC(O)—C(C₂H₅)₂—(CH₂)_(q)—C(O)OH, —OC(O)—C(C₂H₅)₂—(CH₂)_(q)—C(O)O—C₁₋₈optionally substituted alkyl, —OC(O)—C(C₂H₅)(C₃H₇)—(CH₂)_(q)—C(O)OH,—OC(O)—C(C₂H₅)(C₃H₇)—(CH₂)_(q)—C(O)O—C₁₋₈ optionally substituted alkyl,where the optionally substituted alkyl optionally is methyl, ethyl,i-propyl, n-propyl, t-butyl, n-butyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-decyl, vinyl,allyl, phenyl, monosubstituted phenyl, disubstituted phenyl,trisubstituted phenyl, —CH₂OH, —CH₂OR^(PR), —CH₂F, —CF₂H,—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—OH, —(CH₂)_(n)—F, —(CH₂)_(n)—Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂, —(CH₂)—C(O)—OR^(PR), —(CH₂)_(n)—O—CH₃, —(CH₂)—S—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—CH₃,(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—NHR^(PR), —CF₃, —CH₂CF₃ or —C₂F₅,wherein R^(PR) independently are —H, a protecting group such as C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl (e.g., —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C₃H₆OH) or togetherare a protecting group, n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, m is 0, 1, 2, 3,4, 5 or 6, p is 0 or 1 and q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, or

acyl, e.g., —C(O)OH, —C(O)—CH₂OH, —C(O)—CH₂F, —C(O)—CH₂Cl, —C(O)—CH₂Br,—C(O)—CH₂I, —C(O)—CH₂COOH, —C(O)—CH₂COOR^(PR), —C(O)—CH₃, —C(O)—CF₃,—C(O)—CH₂CF₃, —C(O)—CH(NH₂)—CH₂OH, —C(O)—CH₂—N(CH₃)—C(═NH)—NH₂,—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH, —C(O)—O—C(O)—C(CH₃)₃, —C(O)—O—C(O)—CH(CH₃)₂,—C(O)—O—C(O)—CH₃, —C(O)—O—C(O)—C₂H₅, —C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—C(O)—N(CH₃)₂, —C(O)—N(C₂H₅)₂, —C(O)—N(CH₃)(C₂H₅), —C(O)—NH[C(CH₃)₃],—C(O)—NH(CH₃), —C(O)NH₂, —C(O)—N(R^(PR))₂, —C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Cl,—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br, —C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂—C(O)OH,—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂—NH₂, —C(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)₂,—C(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)₂, —C(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)—CH₂OH,—C(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂OH,—C(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)—CH₂F, —C(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂F,—C(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)—CH₂Cl,—C(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂Cl, —C(O)CH₃, —C(O)CHO, —C(O)CH₂OH,—C(O)CH₂F, —C(O)CH₂Cl, —C(O)CH₂Br, —C(O)—CH₂OH, —C(O)—CH₂OR^(PR),—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH, —C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OR^(PR),—C(O)—S—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F, —C(O)—S—(CH₂)_(n)—CHF₂, —C(O)—S—(CH₂)_(n)—CF₃,—C(O)-2 furanyl, —C(O)-2 thiophenyl, —C(O)-2 pyrrolyl, —C(O)-2pyrimidinyl, —C(O)-3 pyrimidinyl, —C(O)-2 pyridyl, —C(O)-3 pyridyl,—C(O)-heterocycle, —C(O)-C1-C10-optionally substituted alkyl,—C(O)—NH-optionally substituted phenyl, —C(O)—NH-optionally substitutedheterocycle, —C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)-optionally substituted heterocycle,—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)-optionally substituted phenyl, or —C(O)NR⁵⁰R⁵¹ whereR^(PR) independently are —H or a protecting group such as C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl, m is 0 or 1, n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6,and R⁵⁰ and R⁵¹ independently are —H, optionally substituted phenyl,optionally substituted phenylalkyl, optionally substituted alkyloptionally substituted alkenyl, or an optionally substitutedheterocycle, e.g., pyridyl, pyrrolyl, pyrimidyl, benzimidazolyl,benzoxazolyl, benzofuranyl, —CH₃, —C₂H₅, 2-, 3- or 4-fluorophenyl, 2-,3- or 4-chlorophenyl, 2-, 3- or 4-methoxyphenyl 2-, 3- or 4-methylphenylor 2-, 3- or 4-trifluoromethylphenyl, or

thioester, e.g., —SC(O)CH₃, —SC(O)C₂H₅, —SC(O)C₃H₇, —SC(O)C₄H₉,—SC(O)C₆H₅, —SC(O)CH₂C₆H₅, —C(O)SCH₃, —CS(O)C₂H₅, —CS(O)C₃H₇,—CS(O)C₄H₉, —CS(O)C₆H₅, —CS(O)CH₂C₆H₅, —S—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)OH,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)OR^(PR), —S—C(O)—(CH₂)₃—C(O)OH,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)₃—C(O)OR^(PR), —S—C(O)—(CH₂)₄—C(O)OH,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)₅—C(O)OH, —S—C(O)—(CH₂)₅—C(O)OR^(PR),—S—C(O)—(CH₂)₄—C(O)OR^(PR), —S—C(O)—CH(NH₂)—CH₂OH,—S—C(O)—CH₂—N(CH₃)—C(═NH)—NH₂,—S—C(O)—CH₂—NH—C(O)—CH(CH₂SH)—NH—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—CH(NH₂)—C(O)—OH), a C2-C20such as —S—C(O)—CH₃, —S—C(O)—CF₃, —S—C(O)—CCl₃, —S—C(O)—C₂H₅,—S—C(O)—C₆H₅, —S—C(O)—C₆H₄—OCH₃, —S—C(O)—C₆H₄—F, —S—C(O)—C₆H₄—Cl,—S—C(O)—C₆H₄—CH₃, —S—C(O)—C₁₋₁₂ optionally substituted alkyl,—S—C(O)—CH₂—NHR^(PR), —S—C(O)—CHOH—NHR^(PR),—S—C(O)—CH[(CH(OH)(CH₃)]—NHR^(PR), —S—C(O)—CH(CH₃)—NHR^(PR),—S—C(O)—CH[(CH₂)₂C(O)OR^(PR)]—NHR^(PR),—S—C(O)—CH(CH₂C(O)OR^(PR)—NHR^(PR), —S—C(O)—CH[(CH₂)₄NHR^(PR)]—NHR^(PR),—S—C(O)—CH[(CH₂)₂C(O)NHR^(PR)]—NHR^(PR),—S—C(O)—CH(CH₂C(O)NHR^(PR))—NHR^(PR)—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)ON(R^(PR))₂,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—O—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)OR^(PR),—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—S—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)OR^(PR),—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—NR^(PR)—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)OR^(PR),—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—O—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)ON(R^(PR))₂,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—O—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—O—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)OR^(PR),—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—S—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—S—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)OR^(PR),—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—NR^(PR)—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)O—C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl, —S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—NR^(PR)—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)OR^(PR), where theoptionally substituted alkyl optionally is methyl, ethyl, i-propyl,n-propyl, t-butyl, n-butyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-decyl, vinyl, allyl,phenyl, —CH₂OH, —CH₂F, —CF₂H, —(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—F, —(CH₂)_(n)—Br, —(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂, —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—O—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—S—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—NHR^(PR), —CF₃, —CH₂CF₃, —C₂F₅, or athio analog of any ester moiety described herein, wherein R^(PR)independently are —H, a protecting group such as C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl (e.g., —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C₃H₆OH) or together are aprotecting group, n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5or 6, p is 0 or 1 and q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, or

thioether, e.g., —SCH₃, —SC₂H₅, —SC₃H₇, —SC₄H₉, —SC₂H₃, —SC₃H₅, —SC₄H₇,—SCH₂CH₂OH, —S—CH₂—CH(C(O)—NH—CH₂C(O)OH)—NH—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—CH(NH₂)—C(O)—OH,—S—(CH₂)₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃,), —SCH₂CH₂F, —SCH₂CHF₂, —SCH₂CF₃, —SCH₂CH₂Cl,—SCH₂CH₂Br, —SCH₂CH₂I, —SCH₂CH₂CH₂F, —S—SCH₃, —S—SC₂H₅, —S—SC₃H₇,—S—SC₄H₉, —S—C₁₋₂₀ organic moiety, —S—S—C₁₋₂₀ organic moiety,—S—CH₂—S—C₁₋₂₀ organic moiety, —S—(CH₂)₂—S—C₁₋₂₀ organic moiety,—S—(CH₂)₂—O—C₁₋₂₀ organic moiety, —S—S—CH₃, —S—S—C₂H₅, where the organicmoiety is any moiety described herein such as —CH₃, —C₂H₅, i-propyl,n-propyl, t-butyl, n-butyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-decyl, —(CH₂)₁₋₈—OH,—(CH₂)₁₋₈—NH₂, —(CH₂)₁₋₈—C(O)—OH, —(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH⊚CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₃,—(CH₂)₀₋₁—(CH═CH)₀₋₃—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₂F, —(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—NHR^(PR), —C(O)—CH₃, —C(O)—C₂H₅,—C(O)—C₆H₅, —S—C₃₋₈ alkyl, -S-C₃-₈ substituted alkyl, —CF₃, —CH₂CF₃ or—C₂F₅, wherein R^(PR) is —H or a protecting group, —S—C₁₋₁₀ optionallysubstituted alkyl such as i-propyl, n-propyl, t-butyl, n-butyl, n-hexyl,n-octyl, n-decyl, —(CH₂)₁₋₈—OH, —(CH₂)₁₋₈—NH₂, —(CH₂)₁₋₈—C(O)—OH,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₃, —(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₂F,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—NHR^(PR), —CF₃, —C₂F₅, wherein R^(PR) is—H or a protecting group, or

thioacyl, e.g., —C(S)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH, —C(S)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—C(S)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Cl, —C(S)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—C(S)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)₂, —C(S)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)₂,—C(S)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)—CH₂OH,—C(S)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂OH,—C(S)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)—CH₂F, —C(S)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂F,—C(S)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)₃—CH(CH₃)—CH₂Cl,—C(S)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH(CH₃)—CH₂Cl, —C(S)CH₃, —C(S)CH₂OH, —C(S)CH₂F,—C(S)CH₂Cl, —C(S)CH₂Br, —C(S)-2 furanyl, —C(S)-2 thiophenyl, —C(S)-2pyrrolyl, —C(S)-2 pyrimidinyl, —C(S)-3 pyrimidinyl, —C(S)-2 pyridyl,—C(S)-3 pyridyl, —C(S)-heterocycle, —C(S)-C1-C20-optionally substitutedalkyl or a thio analog of any acyl moiety described herein, where n is0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, or

optionally substituted amine, e.g., —NH₂, —NH₃ ⁺Cl⁻, —NH₃ ⁺Br⁻, —NH₃⁺I⁻, alkylamine, dialkylamine, —NH—CH₃, —N(CH₃)₂, —N⁺(CH₃)₃, —N⁺(C₂H₅)₃,—NHOH, —NHR^(PR), —N(R^(PR))₂, —NH—C(O)CH₃, —NH—C(O)CF₃, —N(C(O)CF₃)₂,—NH—C(O)CCl₃, —N(C(O)CCl₃)₂, —NH—C(O)C₆H₅, —N(C(O)C₆H₅)₂, —NH—C₂H₅,—N(C₂H₅)₂, —NH—CH₂OH, —NH—CH₂—CH₂OH, —NH—C₃H₇, —N(C₃H₇)₂, —NH—C(═NH)—N(CH₃)—CH₂—C(O)OR^(PR), —N(CH₃)₂, —N(C₂H₅)₂,—N(CH₃)(C₂H₅)—N(CH₂OH)(CH₃), —N═C[(CH₂)_(n)—H]—OH,—NH—NH—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH—C(NH-optionallysubstituted alkyl)=N-optionally substituted alkyl,—N═C[(CH₂)_(n)—H]—O-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH-organic moiety,—NH—(O)—Organic moiety, e.g., —NH—C(O)—CH₃, —NH—(CH₂)_(n)-optionallysubstituted phenyl, —NH-optionally substituted alkyl, —N(optionallysubstituted alkyl)₂, —N(C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl)₂,—NH—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl or —NH—(CH₂)_(n)-optionallysubstituted alkyl, wherein any of the phenyl or alkyl moieties are thesame or different and are optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3 or moreindependently selected with substituents described herein, e.g., —O—,—NH—, —S—, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —OR^(PR), —SH, —SR^(PR), —CH₃, —C₂H₅,—O—CH₃, —O—C₂H₅, —NO₂, —CN, —SCN, —NH₂, —C(O)OR^(PR) or—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR), wherein n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, R^(PR)independently or together are —H or a protecting group and the organicmoiety is as described herein, e.g., optionally substituted alkyl or-anester, or

optionally substituted amide, e.g., —C(O)—NH₂, —C(O)—NH—C(CH₃)₃,—C(O)—NH₂, —C(O)—NH—CH₃, —C(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃, —C(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(m)—NH₂,—C(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(m)—NHR^(PR), —C(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(m)—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—NH—C(O)H, —NH—C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—C(O)OH, —NH—C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—C(O)OR^(PR),—NH—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)OH, —NH—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)OR^(PR), —NH—C(O)—CH₃,—NH—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃, —NH—C(O)—(CH₂)m-NH₂,-NH-C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—NHR^(PR), —NH—C(O)—O—C(CH₃)₃, —NH—C(O)—O—CH₃,—NH—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —C(O)—NH-organic moiety,—C(O)-NH-optionally substituted alkyl, —C(O)—NR⁴⁹—(O)_(p)—organicmoiety, —C(O)—NH—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)-optionally substituted phenyl,—C(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)-optionally substituted alkyl,—NH—C(O)—(O)_(p)-optionally substituted alkyl,—NH—C(S)—(O)_(p)-optionally substituted alkyl,—NH—C(O)—(S)_(p)-optionally substituted alkyl, wherein 1, 2 or more ofany organic, phenyl, alkyl, alkylene, e.g., —(CH₂)—, —(CH₂)_(m)— or—(CH₂)_(n)—, methyl, ethyl, n-butyl or t-butyl, moieties are optionallysubstituted with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more independently selectedsubstituents described herein, e.g., —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —CH₃, —C₂H₅,—O—CH₃, —O—C₂H₅, —NO₂, —CN, —SCN, —NH₂, —C(O)OR^(PR) or—(CH₂)₁₋₄—C(O)—OR^(PR), where R⁴⁹ is a protecting group, an organicmoiety comprising about 1-10 carbon atoms or R⁴⁹ together with theorganic moiety is a protecting group and the organic group optionally isoptionally substituted alkyl such as i-propyl, n-propyl, t-butyl,n-butyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-decyl, —(CH₂)_(m)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—F,—(CH₂)_(m)—Cl, —(CH₂)_(m)—Br, —(CH₂)_(m)—NH₂, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—OH,—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—H, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR ,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH2)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —CF₃ or —C₂F₅, and R^(PR) is—H or a protecting group, optionally substituted alkyl moieties contain1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more carbon atoms and wherein mindependently are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or6, n independently are 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4and p is 0 or 1, or

epoxide or optionally substituted cyclopropyl, when taken together witha hydrogen at an adjacent position on the steroid nucleus, usually wherethe epoxide or optionally substituted cyclopropyl bonds are both in thea-configuration or the β-configuration, e.g., one or more independentlyselected epoxide or optionally substituted cyclopropyl ring is presentat the 1-2 positions, the 2-3 positions, the 4-5 positions, the 5-6positions, the 10-11 positions, the 11-12 positions, the 15-16positions, the 16-17 positions, or at the 2-3 and 16-17 positions of thesteroid nucleus, or

—O—Si(C1-C6 alkyl)₃ where each alkyl is independently chosen, e.g.,—O—Si(CH₃)₃, —O—Si[C(CH₃)₃](CH₃)₂, —O—Si[C(CH₃)₃](C₂H₅)₂, or

phosphate ester, phosphoester, or an ether or thioether derivativethereof, e.g., —O—P(O)(OH)—OCH₃, —O—P(O)(OH)—OC₂H₅, —O—P(O)(OH)—OC₃H₇,—O—P(O)(OH)—OCH₂CH═CH₂, —O—P(O)(OCH₃)—OCH₃, —O—P(O)(OC₂H₅)-OC₂H₅,—O—P(O)(OH)—O—(CH₂)₂—N⁺(CH₃)₃, —O—P(O)(OH)—O—(CH₂)₂—NH₂),—O—P(O)(OH)—OH, —O—P(O)(OH)—SH, —O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—OH,—O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—SH, —S—P(O)(OH)—OH, —O—P(O)(OH)—S—(CH₂)₂—NH—(CH₂)₃—NH₂,—O—P(O)(OH)—O—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OCH₃)₂, —O—P(O)(OH)—O—C₂H₅, —O—P(O)(OC₂H₅)₂,—O—P(O)(OH)—O—C₃H₇, —O—P(O)(OC₃H₇)₂,—O—P—(O)(OH)—O—CH₂—CH(O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(y)(CH═CH)_(q)(CH₂)_(y)—CH₃)—CH₂—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(y)(CH═CH)_(q)(CH₂)_(y)—CH₃,—O—P—(O)(OH)—O—CH₂—CH(O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(x)CH₃)—CH₂—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(x)CH₃),—O—P—(O)(OH)—O—CH₂—CH(O—C(O)—(CH₂)₁₄CH₃)—CH₂—O—C(O)—(CH₂)₁₄CH₃),—O—P—(O)(OH)—O—CH₂—CH(O—C(O)—(CH₂)₁₂CH₃)—CH₂—O—C(O)—(CH₂)₁₂CH₃),—O—P(O)(OH)—O-optionally substituted alkyl, —S—P(O)(OH)—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —O—P(O)(OH)-S-optionally substituted alkyl,—O—P(O)(O-optionally substituted alkyl)-O-optionally substituted alkyl,—S—P(O)(O-optionally substituted alkyl)-O-optionally substituted alkyl,—O—P(O)(O-optionally substituted alkyl)-S-optionally substituted alkyl,where the optionally substituted alkyl moieties are as described hereinand are independently selected, e.g., i-propyl, n-propyl, t-butyl,n-butyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-decyl, —(CH₂)_(m)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—F,—(CH₂)_(m)—Cl, —(CH₂)_(m)—Br, —(CH₂)_(m)—NH₂, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—OH,—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—H, (CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —CF₃ or —C₂F₅, wherein R^(PR)is —H or a protecting group, m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, n independentlyare 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 and p is 0 or 1, q is 0 or 1, x independentlyare 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17, yindependently are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 and substituents bondedat double bonds are in the cis, trans or mixed cis and transconfiguration, wherein In some embodiments, both n and p are 1 or p is 1and both n are 2 or one n is 1, the other n is 2 and p is 1, or

thionoester, e.g., a C2-C20 thionoester such as —O—C(S)—CH₃,—O—C(S)—CF₃, —O—C(S)—C₂H₅ or —O—C(S)—C₁₋₁₂ optionally substituted alkylwhere the optionally substituted alkyl optionally is i-propyl, n-propyl,t-butyl, n-butyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-decyl, vinyl, allyl, phenyl,—CH₂OH, —CH₂F, —CF₂H, —(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—OH, —(CH₂)_(n)—F,—(CH₂)_(n)—Br, —(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂, —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—O—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—S-CH₃, (CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(m)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(q)—NHR^(PR), —CF₃, —CH₂CF₃ or —C₂F₅,wherein R^(PR) is —H or a protecting group, n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or8, m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, p is 0 or 1 and q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or6, or

amino acid or peptide, e.g., a dipeptide, —O—C(O)—CH₂—NHR^(PR),—O—C(O)—CHOH—NHR^(PR), —O—C(O)—CH[(CH(OH)(CH₃)]—NHR^(PR),—O—C(O)—CH(CH₃)—NHR^(PR), —O—C(O)—CH[(CH₂)₂C(O)OR^(PR)]—NHR^(PR),—O—C(O)—CH(CH₂C(O)OR^(PR)—NHR^(PR), —O—C(O)—CH[(CH₂)₄NHR^(PR)]—NHR^(PR),—O—C(O)—CH[(CH₂)₂C(O)NHR^(PR)]—NHR^(PR),—O—C(O)—CH(CH₂C(O)NHR^(PR))—NHR^(PR), —O—C(O)—CHR⁴²—NHR^(PR),—NH—(CH₂)₁₋₄—C(O)OR⁴⁶ or —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₁₋₄—NHR⁴⁷ where R⁴² is —H, —CH₃,—C₂H₅, —(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR), —CH₂—C(O)—OH, —CH₂—C(O)—NHR^(PR), —CH₂F,—CH₂Cl, —CH₂Br, —CHOH—CH₃ or —CH₂OH, R⁴⁶ is —H, optionally substitutedalkyl (e.g., —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C₂H₃, —C₃H₇, —C₃H₅, —(CH₂)₁₋₈—OH,—(CH₂)₁₋₈—NH₂, —(CH₂)₁₋₈—C(O)—OH, —(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)O₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₃,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₂F, —(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—C(O)—OH,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—NH₂, —CF₃ or —C₂F₅) or a protecting group(e.g., t-butyl, phenyl, benzyl or substituted phenyl), R⁴⁷ is —H,optionally substituted alkyl (e.g., —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C₂H₃, —C₃H₇, —C₃H₅,—(CH₂)₁₋₈—OH, —(CH₂)₁₋₈—NH₂, —(CH₂)₁₋₈—C(O)—OH,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₃, —(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₂F,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—C(O)—OH,—(CH₂)₀₋₃—(CH═CH)₀₋₁—(CH₂)₀₋₃—NH₂, —CF₃ or —C₂F₅) or a protecting group(e.g., t-butyl, phenyl, benzyl or substituted phenyl) and R^(PR) is —Hor an independently selected protecting group such as C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl and n is 0, 1, 2, or 3, or

optionally substituted heterocycle, —O—[C(O)]_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)-optionallysubstituted heterocycle, —(CH₂)_(n)-optionally substituted heterocycleor optionally substituted cycloalkyl, where the heterocycle is C-linkedor N-linked, e.g., 2-pyridinyl, N-pyridinyl, 3-pyridinyl, 4-pyridinyl,2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 5-pyridyl, 6-pyridyl, 1-pyrimidinyl,2-pyrimidinyl, 4-pyrimidinyl, 5-pyrimidinyl, 6-pyrimidinyl,3-pyridazinyl, 4-pyridazinyl, 2-pyrazinyl, 3-pyrazinyl, 5-pyrazinyl,6-pyrazinyl, N-pyrrolyl, 2-pyrrolyl, 3-pyrrolyl, 2-imidazolyl,4-imidazolyl, 5-imidazolyl, N-imidazolyl, 3-pyrazolyl, 4-pyrazolyl,3-pyridazinyl, 4-pyridazinyl, 5-pyridazinyl, 6-pyridazinyl,3-isothiazolyl, 4-isothiazolyl, 5-isothiazolyl, 3-isoxazolyl,4-isoxazolyl, 5-isoxazolyl, 2-thiazolyl, 4-thiazolyl, 5-thiazolyl,2-oxazolyl, 3-oxazolyl, 4-oxazolyl, 5-oxazolyl, 1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl,1,2,4-triazol-3-yl, 1,2,3-triazol-4-yl, tetrazol-5-yl,benzimidazol-2-yl, indol-3-yl, 1H-indazol-3-yl,1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrazin-2-yl, 1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-6yl,1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl, 1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridin-2-yl,1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2-yl, benzopyranyl, furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl,oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl,1,2,3-oxadiazolyl, 1,2,4,-oxadiazolyl, 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl, furazanyl,1,2,3-thiadiazolyl, 1,2,4-thiadiazolyl, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyi,1,2,3-triazolyl, 1,2,4-triazolyl, 1-isoquinolyl, 4-isoquinolyl,2-quinazolinyl, 1-methyl-2-indolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridyl, pyridazinyl,pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, triazinyl, benzofuranyl, isobenzofuranyl,benzo[b]thienyl, indolyl, isoindolyl, 1H-indazolyl, benzimidazolyl,benzoxazolyl, 1,2-benzoisoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl,1,2-benzoisothiazolyl, 1H-benzotriazolyl, 2-silabenzenyl,3-silabenzenyl, 4-silabenzenyl, 5-silabenzenyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl,cinnolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, phthalazinyl, naphthylidinyl,purinyl, pteridinyl, carbazolyl, α-carbolinyl, β-carbolinyl,γ-carbolinyl, acridinyl, phenoxazinyl, phenothiazinyl, phenazinyl,phenoxathiinyl, thianthrenyl, phenathridinyl, phenathrolinyl,indolizinyl, pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazinyl, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridyl,imidazo[1,2-a]pyridyl, imidazo[1,5-a]pyridyl, imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazinyl,imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidinyl, 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]pyridyl,1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazinyl, 2-benzothiazolyl, 2-benzoxazolyl,2-benzimidazolyl, 3-isoxazolyl, 5-isoxazolyl, 5-methyl-3-isoxazolyl,5-phenyl-3-isoxazolyl, 4-thiazolyl, 3-methyl-2-pyrazinyl,5-methyl-2-pyrazinyl, 6-methyl-2-pyrazinyl, 5-chloro-2-thienyl, 3-furyl,benzofuran-2-yl, benzothien-2-yl, 2H-1-benzopyran-3-yl,2,3-dihydrobenzopyran-5-yl, 1-methylimidazol-2-yl, quinoxalin-2-yl,piperon-5-yl, 4,7-dichlorobenzoxazol-2-yl, 4,6-dimethyl-pyrimidin-2-yl,4-methylpyrimidin-2-yl, 2,4-dimethylpyrimidin-6-yl,2-methylpyrimidin-4-yl, 4-methylpyrimidin-6-yl, 6-chloropiperon-5-yl,5-chloroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl, 1-H-inden-3-yl,1-H-2-methyl-inden-2-yl, 3,4-dihydronaphth-1-yl,S-4-isopropenylcyclohexen-1-yl, 4-dihydronaphth-2-yl,3-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methyl-4-pyridinyl,5-methoxycarbonyl-2-furanyl, cycloheptyl, cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl,cyclooxyl, cyclobutyl, cyclobutenyl, 5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl,5-chloro-2-methoxyphenyl, 2-methanesulfonylaminophenyl, 3-aminophenyl,2-methoxyphenyl, 5-ethyl-2-furanyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 2-aminophenyl,2-furanyl, 3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl, 5-acetyloxymethyl-2-furanyl,5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-2-furanyl, 5-(4-methanesulfonylphenyl)-2-furanyl,5-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-furanyl,5-(4-methanesulfonylaminophenyl)-2-furanyl,5-(4-bromophenyl)-2-oxazolyl, 5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-furanyl,5-(1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-furanyl, 5-cyclohexyl-2-furanyl,5-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-furanyl, 5-(4-methylphenyl)-2-furanyl,2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-furanyl, 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-furanyl,5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-furanyl, 2-benzyloxy-5-chlorophenyl,4-benzyloxyphenyl, 3-(4-t-butylphenyloxy)phenyl,3-benzoyl-2,4-dichlorophenyl, 2-chloro-3-benzyloxyphenyl,3-(4-chlorophenoxyl) phenyl, 1H-indol-3-yl, 2-fluorenyl, 2-naphthyl,2-hydroxy-1-naphthyl, 2-quinolinyl, 5-chloro-2-benzofuranyl,1-aziridinyl, 2-aziridinyl, N-pyrrolidinyl, 1-pyrrolidinyl,2-pyrrolidinyl, 1-aziridyl, 1-azetedyl, 1-pyrrolyl, 1-imidazolyl,1-pyrazolyl, 1-piperidinyl, 3-oxathiolanyl, 4-oxathiolanyl,5-oxathiolanyl, N-2H-1,5,2-dithiazinyl, 3-2H-1,5,2-dithiazinyl,4-2H-1,5,2-dithiazinyl, 6-2H-1,5,2-dithiazinyl, 1-cyclohexenyl,2-cyclohexenyl, 3-cyclohexenyl, 4-cyclohexenyl, 5-cyclohexenyl,1-cyclopentenyl, 2-cyclopentenyl, 3-cyclopentenyl, 1,3-cyclopentadienyl,1-cycloheptenyl, 1,3-cycloheptadienyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl,oxiranyl, azetidinyl, oxetanyl, thietanyl, pyrrolidinyl,tetrahydrofuryl, thiolanyl, piperidyl, tetrahydropyranyl, morpholinyl,thiomorpholinyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidino, piperidino, N-morpholino,morpholino or thiomorpholino, any of which optionally has 1, 2, 3 or 4independently selected substitutions as described herein, e.g., —OH,—OR^(PR), ═O, —SH, —SR^(PR), ═S, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —C(O)OR^(PR),—C(O)SR^(PR), —C(O)OCH₃, —C(O)O—C1-8 optionally substituted alkyl, C1-8optionally substituted alkyl, C1-8 ether, C1-8 thioether, C1-8 ester,C1-8 thioester, —CN, —SCN, —NO₂, —N₃, —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —NH—C1-8optionally substituted alkyl, —N(C1-8 optionally substituted alkyl)₂,where each optionally substituted alkyl is independently selected, C1-8haloalkyl, C1-8 hydroxyalkyl, C1-8 aralkyl, C1-8 alkenyl, C1-C8 alkoxy,C1-8 haloalkyloxy, C1-8 alkylthio, C1-8 cycloalkyl, C1-8cycloalkylalkyl, C1-8 cycloalkyloxy, C1-8 alkylsulfonyl, C1-8 sulfamoyl,C1-8 alkanoyl, C1-8 alkoxycarbonyl or another substituent describedherein, where R^(PR) independently are —H or a protecting group, m is 0or 1 and n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, e.g., m and n are both 0, m is 1 and n is 0,m is 0 and n is 1 or m and n are both 1, and where exemplarysubstitutions include a halogen such as —F or —Cl at the 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-or 5- position of any of these moieties, an ester or hydroxyl at the 1-,2-, 3-, 4- or 5- position of any of these moieties, an ether orthioether at the 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- or 5- position of any of these moietiesand/or optionally substituted alkyl at the 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- or 5- positionof any of these moieties, where any such substitution is compatible withthe chemical structure and/or nomenclature of the cyclic moiety, e.g.,cyclobutyl moieties can not be substituted at the 5-position and ringoxygen atoms can not be substituted, or

carboxyl which is optionally substituted, e.g., —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR^(PR),—C(O)OM, —C(O)O—CH₃, —C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—C(O)—O—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —C(O)—O—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)OR, —C(O)—O—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR),—C(O)—O—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR), —C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OR^(PR),—C(O)—O—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OR^(PR),—C(O)O—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OR^(PR), —C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂NHR^(PR),—C(O)—O—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂NH R^(PR),—C(O)—O—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂NHR^(PR), —C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂SR^(PR),—C(O)—O—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂SR^(PR),—C(O)—O—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂SR^(PR), —C(O)O—organic moiety,—C(O)O—(CH₂)_(n)-optionally substituted phenyl or—C(O)O—(CH₂)_(n)-optionally substituted alkyl, wherein the phenyl oralkyl moieties are optionally substituted with 1, 2 or 3 independentlyselected with substituents described herein, e.g., —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,—OH, —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —O—CH₃, —O—C₂H₅, —NO₂, —CN, —SCN, —NH₂, —C(O)OR^(PR)or —(CH₂)₁₋₄—C(O)—OR^(PR), where n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, R^(PR) is—H or a protecting group such as methyl, ethyl, propyl or butyl, and Mis a metal such as an alkali metal, e.g., Li⁺, Na⁺ or K⁺ or M is anothercounter ion such as an ammonium ion, or

carbonate, e.g., —O—C(O)—O—CH₃, —O—C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—C(O)—O—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—C(O)—O—CH₂-halogen,—O—C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂-halogen,—O—C(O)—O—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂-halogen,—O—C(O)—O—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR),—O—C(O)—O—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR),—O—C(O)—O—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR), —O—C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OR^(PR),—O—C(O)—O—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OR^(PR),—O—C(O)—O—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)_(n)—CHR^(PR), —O—C(O—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂NHR^(PR),—O—C(O)—O—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂NHR^(PR),—O—C(O)—O—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂NHR^(PR), —O—C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂SR^(PR),—O—C(O)—O—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂SR^(PR),—O—C(O)—O—C(CH₃)₂—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂SR^(PR), —O—C(O)—O-organic moiety,—O—C(O)—O(CH₂)_(n)-optionally substituted phenyl or—C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)-optionally substituted alkyl, wherein the phenyl oralkyl moieties are optionally substituted with 1, 2 or 3, 4 or moreindependently selected with substituents described herein, e.g., —F,—Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —O—CH₃, —O—C₂H₅, —NO₂, —CN, —SCN, —NH₂,—C(O)OR^(PR) or —(CH₂)₁₋₄—C(O)—OR^(PR), and wherein n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,5 or 6 and R^(PR) is —H or a protecting group, or

carbamate, e.g., —O—C(O)—NH₂, —O—C(O)—NH—CH₃, —O—C(O)—NH—C₂H₅,—O—C(O)—NH—C₃H₇, —O—C(O)—NH—C₄H₉, —O—C(O)—NH—C₂H₃, —O—C(O)—NH—C₃H₅,—O—C(O)—NH—C₄H₇, —O—C(O)—NHR^(PR), —O—C(O)—N[(CH₂)_(n)CH₃]—CH₃,—O—C(O)—N[(CH₂)_(n)CH₃]—C₂H₅, —O—C(O)—N[(CH₂)_(n)CH₃]—C₃H₇,—O—C(O)—N[(CH₂)_(n)CH₃]—C₄H₉, —O—C(O)—N[(CH₂)_(n)CH₃]—C₂H₃,—O—C(O)—N[(CH₂)_(n)CH₃]—C₃H₅, —O—C(O)—N[(CH₂)_(n)CH₃]—C₄H₇,—O—C(O)—NH-organic moiety, —O—C(O)—NR⁴⁸-organic moiety,—NH—C(O)—O-organic moiety, —NR⁴⁸—C(O)—O-organic moiety, wherein theorganic moiety is as described herein, e.g., it optionally comprisesabout 1-20 carbon atoms, and wherein R⁴⁸ is —H, a protecting group, anorganic moiety or R⁴⁸ together with the organic moiety is a protectinggroup and the organic moiety optionally is optionally substituted alkylsuch as i-propyl, n-propyl, t-butyl, n-butyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-decyl,—(CH₂)_(m)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—F, —(CH₂)_(m)—Cl, —(CH₂)_(m)—Br,—(CH₂)_(m)—NH₂, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—H,—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —CF₃ or —C₂F₅, wherein R^(PR)is —H or a protecting group, m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, n independentlyare 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 and p is 0 or 1, e.g., both n and p are 1 or pis 1 and both n are 2 or one n is 1, the other n is 2 and p is 1, or

phosphothioester or thiophosphate or an ether or thioether derivativethereof, e.g., —O—P(S)(OH)—OH, —O—P(S)(OH)—SH, —O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—OH,—O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—SH, —S—P(S)(OH)—OH, —O—P(S)(OH)—O—CH₃,—O—P(S)(OH)—O—C₂H₅, —O—P(S)(OH)—O—C₃H₇, —O—P(S)(OH)—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —S—P(S)(OH)—O-optionally substituted alkyl,—O—P(S)(OH)—S-optionally substituted alkyl, —O—P(S)(O-optionallysubstituted alkyl)-O-optionally substituted alkyl, —S—P(S)(O-optionallysubstituted alkyl)-O-optionally substituted alkyl, —O—P(S)(O-optionallysubstituted alkyl)-S-optionally substituted alkyl, where the optionallysubstituted alkyl moieties are as described herein and are independentlyselected, e.g., i-propyl, n-propyl, t-butyl, n-butyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl,n-decyl, —(CH₂)_(m)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—F, —(CH₂)_(m)—Cl, —(CH₂)_(m)—Br,—(CH₂)_(m)—NH₂, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—H,—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —CF₃ or —C₂F₅, wherein R^(PR)is —H or a protecting group, m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, n independentlyare 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 and p is 0 or 1, e.g., both n and p are 1 or pis 1 and both n are 2 or one n is 1, the other n is 2 and p is 1, or

phosphonoester, phosphonate or an ether or thioether derivative thereof,e.g., —P(O)(OH)—OH, —P(O)(OH)—SH, —P(O)(OR^(PR))—OH, —P(O)(OR^(PR))—SH,—P(O)(OH)—OH, —P(O)(OH)—O—CH₃, —P(O)(OH)—O—C₂H₅, —P(O)(OH)—O—C₃H₇,—O—P(O)(OH)—H, —S—P(O)(OH)—H, —O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—H, —S—P(O)(OR^(PR))—H,—O—P(O)(OH)—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OH)—C₂H₅, —O—P(O)(OH)—C₃H₇, —O—P(O)(OH)-optionally substituted alkyl, —S—P(O)(OH )-optionally substitutedalkyl, —P(O)(OH)—O-optionally substituted alkyl, —P(O)(OH)—S-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —P(O)(O-optionally substituted alkyl)-O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —P(O)(O-optionally substituted alkyl)-S-optionallysubstituted alkyl, where the optionally substituted alkyl moieties areas described herein and are independently selected, e.g., i-propyl,n-propyl, t-butyl, n-butyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-decyl, —(CH₂)_(m)—OH,—(CH₂)_(m)—F, —(CH₂)_(m)—Cl, —(CH₂)_(m)—Br, —(CH₂)_(m)—NH₂,—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—H, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —CF₃ or —C₂F₅, wherein R^(PR)is —H or a protecting group, m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, n independentlyare 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 and p is 0 or 1, e.g., both n and p are 1 or pis 1 and both n are 2 or one n is 1, the other n is 2 and p is 1, or

sulfate ester or an ether or thioether derivative thereof, e.g.,—O—S(O)(O)—OH, —O—S(O)(O)—SH, —O—S(O)(O)—OR^(PR), —O—S(O)(O)—O—CH₃,—O—S(O)(O)—O—C₂H₅, —O—S(O)(O)—O—C₃H₇, —O—S(O)(O)—S—CH₃,—O—S—(O)(O)—O—CH₂—CH(O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(y)(CH═CH)_(q)(CH₂)_(y)—CH₃)—CH₂—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(y)(CH═CH)_(q)(CH₂)_(y)—CH₃,—O—S—(O)(O)—O—CH₂—CH(O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(x)CH₃)—CH₂—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(x)CH₃),—O—S—(O)(O)—O—CH₂—CH(O—C(O)—(CH₂)₁₄CH₃)—CH₂—O—C(O)—(CH₂)₁₄CH₃),—O—S—(O)(O)—O—CH₂—CH(O—C(O)—(CH₂)₁₂CH₃)—CH₂—O—C(O)—(CH₂)₁₂CH₃),—O—S(O)(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl, —O—S(O)(OH)-S-optionallysubstituted alkyl, where the optionally substituted alkyl moiety is asdescribed herein, e.g., i-propyl, n-propyl, t-butyl, n-butyl, n-hexyl,n-octyl, n-decyl, —(CH₂)_(m)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—F, —(CH₂)_(m)—Cl,—(CH₂)_(m)—Br, —(CH₂)_(m)—NH₂, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—H,—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH^(RP),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —CF₃ or —C₂F₅, wherein R^(PR)is —H or a protecting group, m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, n independentlyare 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, p is 0 or 1, q is 0 or 1, x independently are0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17, yindependently are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 and substituents bondedat double bonds are in the cis, trans or mixed cis and transconfiguration, wherein In some embodiments, both n and p are 1 or p is 1and both n are 2 or one n is 1, the other n is 2 and p is 1, or

optionally substituted oxime, e.g., ═NOH, ═NOCH₃, ═NOC₂H₅, ═NOC₃H₇,═N—(CH₂)_(n)—(X)_(q)—(CH₂)_(n)-optionally substituted alkyl, where X is—O—, —C(O)—, —S— or —NH— and the optionally substituted alkyl moiety isas described herein, e.g., i-propyl, n-propyl, t-butyl, n-butyl,n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-decyl, —(CH₂)_(m)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—F, —(CH₂)_(m)—Cl,—(CH₂)_(m)—Br, —(CH₂)_(m)—NH₂, (CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—H,—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(m)-heterocycle,—(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —CF₃ or —C₂F₅, wherein R^(PR)is —H or a protecting group, m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, n independentlyare 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, p is 0 or 1, and q is 0 or 1, e.g., both nand p are 1 or p is 1 and both n are 2 or one n is 1, the other n is 2and p is 1, or

sulfite ester, sulfite ether, sulfite or sulfoxide, e.g., —O—S(O)—OH,—O—S(O)—OR^(PR), —O—S(O)—O—CH₃, —O—S(O)—O—C₂H₅, —O—S(O)—O—C₃H₇,—O—S(O)—O-organic moiety, —O—S(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl,—S(O)—O—CH₃, —S(O)—O—C₂H₅, —S(O)—O—C₃H₇, —S(O)—organic moiety,—S(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, where the optionally substitutedalkyl moiety is as described herein, e.g., i-propyl, n-propyl, t-butyl,n-butyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-decyl, —(CH₂)_(m)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—F,—(CH₂)_(m)—Cl, —(CH₂)_(m)—Br, —(CH₂)_(m)—NH₂, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—OH,—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—H, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —CF₃ or —C₂F₅, wherein R^(PR)is —H or a protecting group, m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, n independentlyare 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 and p is 0 or 1, e.g., both n and p are 1 or pis 1 and both n are 2 or one n is 1, the other n is 2 and p is 1, andthe organic moiety is as described herein, or

sulfonamide or a sulfonamide derivative, e.g., —S(O)(O)—NH₂,—S(O)(O)—NHR^(PR), —S(O)(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl,—NH—S(O)(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, —S(O)(O)—NH—CH₃,—S(O)(O)—NH—C₂H₅, —S(O)(O)—NH—C₃H₇, —NH—S(O)(O)—CH₃, —NH—S(O)(O)—C₂H₅,—NH—S(O)(O)—C₃H₇, where the optionally substituted alkyl moiety is asdescribed herein, e.g., i-propyl, n-propyl, t-butyl, n-butyl, n-hexyl,n-octyl, n-decyl, —(CH₂)_(m)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—F, —(CH₂)_(m)—Cl,—(CH₂)_(m)—Br, —(CH₂)_(m)—NH₂, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—H,—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —CF₃ or —C₂F₅, wherein R^(PR)is —H or a protecting group, m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, n independentlyare 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 and p is 0 or 1, e.g., both n and p are 1 or pis 1 and both n are 2 or one n is 1, the other n is 2 and p is 1, or

sulfamate or a sulfamate derivative, e.g., —O—S(O)(O)—NH₂,—O—S(O)(O)—NHR^(PR), —O—S(O)(O)—N(RD)₂, —O—S(O)(O)—NH-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —NH—S(O)(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl,—O—S(O)(O)—NH—C(O)—CH₃, —O—S(O)(O)—NH—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl,—O—S(O)(O)—NH—CH₃, —O—S(O)(O)—NH—C₂H₅, —O—S(O)(O)—NH—C₃H₇,—O—S(O)(O)—N(C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl)-R⁵²,—O—S(O)(O)—N(C(O)—N-optionally substituted alkyl)-R⁵²,—NH—S(O)(O)—O—CH₃, —NH—S(O)(O)—O—C₂H₅, —NH—S(O)(O)—O—C₃H₇,—NH—S(O)(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl, where any optionallysubstituted alkyl moiety is as described herein, e.g., i-propyl,n-propyl, t-butyl, n-butyl, n-hexyl, n-octyl, n-decyl, —(CH₂)_(m)—OH,(CH₂)_(m)—F, —(CH₂)_(m)—Cl, —(CH₂)_(m)—Br, (CH₂)_(m)—NH₂,—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—H, —(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(n)—(O)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(CH═CH)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂F,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂Br,—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—OR^(PR),—(CH₂)_(n)—(C≡C)_(p)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —CF₃ or —C₂F₅, wherein R^(PR)is —H or a protecting group, RD independently are —H, optionallysubstituted alkyl (e.g., —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C₃H₇, —CHO, —CH₂OH), acyl,benzoyl or benzyl, R⁵² is —H, optionally substituted alkyl, —COOH,—COOR^(PR), —COO-optionally substituted alkyl or —C(O)—N(R⁵³)₂, R⁵³independently are —H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionallysubstituted aryl, optionally substituted alkylaryl or optionallysubstituted arylalkyl, or both R⁵³ together with the nitrogen atom towhich they are bonded are an N-containing ring such as morpholino or aC2-C6 polyemthyleneimino residue, m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, nindependently are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 and p is 0 or 1, e.g., both nand p are 1 or p is 1 and both n are 2 or one n is 1, the other n is 2and p is 1, or

a sulfonate, a sulfamide, a sulfinamide or a sulfurous diamide, e.g.,—O—S(O)(O)—CH₂-optionally substituted alkyl, —O—S(O)(O)-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —NH—S(O)(O)—NHR^(PR), —NH—S(O)(O)—NH-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —NH—S(O)—NHR^(PR), —NH—S(O)—NH-optionally substitutedalkyl, —S(O)—NHR^(PR), —S(O)—NHCH₃, —S(O)—N(CH₃)₂, —S(O)—NHC₂H₅,—S(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH—S(O)—NHR^(PR),—NH—S(O)—NHCH₃, —NH—S(O)—NHC₂H₅ or —NH—S(O)—NH-optionally substitutedalkyl, or

a monosaccharide, e.g., a D-, L- or DL-mixture of glucose, fructose,mannose, idose, galactose, allose, gulose, altrose, talose, fucose,erythrose, threose, lyxose, erythrulose, ribulose, xylulose, ribose,arabinose, xylose, psicose, sorbose, tagatose, glyceraldehyde,dihydroxyacetone, a monodeoxy derivative of these monosaccharides suchas rhamnose, glucuronic acid or a salt of glucuronic acid, any of whichare unprotected, partially protected (e.g., less than all hydroxylgroups are protected) or fully protected with independently selectedprotecting groups (e.g., acetoxy or propionoxy), including moieties suchβ-D-glucopyranosyl, β-D-glucopyranuronosyl,β-D-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-glucopyranosyl, β-D-galactopyranosyl,β-D-fucopyranosyl, β-L-fucopyranosyl, α-D-fructofuranosyl,β-D-fructofuranosyl, β-D-xylopyranosyl, β-L-xylopyranosyl,α-D-arabanopyranosyl, α-L-arabanopyranosyl, α-L-rhamnopyranosyl,α-D-rhamnopyranosyl, α-D-cellobiosyl, β-D-cellobiosyl, β-D-lactosyl,β-D-maltosyl, β-D-gentiobiosyl,3-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-α-D-arabanopyranosyl or β-D-maltotriosyl, anyof which are optionally protected and where the variable group to whichthey are bonded is in the α- or β-configuration, or

an oligosaccharide, e.g., 2, 3, 4 or more linked and independentlyselected monosaccharides that comprise a D-, L-, or DL-mixture ofglucose, fructose, mannose, idose, galactose, allose, gulose, altrose,talose, fucose, erythrose, threose, lyxose, erythrulose, ribulose,xylulose, ribose, arabinose, xylose, psicose, sorbose, tagatose,glyceraldehyde, N-acetylglucosamine, dihydroxyacetone or a monodeoxy ordideoxy derivative of any of these, with adjacent monosaccharides havingthe glycosidic linkage at the anomeric carbon of each monosaccharideunit independently alpha or beta linked, e.g., 1→2, 1→3, 1→4, and/or 1→6glycosidic bonds in the α- and/or β-configuration, e.g.,-glucose-mannose, -glucose-mannose-mannose, -mannose-mannose,-mannose-mannose-mannose, -glucose-galactose, -galactose-glucose,-fructose-galactose, -galactose-fructose, -galactose-galactose,-galactose-mannose, -glucuronic acid-glucose, -glucose-glucose,—(O-1β)-D-glucopyranosyl-(1α-O-4)-D-glucopyranoside,—(O-1β)-tetra-O-acetyl-D-glucopyransoyl-(1α-O-4)-tri-O-acetyl-D-glucopyranoside,—(O-1β)-D-galactopyranosyl-(1β-O-4)-D-glucopyranoside, wherein one ormore of the monosaccharides are optionally partially or fully protected,e.g., with —C(O)—CH₃ or —C(O)—C₂H₅ to protect 1, 2, 3, 4 or morehydroxyl groups, including moieties such α-D-cellobiosyl,β-D-cellobiosyl, β-D-lactosyl, β-D-maltosyl, β-D-gentiobiosyl,3-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-α-D-arabanopyranosyl or β-D-maltotriosyl, anyof which are optionally protected and where the variable group to whichthey are bonded is in the α- or β-configuration, or

a glycol or polyethyleneglycol or a derivative, e.g., propylene glycol,ethylene glycol, 1,4-butylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, 1,2-butyleneglycol, —O—C(O)—O—(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)—H, —C(O)—CH₂—O—C(O)—O—(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)—H or—O—(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)—H, where n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10, or

an acetal or spiro ring, e.g., —O—CH₂—O—, —O—(CH₂)₂—O—, —O—(CH₂)₃—O— or—[C(R³⁶)₂]₁₋₄—O—, —O—C(O)—CH₂—, —O—C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—, —O—C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—,—O—C(O)—CHR¹⁰—, —O—C(O)—CHR¹⁰—CHR¹⁰—, —O—C(O)—(CHR¹⁰)₃—, —NH—(CH₂)₂—O—,—NH—(CH₂)₂—NH—, —NH—(CH₂)₂—S—, —CH₂—N═CH—NH—,—NH—(CH₂)₃—O—,—NH—(CH₂)₃—S—, —NH—(CH₂)₃—O—, where R¹⁰ are independently selected andoptionally independently are —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —CF₃,—C₂F₅, —CH₂CF₃, —OH, —CN, —SCN, —OCH₃ or —OC₂H₅, and where each R³⁶independently is —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I or an organic moiety such asC1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl (e.g., methyl or ethyl), C2-10alkenyl, aryl or a heterocycle, any of which are optionally substitutedas described herein, e.g., —CF₃ or —CH₂OH, or

thioacetal, e.g., —S—CH₂—O—, —S—(CH₂)₂—O—, —S—(CH₂)₃—O—, —S—CH₂—S—,—S—(CH₂)₂—S—, —S—(CH₂)₃—S— or —S—[C(R³⁶)₂]₁₋₄—S— where each R³⁶independently is —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I or an organic moiety such asC1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl (e.g., methyl or ethyl), C2-10alkenyl, aryl or a heterocycle, any of which are optionally substitutedas described herein, e.g., —CF₃ or —CH₂OH. The salts, ionized forms andsolvates of any of these moieties are also included, e.g., where a groupsuch as —NH₂ or —COOH is ionized to generate a moiety such as —NH₃ ⁺Cl—,—NH₃ ⁺Br—, —COO⁻Na⁺ or —COO⁻K⁺.

For any of these exemplary F1C, e.g., the B, C, D, E, F and Gstructures, some embodiments are characterized by the presence of one ortwo independently selected substitutions at R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C)and R^(10D) and optionally:

(a) R^(10E) (when present at the 5-position), R^(10F), R^(10G) andR^(10H) are independently selected R¹⁰ groups in the α,β,α,α or β,β,α, αconfigurations respectively, R¹ is an oxygen-bonded, nitrogen-bonded ora sulfur-bonded moiety such as —OH, ═O, —SH, ═NOH, —NH(C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl), an ester, an ether, a thioester, or a thioether,R^(1A) is —H, absent, a carbon-bonded moiety such as an acyl moiety,optionally substituted alkyl or optionally substituted alkylaryl, R² isa halogen or an oxygen-bonded or a sulfur-bonded moiety, R^(2A) is —H,absent, a carbon-bonded moiety, R³ is a halogen or an oxygen-bonded or asulfur-bonded moiety, R^(3B) is —H, absent, a carbon-bonded moiety, R⁴is a halogen, an oxygen-bonded or a sulfur-bonded moiety, R^(4A) is —H,absent, a carbon-bonded bonded moiety such as an acyl moiety, optionallysubstituted alkyl or optionally substituted alkylaryl,

(b) R^(10E) (if present), R^(10F), R^(10G) and R^(10H) are independentlyselected R¹⁰ groups in the α,β,α,α or β,β,α,α configurationsrespectively, R^(1A) is —H, an oxygen-bonded, nitrogen-bonded or asulfur-bonded moiety, R¹ is —H, a carbon-bonded moiety, R² is a halogenor an oxygen-bonded or a sulfur-bonded moiety, R^(2A) is —H, absent, acarbon-bonded moiety, R³ is a halogen or an oxygen-bonded or asulfur-bonded moiety, R^(3B) is —H, absent, a carbon-bonded moiety, R⁴is a halogen, an oxygen-bonded or a sulfur-bonded moiety, R^(4A) is —H,absent or a carbon-bonded moiety,

(c) R^(10E) (if present), R^(10F), R^(10G) and R^(10H) are independentlyselected R¹⁰ groups in the α,β,α,α or β,β,α,α configurationsrespectively, R¹ is an oxygen-bonded, nitrogen-bonded or a sulfur-bondedmoiety, R^(1A) is —H, absent or a carbon-bonded moiety, R² is a halogenor an oxygen-bonded or a sulfur-bonded moiety, R^(2A) is —H, absent or acarbon-bonded moiety, R³is a halogen or an oxygen-bonded or asulfur-bonded moiety, R^(3B) is —H, absent or a carbon-bonded moiety,R^(4A) is a halogen, an oxygen-bonded or a sulfur-bonded moiety, R⁴ is—H, a halogen or a carbon-bonded moiety,

(d) R^(10E) (if present), R^(10F), R^(10G) and R^(10H) are independentlyselected R¹⁰ groups in the α,β,α,α or β,β,α,α configurationsrespectively, R¹ is an oxygen-bonded, nitrogen-bonded or a sulfur-bondedmoiety, R^(1A) is —H, absent, a carbon-bonded moiety, R² is a halogen oran oxygen-bonded or a sulfur-bonded moiety, R^(2A) is —H, absent or acarbon-bonded moiety, R³is a halogen or an oxygen-bonded or asulfur-bonded moiety, R^(3B) is —H, absent or a carbon-bonded moiety, R⁴is a halogen, an oxygen-bonded or a sulfur-bonded moiety, R^(4A) is —,absent or a carbon-bonded moiety,

(e) R^(10E) (if present), R^(10F), R^(10G) and R^(10H) are independentlyselected R¹⁰ groups in the α,β,α,α or β,β,α,α configurationsrespectively, R¹ is an oxygen-bonded, nitrogen-bonded or a sulfur-bondedmoiety, R^(1A) is —H, absent or a carbon-bonded moiety, R² is a halogenor an oxygen-bonded or a sulfur-bonded moiety, R^(2A) is —H, absent or acarbon-bonded moiety, R^(3B) is a halogen or an oxygen-bonded or asulfur-bonded moiety, R³ is —H, a carbon-bonded moiety, R⁴is a halogen,an oxygen-bonded or a sulfur-bonded moiety, R^(4A) is —H, absent or acarbon-bonded moiety,

(f) R^(10E) (if present), R^(10F), R^(10G) and R^(10H) are independentlyselected R¹⁰ groups in the α,β,α,α or β,β,α,α configurationsrespectively, R^(1A) is —H. an oxygen-bonded, nitrogen-bonded or asulfur-bonded moiety, R¹ is —H, a carbon-bonded moiety, R² is a halogenor an oxygen-bonded or a sulfur-bonded moiety, R^(2A) is —H, absent or acarbon-bonded moiety, R³ is a halogen or an oxygen-bonded or asulfur-bonded moiety, R^(3B) is —H, absent or a carbon-bonded moiety,R^(4A) is a halogen, an oxygen-bonded or a sulfur-bonded moiety, R⁴ is—H, a carbon-bonded moiety, or

(g) R^(10E) (if present), R^(10F), R^(10G) and R^(10H) are independentlyselected R¹⁰ groups in the α,β,α,α or β,β,α,α configurationsrespectively, R¹ is a halogen or an oxygen-bonded, nitrogen-bonded,carbon bonded or a sulfur-bonded moiety, R^(1A) is —H, a carbon-bondedor nitrogen-bonded moiety and R², R^(2A), R³ R^(3B), R⁴ and R^(4A) areas described any of in the foregoing embodiments or elsewhere herein. Inany of these embodiments, R⁵—R⁹ are independently selected moieties asdescribed herein and the oxygen-bonded, nitrogen-bonded, carbon bondedor sulfur-bonded moieties at R¹, R^(1A), R², R^(2A), R³, R^(3B), R⁴, andR^(4A) include atoms or groups described herein. These embodimentscontain formula B, C, D, E, F and G compounds wherein one or two of R¹,R^(1A), R², R^(2A), R³, R^(3B), R⁴, and R^(4A) are independentlyselected nitrogen-bonded moieties, one, two or three of R¹, R^(1A), R²,R^(2A), R³, R^(3B), R⁴, and R^(4A) are independently selectedcarbon-bonded moieties and one, two, three, four or five of R², R^(2A),R³, R^(3B), R⁴, and R^(4A) are independently selected or halogen atomsor oxygen-bonded or sulfur-bonded moieties.

These embodiments contain F1C, such as the B, C, D, E, F and Gstructures wherein R⁴ and R^(4A) are present, i.e., no 16-17 double bondis present, and both are the same, such as optionally substituted alkyl,halogen, ether, ester, thioether, thioester, e.g., —OR^(PR), —SR^(PR),—F, —Cl, —Br, —I, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy acetate or propionate.However, in many embodiments, when they are both present, R⁴ and R^(4A)are two independently selected dissimilar moieties defined herein, e.g.,independently selected —H, —OH, —OR^(PR), an ester (e.g., —OC(O)—CH₃,—OC(O)—C₂H₅, —OC(O)—C3 alkyl, —OC(O)—C4 alkyl,), ether (e.g., —OCH₃,—OC₂H₅, —OCH₂CH₂CH₃, or —OCH(CH₃)CH₃, —O—C4 alkyl, —O—C5 alkyl or —O—C6alkyl), a thioester, a-thioether, an acyl moiety, a carbonate, acarbamate an amide, a monosaccharide, a disaccharide, or an amino acid,optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionallysubstituted alkynyl or another moiety described herein.

For any F1C, examples of dissimilar R⁴ and R^(4A) moieties at the17-position include (α-ester, β-optionally substituted alkynyl),(β-ester, α-optionally substituted alkynyl), (α-thioester, β-optionallysubstituted alkynyl), (β-thioester, α-optionally substituted alkynyl),(α-ester, β-optionally substituted alkenyl), (β-ester, α-optionallysubstituted alkenyl), (α-thioester, β-optionally substituted alkenyl),(β-thioester, α-optionally substituted alkenyl), (α-optionallysubstituted alkyl, β-ester), (β-optionally substituted alkyl, α-ester),(α-optionally substituted alkyl, β-optionally substituted amine),(β-optionally substituted alkyl, α-optionally substituted amine),(α-optionally substituted alkyl, β-halogen)-, (β-optionally substitutedalkyl, α-halogen), (α-halogen, β-ether), (β-halogen, α-ether),(α-halogen, β-optionally substituted alkyl), (β-halogen, α-optionallysubstituted alkyl), (β-ester, α-acyl), (α-ester, β-acyl), (β-ester,α-C(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl), (α-ester, β-C(O)—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl), (β-thioester, α-C(O)—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl), (α-thioester, β-C(O)—C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl), (β-OH, α-ester), (α-OH, β-ester), (β-OH, α-ether), (α-OH,β-ether), (β-OH, α-acyl), (α-OH, β-acyl), (α-halogen, β-OR^(PR)),(β-halogen, α-OR^(PR)), (α-F, β-ester), (β-F, α-ester), (α-F, β-ether),(β-F, α-ether), (α-Br, β-ether), (β-Br, α-ether), (α-F, β-optionallysubstituted alkyl), (β-F, α-optionally substituted alkyl), (α-OH,β-optionally substituted alkynyl), (β-OH, α-optionally substitutedalkynyl), (α-OH, β-C≡—CCH₂-halogen), (β-OH, α-C≡CCH₂-halogen), (α-OH,β-C≡C-halogen), (β-OH, α-C≡C-halogen), (β-epoxy, α-halogen, where theepoxy is formed with an adjacent steroid nucleus atom), (α-epoxy,β-halogen), (α-cyclopropyl, β-halogen), (β-cyclopropyl, α-halogen),(α-cyclopropyl, β-optionally substituted alkyl), (β-cyclopropyl,α-optionally substituted alkyl), (α-optionally substituted alkyl,β-NH—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl), (β-optionally substitutedalkyl, α-NH—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl), (α-ether, β-NH—C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl), (β-ether, α-NH—C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl), (α-thioester, β-NH—C1-C8 optionally substitutedalkyl), (β-thioester, α-NH—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl),(α-ester, β-NH—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl), (β-ester, α-NH—C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl), (α-C(O)CH₃, β-NH—C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl), (β-C(O)CH₃, α-NH—C1-C8 optionally substitutedalkyl), (α-OH, β-NH—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl), (β-OH,α-NH—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl) and other combinations ofgroups that are within the scope of R⁴ and R^(4A). Such moieties, whichare the same or different can also be at 1, 2, 3 or more R¹ and R^(1A),R² and R^(2A), R³ and R^(3B) variable groups, and/or the R¹⁰ variablegroups at R⁷, R⁸ and R⁹.

Specific dissimilar R⁴ and R^(4A) moieties include, e.g., (α-F, β-CH₃),(β-F, α-CH₃), (α-F, β-C₂H₅), (β-F, α-C₂H₅), (α-Br, β-OCH₃), (β-Br,α-OCH₃), (α-F, β-OCH₃), (β-F, α-OCH₃), (α-F, β-OH), (β-F, α-OH), (α-Br,β-OCH₃), (β-Br, α-OCH₃), (α-F, β-CH₃), (β-F, α-CH₃), (α-Br, β-CH₃),(β-Br, α-CH₃), (α-OH, β-CCCH₃), (β-OH, α-CCCH₃), (α-OH, β-CCCH₂OH),(β-OH, α-CCCH₂OH), (α-OH, β-CCH), (β-OH, α-CCH), (α-CH₃, β-OC(O)CH₃),(β-CH₃, α-OC(O)CH₃), (α-C₂H₅, β-OC(O)CH₃), (β-C₂H₅, α-OC(O)CH₃),(α-C₃H₇, β-OC(O)CH₃), (β-C₃H₇, α-OC(O)CH₃), (α-C₄H₉, β-OC(O)CH₃),(β-C₄H₉, α-OC(O)CH₃), (α-C₂H₃, β-OC(O)CH₃), (β-C₂H₃, α-OC(O)CH₃),(α-C₂H₄OH, β-OC(O)CH₃), (β-C₂H₄OH, α-OC(O)CH₃), (α-C₃H₅, β-OC(O)CH₃),(β-C₃H₅, α-OC(O)CH₃), (α-C₄H₇, β-OC(O)CH₃), (β-C₄H₇, α-OC(O)CH₃),(α-C₃H₃, β-OC(O)CH₃), (β-C₃H₃, α-OC(O)CH₃), (α-C₄H₅, β-OC(O)CH₃),(β-C₄H₅, α-OC(O)CH₃), (α-CH₃, β-OC(O)C₂H₅), (β-CH₃, α-OC(O)C₂H₅),(α-C₂H₅, β-OC(O)C₂H₅), (β-C₂H₅, α-OC(O)C₂H₅), (α-C₃H₇, β-OC(O)C₂H₅),(β-C₃H₇, α-OC(O)C₂H₅), (α-C₄H₉, β-OC(O)C₂H₅), (β-C₄H₉, α-OC(O)C₂H₅),(α-C₂H₅), (α-C₂H₃, β-OC(O)C₂H₅), (β-C₂H₃, α-OC(O)C₂H₅), (α-C₂H₄OH,β-OC(O)C₂H₅), (β-C₂H₄OH, α-OC(O)C₂H₅), (α-C₃H₅, β-OC(O)C₂H₅), (β-C₃H₅,α-OC(O)C₂H₅), (α-C₄H₇, β-OC(O)C₂H₅), (β-C₄H₇, α-OC(O)C₂H₅), (α-C₃H₃,β-OC(O)C₂H₅), (β-C₃H₃, α-OC(O)C₂H₅), (α-C₄H₅, β-OC(O)C₂H₅), (β-C₄H₅,α-OC(O)C₂H₅), (α-C(O)CH₃, β-OC(O)CH₃), (β-C(O)CH₃, α-OC(O)CH₃),(α-C(O)C₂H₅, β-OC(O)CH₃), (β-C(O)C₂H₅, α-OC(O)CH₃), (α-CH₃, β-SC(O)CH₃),(β-CH₃, α-SC(O)CH₃), (α-C₂H₅, β-SC(O)CH₃), (β-C₂H₅, α-SC(O)CH₃),(α-C₃H₇, β-SC(O)CH₃), (β-C₃H₇, α-SC(O)CH₃), (α-C₄H₉, β-SC(O)CH₃),(β-C₄H₉, α-SC(O)CH₃), (α-C₂H₃, β-SC(O)CH₃), (β-C₂H₃, α-SC(O)CH₃),(α-C₂H₄OH, β-SC(O)CH₃), (β-C₂H₄OH, α-SC(O)CH₃), (α-C₃H₅, β-SC(O)CH₃),(β-C₃H₅, α-SC(O)CH₃), (α-C₄H₇, β-SC(O)CH₃), (β-C₄H₇, α-SC(O)CH₃),(α-C₃H₃, β-SC(O)CH₃), (β-C₃H₃, α-SC(O)CH₃), (α-C₄H₅, β-SC(O)CH₃),(β-C₄H₅, α-SC(O)CH₃), (α-CH₃, β-SC(O)C₂H₅), (β-CH₃, α-SC(O)C₂H₅),(α-C₂H₅, β-SC(O)C₂H₅), (β-C₂H₅, α-SC(O)C₂H₅), (α-C₃H₇, β-SC(O)C₂H₅),(β-C₃H₇, α-SC(O)C₂H₅), (α-C₄H₉, β-SC(O)C₂H₅), (β-C₄H₉, α-SC(O)C₂H₅),(α-C₂H₃, β-SC(O)C₂H₅), (β-C₂H₃, α-SC(O)C₂H₅), (α-C₂H₄OH, β-SC(O)C₂H₅),(β-C₂H₄OH, α-SC(O)C₂H₅), (α-C₃H₅, β-SC(O)C₂H₅), (β-C₃H₅, α-SC(O)C₂H₅),(α-C₄H₇, β-SC(O)C₂H₅), (β-C₄H₇, α-SC(O)C₂H₅), (α-C₃H₃, β-SC(O)C₂H₅),(β-C₃H₃, α-SC(O)C₂H₅), (α-C₄H₅, β-SC(O)C₂H₅), (β-C₄H₅, α-SC(O)C₂H₅),(α-C(O)CH₃, β-SC(O)CH₃), (β-C(O)CH₃, α-SC(O)CH₃), (α-C(O)C₂H₅,β-SC(O)CH₃), (β-C(O)C₂H₅, α-SC(O)CH₃), (α-C(O)CH₃, β-NH—CH₃),(β-C(O)CH₃, α-NH—CH₃), (α-OH, β-NH—CH₃), (β-OH, α-NH—CH₃), (α-C(O)CH₃,β-N(CH₃)₂), (β-C(O)CH₃, α-N(CH₃)₂), (α-OH, β-N(CH₃)₂), (β-OH,α-N(CH₃)₂), (α-C(O)CH₃, β-N(C₂H₅)₂), (β-C(O)CH₃, α-N(C₂H₅)₂), (α-OH,β-N(C₂H₅)₂), (β-OH, α-N(C₂H₅)₂), (β-epoxy, α-H), (α-epoxy, β-H),(β-epoxy, α-Br), (α-epoxy, β-Br), (β-epoxy, α-F), (α-epoxy, β-F),(β-cyclopropyl, α-H), (α-cyclopropyl, β-H), (β-cyclopropyl, α-F) and(α-cyclopropyl, β-F). For moieties that contain an epoxy, cyclopropyl orother cyclic moiety, the cyclic moiety can be formed with an adjacentvariable group, e.g., R³ or R^(3B). As is apparent from the foregoingdisclosure, these or other dissimilar moieties can also be present atone or more of, e.g., the 2-, 3-, 7-, 11-, 15- or 16-positions.

Additional embodiments of the F1Cs include any F1Cs or any 2, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, B, C, D, E, F or G structures, e.g., any of the F1Cs or F1Cgenera disclosed herein, wherein one or both of R⁵ or R⁶ independentlyare —H, —CH₃, —CF₃, —CH₂SH, —CHO, —CH₂NRPR, —CH₂NH₂, —C₄H₉, —C₃H₇,—C₂H₅, —CH₃, —C₂H₄OH, —C₂H₄SH, —C₂H₄NH₂, —CH₂CHO, —CH₂CH₂NR^(PR),—CH₂CH₂OH, —CH₂CH₂SH, —CH₂CH₂C₆H₅, —CH₂C₆H₅, —C₆H₅ or optionallysubstituted alkyl wherein any phenyl (C₆H₅) moiety in the foregoinggroups is optionally substituted at the phenyl ring with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5moieties independently selected from those described for esters hereinand including C1-C6 alkyl (optionally substituted with 1 or 2independently selected —OH, —SH, —O—, —S— or —NH—) C1-C6 alkoxy, —F,—Cl, —Br, —I, —CN, —NO₂, —OH, —SH, —COOR^(PR), —NHR^(PR) and —C(O)—C1-C6alkyl. Typically R⁵ or R⁶ are both in the β-configuration, but they maybe in, e.g., the α,β or β,α configurations respectively.

F1C embodiments also include compounds where 1, 2 or more of, e.g., R¹,R², R³, R⁴, R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) or another R¹⁰ moiety are anindependently selected lipid moiety such as a fatty acid, amonoacylglyceride, a diacylglyceride, a phospholipid, a glycolipid, asphingolipid or a glycerophospholipid that is esterified, linked throughan ether (—O—) or acyl moiety or otherwise bonded to the F1C. The lipidcan be bonded to the steroid in the α- or the β-configuration when nodouble bond is present the position where the lipid is bonded or withouta specified configuration when a double bond is present in the steroidat the position where the polymer is bonded. Exemplary fatty acid estersinclude —C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—H where m is 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14,13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 21 and —C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—H whereeach n independently is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 and the configurationaround the double bond is cis or trans. Other lipid moieties that can bebonded to the steroid include phosphatidic acid,phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine andphosphatidylglycerol. The lipid moiety may be bonded to the steroidthrough a hydroxyl or oxygen, phosphate, sulfate or amine at a variablegroup. Such lipid moieties may be bonded to any of the F1Cs or genera ofF1Cs disclosed herein. F1Cs can thus comprise a lipid at, e.g., one ortwo of, e.g., the 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 11-, 12-, 14-, 15-, 16-,17- or 19-positions in the α- or β-configurations. Lipids that containionizable moieties such as carboxyl or amine groups can be present assalts, ionized forms, unionized forms, tautomers or mixtures thereof.

When a variable group such as an R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R^(10A), R^(10B),R^(10C) or another R¹⁰ moiety is a polymer, the polymer can be bonded tothe steroid through an ether or thioether linkage or through an acyl,thioacyl or another moiety. The polymer can be bonded to the steroid inthe α- or the β-configuration when no double bond is present theposition where the polymer is bonded. Polymers such aspolyethyleneglycols can be prepared by reaction of a steroidchloroformate (steroid-O—C(O)—Cl) intermediate with a polymer containinga free hydroxyl, thiol or other reactive group such asCH₃—(O—CH₂—CH₂)_(n)—OH, R^(PR)—O—CH₂—(O—CH₂—CH₂)_(n)—OH,R^(PR)—S—CH₂—(O—CH₂—CH₂)_(n)—OH, R^(PR)—OC(O)—CH₂—(O—CH₂—CH₂)_(n)—OH,R^(PR)—NH—CH₂—(O—CH₂—CH₂)_(n)—OH orR^(PR)—NH—C(O)—CH₂—(O—CH₂—CH₂)_(n)—OH to obtain, e.g.,steroid-O—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—CH₃,steroid-O—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—CH₂—C(O)OR^(PR),steroid-O—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—CH₃—OR^(PR), CH₃—(CH₂)_(m)—OH,CH₃—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—OH, CH₃—(CH₂)_(m)—SH, CH₃—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—SH,R^(PR)—O—CH₂—(CH₂)_(m)—OH, R^(PR)—O—CH₂—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—OH,R^(PR)—O—CH₂—(CH₂)_(m)—SH, R^(PR)—O—CH₂—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—SH,R^(PR)—NH—CH₂—(CH₂)_(m)—OH, R^(PR)—NH—CH₂—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—OH,R^(PR)—NH—CH₂—(CH₂)_(m)—SH or R^(PR)—NH—CH₂—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—SH, whereR^(PR) is —H or a protecting group and m and n are integers or anaverage number of monomer units from the polymer used to make thesteroid conjugate. Typically n is about 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14,16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 or 60. Typically m is about 1, 2,3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 or 22. When a variable group is apolymer, usually no more than 1 or 2 variable groups in F1Cs will be apolymer.

Exemplary F1Cs that comprise a polymer includesteroid-O—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—CH₃, steroid-O—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OH,steroid-O—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OR^(PR),steroid-O—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—NHR^(RP),steroid-O—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OH,steroid-O—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR),steroid-S—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—CH₃, steroid-S—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OH,steroid-S—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OR^(PR),steroid-S—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—NHR^(PR),steroid-S—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OH,steroid-S—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR),steroid-NH—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—CH₃, steroid-NH—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OH,steroid-NH—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OR^(PR), steroid-NH—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—NHR^(PR),steroid-NH—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OH, steroid-NH—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR),steroid-NH—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—CH₃, steroid-NH—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OH,steroid-NH—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)OR^(PR), steroid-NH—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—NHR^(PR),steroid-NH—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OH, steroid-NH—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR),steroid-NH—C(O)—(C₂—CH₂O)_(n)—CH₃, steroid-NH—C(O)—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OH,steroid-NH—C(O)—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OR^(PR),steroid-NH—C(O)—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—NHR^(PR),steroid-NH—C(O)—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OH,steroid-NH—C(O)—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR),steroid-NH—C(O)—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—CH₃, steroid-NH—C(O)—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OH,steroid-NH—C(O)—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OR^(PR),steroid-NH—C(O)—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—NHR^(PR),steroid-NH—C(O)—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OH,steroid-NH—C(O)—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR),steroid-NH—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—CH₃,steroid-NH—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OH,steroid-NH—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OR^(PR),steroid-NH—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—NHR^(PR),steroid-NH—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OH,steriod-NH—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR),steroid-NH—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—CH₃,steroid-NH—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OH,steroid-NH—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OR^(PR),steroid-NH—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—NHR^(PR),steroid-NH—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OH,steroid-NH—C(O)—O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR),steroid-O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—CH₃, steroid-O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OH,steroid-O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OR^(PR), steroid-O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—NHR^(PR),steroid-O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OH, steroid-O—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR),steriod-S—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—CH₃, steroid-S—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OH,steroid-S—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—OR^(PR), steroid-S—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—NHR^(PR),steroid-S—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OH andsteroid-S—(CH₂—CH₂O)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR), where R^(PR) are —H, a protectinggroup or optionally substituted alkyl and the polymer moiety is linkedto the steroid in the α- or β-configuration when no double bond ispresent or in no specified configuration if a double bond is present inthe steroid at the position where the polymer is bonded. F1Cs can thuscomprise a polymer at, e.g., one or two of, e.g., the 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-,5-, 6-, 7-, 11-, 12-, 14-, 15-, 16-, 17- or 19-positions. Polymers thatcontain ionizable moieties such as carboxyl or amine groups can bepresent as salts, ionized forms, unionized forms, tautomers or mixturesthereof.

F1C embodiments include structures where 1, 2, 3 or 4 variable groupssuch as R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) or another R¹⁰ moietyare an independently selected oxygen linked moiety and 0, 1, 2 or 3variable groups such as R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) oranother R¹⁰ moiety are an independently selected carbon linked moiety.Oxygen linked moieties are moieties where oxygen is bonded to thesteroid ring, e.g., —OH, ═O, —OR^(PR), carbonate, ester, ether,—O-monosaccharide, —O-polymer, —O—C(O)—NH₂ or —O—C(O)—NH-optionallysubstituted alkyl. Carbon linked moieties are moieties where carbon isbonded to the steroid ring, e.g., optionally substituted alkyl,—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, —C(O)-O-optionally substitutedalkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynylsuch as —CH₃, —CF₃, —CH₂OH, —C₂H₅ or —C₂H₄OH. These F1Cs includecompounds where (1) one R¹ is an oxygen linked moiety (an ‘O-linked’moiety), an S-linked moiety or an N-linked moiety and the other R¹ is —Hor a carbon linked moiety (a ‘C-linked’ moiety), (2) one R⁴ is an oxygenlinked moiety and the other R⁴ is —H or a C-linked moiety, (3) one R³ isan oxygen linked moiety and the other R³ is —H or a C-linked moietyand/or (4) one R² is an oxygen linked moiety and the other R² is —H or aC-linked moiety, where the oxygen linked moiety or moietiesindependently are in the α- or β-configuration.

For any of these F1C embodiments or other F1Cs described elsewhereherein, one, two or three of R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C), R^(10D),R^(10E), R^(10F), R^(10G) and R^(10H) are optionally substituted with anindependently selected halogen, oxygen linked moiety, nitrogen linkedmoiety, carbon linked moiety or sulfur linked moiety. Thesesubstitutions can be linked to the steroid in the α- or β-configurationwhen no double bond is present or in no specified configuration if adouble bond is present in the steroid at the position where the variablegroup is bonded. Exemplary substituents for R^(10E), R^(10F), R^(10G)and R^(10H) include independently selected α-F, i.e., fluorine in theα-configuration, β-F, α-Cl, β-Cl, α-OH, β-OH, α-SH, β-SH, α-NH₂, β-NH₂,α-ether, β-ether, α-optionally substituted alkyl, β-optionallysubstituted alkyl and any other substituent or moiety described herein.Exemplary substituents for R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) includeindependently selected α-F, β-F, α-Cl, β-Cl, α-OH, β-OH, α-SH, β-SH,α-NH₂, β-NH₂, α-optionally substituted alkyl, β-optionally substitutedalkyl, α-ether, β-ether, α-ester, β-ester, α-thioester, β-thioester,α-O-monosaccharide, β-O-monosaccharide and, when no double bond ispresent at the 1-, 4-, 6- or 12-positions of the steroid, a doublebonded moiety such as ═O, ═S, ═NH, ═NCH₃, ═NOH, ═N-optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═CH₂, ═CH-optionally substituted alkyl and any othersingle bonded or double bonded substituent or moiety described herein.

Compound groups. Specific F1Cs or genera of F1Cs that can be used in theassay methods, clinical treatments, e.g., blood cell deficiencytreatments, cancer or infection treatment methods, radiation protectiontreatment methods, autoimmune disease treatment methods or traumatreatment methods, and other methods described herein include thefollowing compound groups.

Group 1. Exemplary embodiments include the formula 1 compounds namedaccording to the compound structure designations given in Tables A and Bbelow. Each compound named in Table B is depicted as a compound havingthe structure

where R⁵ and R⁶ are both —CH₃, there is a double bond at the 1-2- and3-4 positions, R⁷, R⁸ and R⁹ are all —CH₂— or ═CH—, R¹¹ is ═CR^(10B)—,R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C), R^(10D), R^(10E), R^(10F), R^(10G) andR^(10H) are all —H and R¹, R², R³ and R⁴ are the substituents designatedin Table A. The compounds named according to Tables A and B are referredto as “group 1” compounds.

Compounds named in Table B are named by numbers assigned to R¹, R², R³and R⁴ according to the following compound naming convention,R¹.R².R³.R⁴, using the numbered chemical substituents in Table A. EachTable A number specifies a different structure for each of R¹, R², R³and R⁴. When R¹, R², R³ or R⁴ is a divalent moiety, e.g., ═O, thehydrogen at the corresponding position is absent. Thus, the group 1compound named 1.2.4.9 is a group 1 compound with a β-hydroxyl bonded tocarbons at the 3- and 7-positions (the variable groups R¹ and R²respectively), an-a-fluorine bonded to carbon 16 (the variable group R³)and acetate at carbon 17 (the variable group R⁴), i.e., 1.2.4.9 is3,7β,17β-trihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-1,3-diene, which has the structure

Similarly, group 1 compound 1.2.4.1 is3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3-diene, group 1 compound1.1.5.9 is 3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3-diene and compound 1.1.4.10,which is 3-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,3-diene. Otherexemplary group 1 compounds include3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,3-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,3-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,3-diene,3,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,3-diene,3-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,3-diene,3-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3-diene,3-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3-diene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,3-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,3-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,3-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds. TABLE A R¹ R² 1 —OH 1 —H 2 —OCH₃ 2 —OH 3 —SH3 —OCH₃ 4 —O—C(O)—CH₃ 4 —N(CH₃)₂ 5 —NHCH₃ 5 —CH₃ 6 —NH₂ 6 —NH₂ 7—NH—C(O)—CH₃ 7 —NH—C(O)—CH₃ 8 —N(CH₃)₂ 8 —NH—CH₃ 9 —O—D-β-glucoside 9—O—C(O)—CH₃ 10 —O—S(O)(OH)—OH 10 —SH R³ R⁴ 1 —Br 1 —NH₂ 2 —Cl 2—NH—C(O)—CH₃ 3 —I 3 —NH—C(O)—OCH₃ 4 —F 4 —NH—CH₃ 5 —H 5 —N(CH₃)₂ 6 —OH 6—OCH₃ 7 —O—C(O)—CH₃ 7 —O—S(O)(OH)—OH 8 —CH₃ 8 —O—C(O)—CH₂CH₃ 9 —NH₂ 9—OH 10 —NHCH₃ 10 —O—C(O)—CH₃

TABLE B 1.1.1.1, 1.1.1.2, 1.1.1.3, 1.1.1.4, 1.1.1.5, 1.1.1.6, 1.1.1.7,1.1.1.8, 1.1.1.9, 1.1.1.10, 1.1.2.1, 1.1.2.2, 1.1.2.3, 1.1.2.4, 1.1.2.5,1.1.2.6, 1.1.2.7, 1.1.2.8, 1.1.2.9, 1.1.2.10, 1.1.3.1, 1.1.3.2, 1.1.3.3,1.1.3.4, 1.1.3.5, 1.1.3.6, 1.1.3.7, 1.1.3.8, 1.1.3.9, 1.1.3.10, 1.1.4.1,1.1.4.2, 1.1.4.3, 1.1.4.4, 1.1.4.5, 1.1.4.6, 1.1.4.7, 1.1.4.8, 1.1.4.9,1.1.4.10, 1.1.5.1, 1.1.5.2, 1.1.5.3, 1.1.5.4, 1.1.5.5, 1.1.5.6, 1.1.5.7,1.1.5.8, 1.1.5.9, 1.1.5.10, 1.1.6.1, 1.1.6.2, 1.1.6.3, 1.1.6.4, 1.1.6.5,1.1.6.6, 1.1.6.7, 1.1.6.8, 1.1.6.9, 1.1.6.10, 1.1.7.1, 1.1.7.2, 1.1.7.3,1.1.7.4, 1.1.7.5, 1.1.7.6, 1.1.7.7, 1.1.7.8, 1.1.7.9, 1.1.7.10, 1.1.8.1,1.1.8.2, 1.1.8.3, 1.1.8.4, 1.1.8.5, 1.1.8.6, 1.1.8.7, 1.1.8.8, 1.1.8.9,1.1.8.10, 1.1.9.1, 1.1.9.2, 1.1.9.3, 1.1.9.4, 1.1.9.5, 1.1.9.6, 1.1.9.7,1.1.9.8, 1.1.9.9, 1.1.9.10, 1.1.10.1, 1.1.10.2, 1.1.10.3, 1.1.10.4,1.1.10.5, 1.1.10.6, 1.1.10.7, 1.1.10.8, 1.1.10.9, 1.1.10.10, 1.2.1.1,1.2.1.2, 1.2.1.3, 1.2.1.4, 1.2.1.5, 1.2.1.6, 1.2.1.7, 1.2.1.8, 1.2.1.9,1.2.1.10, 1.2.2.1, 1.2.2.2, 1.2.2.3, 1.2.2.4, 1.2.2.5, 1.2.2.6, 1.2.2.7,1.2.2.8, 1.2.2.9, 1.2.2.10, 1.2.3.1, 1.2.3.2, 1.2.3.3, 1.2.3.4, 1.2.3.5,1.2.3.6, 1.2.3.7, 1.2.3.8, 1.2.3.9, 1.2.3.10, 1.2.4.1, 1.2.4.2, 1.2.4.3,1.2.4.4, 1.2.4.5, 1.2.4.6, 1.2.4.7, 1.2.4.8, 1.2.4.9, 1.2.4.10, 1.2.5.1,1.2.5.2, 1.2.5.3, 1.2.5.4, 1.2.5.5, 1.2.5.6, 1.2.5.7, 1.2.5.8, 1.2.5.9,1.2.5.10, 1.2.6.1, 1.2.6.2, 1.2.6.3, 1.2.6.4, 1.2.6.5, 1.2.6.6, 1.2.6.7,1.2.6.8, 1.2.6.9, 1.2.6.10, 1.2.7.1, 1.2.7.2, 1.2.7.3, 1.2.7.4, 1.2.7.5,1.2.7.6, 1.2.7.7, 1.2.7.8, 1.2.7.9, 1.2.7.10, 1.2.8.1, 1.2.8.2, 1.2.8.3,1.2.8.4, 1.2.8.5, 1.2.8.6, 1.2.8.7, 1.2.8.8, 1.2.8.9, 1.2.8.10, 1.2.9.1,1.2.9.2, 1.2.9.3, 1.2.9.4, 1.2.9.5, 1.2.9.6, 1.2.9.7, 1.2.9.8, 1.2.9.9,1.2.9.10, 1.2.10.1, 1.2.10.2, 1.2.10.3, 1.2.10.4, 1.2.10.5, 1.2.10.6,1.2.10.7, 1.2.10.8, 1.2.10.9, 1.2.10.10, 1.3.1.1, 1.3.1.2, 1.3.1.3,1.3.1.4, 1.3.1.5, 1.3.1.6, 1.3.1.7, 1.3.1.8, 1.3.1.9, 1.3.1.10, 1.3.2.1,1.3.2.2, 1.3.2.3, 1.3.2.4, 1.3.2.5, 1.3.2.6, 1.3.2.7, 1.3.2.8, 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10.6.9.9,10.6.9.10, 10.6.10.1, 10.6.10.2, 10.6.10.3, 10.6.10.4, 10.6.10.5,10.6.10.6, 10.6.10.7, 10.6.10.8, 10.6.10.9, 10.6.10.10, 10.7.1.1,10.7.1.2, 10.7.1.3, 10.7.1.4, 10.7.1.5, 10.7.1.6, 10.7.1.7, 10.7.1.8,10.7.1.9, 10.7.1.10, 10.7.2.1, 10.7.2.2, 10.7.2.3, 10.7.2.4, 10.7.2.5,10.7.2.6, 10.7.2.7, 10.7.2.8, 10.7.2.9, 10.7.2.10, 10.7.3.1, 10.7.3.2,10.7.3.3, 10.7.3.4, 10.7.3.5, 10.7.3.6, 10.7.3.7, 10.7.3.8, 10.7.3.9,10.7.3.10, 10.7.4.1, 10.7.4.2, 10.7.4.3, 10.7.4.4, 10.7.4.5, 10.7.4.6,10.7.4.7, 10.7.4.8, 10.7.4.9, 10.7.4.10, 10.7.5.1, 10.7.5.2, 10.7.5.3,10.7.5.4, 10.7.5.5, 10.7.5.6, 10.7.5.7, 10.7.5.8, 10.7.5.9, 10.7.5.10,10.7.6.1, 10.7.6.2, 10.7.6.3, 10.7.6.4, 10.7.6.5, 10.7.6.6, 10.7.6.7,10.7.6.8, 10.7.6.9, 10.7.6.10, 10.7.7.1, 10.7.7.2, 10.7.7.3, 10.7.7.4,10.7.7.5, 10.7.7.6, 10.7.7.7, 10.7.7.8, 10.7.7.9, 10.7.7.10, 10.7.8.1,10.7.8.2, 10.7.8.3, 10.7.8.4, 10.7.8.5, 10.7.8.6, 10.7.8.7, 10.7.8.8,10.7.8.9, 10.7.8.10, 10.7.9.1, 10.7.9.2, 10.7.9.3, 10.7.9.4, 10.7.9.5,10.7.9.6, 10.7.9.7, 10.7.9.8, 10.7.9.9, 10.7.9.10, 10.7.10.1, 10.7.10.2,10.7.10.3, 10.7.10.4, 10.7.10.5, 10.7.10.6, 10.7.10.7, 10.7.10.8,10.7.10.9, 10.7.10.10, 10.8.1.1, 10.8.1.2, 10.8.1.3, 10.8.1.4, 10.8.1.5,10.8.1.6, 10.8.1.7, 10.8.1.8, 10.8.1.9, 10.8.1.10, 10.8.2.1, 10.8.2.2,10.8.2.3, 10.8.2.4, 10.8.2.5, 10.8.2.6, 10.8.2.7, 10.8.2.8, 10.8.2.9,10.8.2.10, 10.8.3.1, 10.8.3.2, 10.8.3.3, 10.8.3.4, 10.8.3.5, 10.8.3.6,10.8.3.7, 10.8.3.8, 10.8.3.9, 10.8.3.10, 10.8.4.1, 10.8.4.2, 10.8.4.3,10.8.4.4, 10.8.4.5, 10.8.4.6, 10.8.4.7, 10.8.4.8, 10.8.4.9, 10.8.4.10,10.8.5.1, 10.8.5.2, 10.8.5.3, 10.8.5.4, 10.8.5.5, 10.8.5.6, 10.8.5.7,10.8.5.8, 10.8.5.9, 10.8.5.10, 10.8.6.1, 10.8.6.2, 10.8.6.3, 10.8.6.4,10.8.6.5, 10.8.6.6, 10.8.6.7, 10.8.6.8, 10.8.6.9, 10.8.6.10, 10.8.7.1,10.8.7.2, 10.8.7.3, 10.8.7.4, 10.8.7.5, 10.8.7.6, 10.8.7.7, 10.8.7.8,10.8.7.9, 10.8.7.10, 10.8.8.1, 10.8.8.2, 10.8.8.3, 10.8.8.4, 10.8.8.5,10.8.8.6, 10.8.8.7, 10.8.8.8, 10.8.8.9, 10.8.8.10, 10.8.9.1, 10.8.9.2,10.8.9.3, 10.8.9.4, 10.8.9.5, 10.8.9.6, 10.8.9.7, 10.8.9.8, 10.8.9.9,10.8.9.10, 10.8.10.1, 10.8.10.2, 10.8.10.3, 10.8.10.4, 10.8.10.5,10.8.10.6, 10.8.10.7, 10.8.10.8, 10.8.10.9, 10.8.10.10, 10.9.1.1,10.9.1.2, 10.9.1.3, 10.9.1.4, 10.9.1.5, 10.9.1.6, 10.9.1.7, 10.9.1.8,10.9.1.9, 10.9.1.10, 10.9.2.1, 10.9.2.2, 10.9.2.3, 10.9.2.4, 10.9.2.5,10.9.2.6, 10.9.2.7, 10.9.2.8, 10.9.2.9, 10.9.2.10, 10.9.3.1, 10.9.3.2,10.9.3.3, 10.9.3.4, 10.9.3.5, 10.9.3.6, 10.9.3.7, 10.9.3.8, 10.9.3.9,10.9.3.10, 10.9.4.1, 10.9.4.2, 10.9.4.3, 10.9.4.4, 10.9.4.5, 10.9.4.6,10.9.4.7, 10.9.4.8, 10.9.4.9, 10.9.4.10, 10.9.5.1, 10.9.5.2, 10.9.5.3,10.9.5.4, 10.9.5.5, 10.9.5.6, 10.9.5.7, 10.9.5.8, 10.9.5.9, 10.9.5.10,10.9.6.1, 10.9.6.2, 10.9.6.3, 10.9.6.4, 10.9.6.5, 10.9.6.6, 10.9.6.7,10.9.6.8, 10.9.6.9, 10.9.6.10, 10.9.7.1, 10.9.7.2, 10.9.7.3, 10.9.7.4,10.9.7.5, 10.9.7.6, 10.9.7.7, 10.9.7.8, 10.9.7.9, 10.9.7.10, 10.9.8.1,10.9.8.2, 10.9.8.3, 10.9.8.4, 10.9.8.5, 10.9.8.6, 10.9.8.7, 10.9.8.8,10.9.8.9, 10.9.8.10, 10.9.9.1, 10.9.9.2, 10.9.9.3, 10.9.9.4, 10.9.9.5,10.9.9.6, 10.9.9.7, 10.9.9.8, 10.9.9.9, 10.9.9.10, 10.9.10.1, 10.9.10.2,10.9.10.3, 10.9.10.4, 10.9.10.5, 10.9.10.6, 10.9.10.7, 10.9.10.8,10.9.10.9, 10.9.10.10, 10.10.1.1, 10.10.1.2, 10.10.1.3, 10.10.1.4,10.10.1.5, 10.10.1.6, 10.10.1.7, 10.10.1.8, 10.10.1.9, 10.10.1.10,10.10.2.1, 10.10.2.2, 10.10.2.3, 10.10.2.4, 10.10.2.5, 10.10.2.6,10.10.2.7, 10.10.2.8, 10.10.2.9, 10.10.2.10, 10.10.3.1, 10.10.3.2,10.10.3.3, 10.10.3.4, 10.10.3.5, 10.10.3.6, 10.10.3.7, 10.10.3.8,10.10.3.9, 10.10.3.10, 10.10.4.1, 10.10.4.2, 10.10.4.3, 10.10.4.4,10.10.4.5, 10.10.4.6, 10.10.4.7, 10.10.4.8, 10.10.4.9, 10.10.4.10,10.10.5.1, 10.10.5.2, 10.10.5.3, 10.10.5.4, 10.10.5.5, 10.10.5.6,10.10.5.7, 10.10.5.8, 10.10.5.9, 10.10.5.10, 10.10.6.1, 10.10.6.2,10.10.6.3, 10.10.6.4, 10.10.6.5, 10.10.6.6, 10.10.6.7, 10.10.6.8,10.10.6.9, 10.10.6.10, 10.10.7.1, 10.10.7.2, 10.10.7.3, 10.10.7.4,10.10.7.5, 10.10.7.6, 10.10.7.7, 10.10.7.8, 10.10.7.9, 10.10.7.10,10.10.8.1, 10.10.8.2, 10.10.8.3, 10.10.8.4, 10.10.8.5, 10.10.8.6,10.10.8.7, 10.10.8.8, 10.10.8.9, 10.10.8.10, 10.10.9.1, 10.10.9.2,10.10.9.3, 10.10.9.4, 10.10.9.5, 10.10.9.6, 10.10.9.7, 10.10.9.8,10.10.9.9, 10.10.9.10, 10.10.10.1, 10.10.10.2, 10.10.10.3, 10.10.10.4,10.10.10.5, 10.10.10.6, 10.10.10.7, 10.10.10.8, 10.10.10.9, 10.10.10.10

Additional exemplary compound groups include the following compoundgroups disclosed below. Unless otherwise specified, the configurationsof all hydrogen atoms and R groups for the following compound groups areas defined for the group 1 compounds above. As is apparent from thedescription, each of the compound groups disclose a number of uniquecompounds or generic structures. The compounds or generic structuresspecifically described in any of the compound groups are thus exemplaryonly and the remaining compounds or structures in each group aredescribed by Tables A and B.

As used in the description of compounds in the compound groups, thedefinitive structure of compounds in the various compound groups isspecified only by the structure defining portion of the compound groupand in Tables A and B, which together definitively name or specifyindividual compound or genus structures. The structure-defining portionof the compound groups is generally contained in the first sentence ofthe compound groups below and in the following paragraph. This appliesregardless of any name or structure, including chemical names in theexemplary compounds that are named in some of the compound groups. Thus,any name or structure for any compound or compound genus that refers toa compound or genus in a compound group and is given anywhere in thedisclosure is intended only to refer to the compound or genus that isdefinitively specified by the compound groups together with Tables A andB.

For the following compound groups, reference to an androstene or a5α-androstene with no double bond at the 4-5 or 5-6 position means thatthe hydrogen atom or other moiety at the 5-position is in thea-configuration. For androstenes with no double bond at the 4-5 or 5-6position and a hydrogen atom or other moiety at the 5-position in theβ-configuration will usually be referred to as a 5β-androstene. Forcompound groups where a double bond is present at the 1-2 or 2-3position and/or when R⁹ is substituted, R⁹ will be ═CH—, ═CR¹⁰—,—CHR¹⁰—, —C(R¹⁰)₂— or another moiety defined for R⁹ herein, instead of—CH₂—. For compound groups where a double bond is present at the 9-11position and/or when R⁸ is substituted, R⁸ will be ═CH—, ═CR¹⁰—,—CHR¹⁰—, —C(R¹⁰)₂— or another moiety defined for R⁸ herein, instead of—CH₂—. 9-11 and/or 15-16 positions. For compound groups where a doublebond is present at the 15-16 position and/or when R⁷ is substituted, R⁷will be ═CH—, ═CR¹⁰—, —CHR¹⁰—, —C(R¹⁰)₂— or another moiety defined forR⁷ herein, instead of —CH₂—.

Group 2. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R^(10E) is hydrogen in the β-configuration.Exemplary group 2 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,3-diene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,3-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,3-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,3-diene. Other exemplarygroup 2 compounds include3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methyl-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxy-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3,7β,17β-trihydroxy-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3-amino-17β-hydroxy-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3-hydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17p-amino-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-amino-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylamino-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylamino-5β-androst-1,3-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 3. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R^(10E) is absent and double bonds are present atthe 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6 positions. Exemplary group 3 compounds include1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5-triene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5-triene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5-triene and compound1.1.4.10, which is 3-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5-triene.Other exemplary group 3 compounds include3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5-triene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,3,5-triene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,3,5-triene,3,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,3,5-triene,3-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,3,5-triene,3-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5-triene,3-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5-triene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5-triene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,3,5-triene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,3,5-triene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,3,5-triene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 4. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that double bonds are present at the 1-2, 3-4 and16-17 positions. Exemplary group 4 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17-aminoandrost-1,3,16-triene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3,17-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,16-triene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17-aminoandrost-1,3,16-triene and compound1.1.4.10, which is 3-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17-acetoxyandrost-1,3,16-triene.Other exemplary group 4 compounds include3,17-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,3,16-triene,3,17-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,3,16-triene,3,17-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,3,16-triene,3,7β,17-trihydroxyandrost-1,3,16-triene,3-amino-17-hydroxyandrost-1,3,16-triene,3-amino-7β,17-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,16-triene,3-hydroxy-17-aminoandrost-1,3,16-triene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17-aminoandrost-1,3,16-triene,3,17-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,3,16-triene,3-hydroxy-7β,17-diacetylaminoandrost-1,3,16-triene,3-hydroxy-7β,17-dimethylaminoandrost-1,3,16-triene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 5. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R^(10E) is present in the β-configuration anddouble bonds are present at the 1-2, 3-4 and 16-17 positions. Exemplarygroup 5 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17-amino-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3,17-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17-amino-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene. Other exemplarygroup 5 compounds include3,17-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene,3,17-dihydroxy-7β-methyl-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene,3,17-dihydroxymethoxy-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene,3,7β,17-trihydroxy-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene,3-amino-17-hydroxy-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene,3-amino-7β,17-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene,3-hydroxy-17-amino-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17-amino-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene,3,17-dihydroxy-7β-amino-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene,3-hydroxy-7β,17-diacetylamino-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene,3-hydroxy-7β,17-dimethylamino-5β-androst-1,3,16-triene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 6. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) is absentand double bonds are present at the 1-2 and 5-6 positions. Exemplarygroup 6 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,5-diene, 1.1.5.9, which is3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,5-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5-diene and compound 1.1.4.10,which is 3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,5-diene. Otherexemplary group 6 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,5-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,5-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,5-diene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,5-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,5-diene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,5-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5-diene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,5-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,5-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,5-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 7. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration and double bonds arepresent at the 1-2 and 6-7 positions. Exemplary group 7 compoundsinclude 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.5.9, which is3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene and compound 1.1.4.10,which is 3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,6-diene. Otherexemplary group 7 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-acetoxyandrost-1,6-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methylandrost-1,6-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methoxyandrost-1,6-diene,3β,7,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,6-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,6-diene,3β-amino-7,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,6-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene,3β,7-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene,3β-hydroxy-7,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,6-diene,3β-hydroxy-7,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,6-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 8. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) is in theβ-configuration and double bonds are present at the 1-2 and 6-7positions. Exemplary group 8 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,6-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,6-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,6-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,6-diene. Other exemplarygroup 8 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,6-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methyl-5β-androst-1,6-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-5β-androst-1,6-diene,3β,7,17β-trihydroxy-5β-androst-1,6-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxy-5β-androst-1,6-diene,3β-amino-7,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,6-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,6-diene,3β,7-dihydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,6-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-amino-5β-androst-1,6-diene,3β-hydroxy-7,17β-diacetylamino-5β-androst-1,6-diene,3β-hydroxy-7,17β-dimethylamino-5β-androst-1,6-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 9. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10F) is absentand double bonds are present at the 1-2 and 7-8 positions. Exemplarygroup 9 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,7-diene, 1.1.5.9, which is3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,7-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,7-diene and compound 1.1.4.10,which is 3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,7-diene. Otherexemplary group 9 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-acetoxyandrost-1,7-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methylandrost-1,7-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methoxyandrost-1,7-diene,3β,7,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,7-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,7-diene,3β-amino-7,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,7-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,7-diene,3β,7-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,7-diene,3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,7-diene,3β-hydroxy-7,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,7-diene,3β-hydroxy-7,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,7-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16a-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 10. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) is in theβ-configuration, R^(10F) is absent and double bonds are present at the1-2 and 7-8 positions. Exemplary group 10 compounds include 1.2.4.1,which is 3β,7-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,7-diene,1.1.5.9, which is 3β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,7-diene, 1.1.7.1, whichis 3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,7-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,7-diene. Other exemplarygroup 10 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,7-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methyl-5β-androst-1,7-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-5β-androst-1,7-diene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxy-5β-androst-1,7-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxy-5β-androst-1,7-diene,3β-amino-7,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,7-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,7-diene,3β,7-dihydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,7-diene,3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-amino-5β-androst-1,7-diene,3β-hydroxy-7,17β-diacetylamino-5β-androst-1,7-diene,3β-hydroxy-7,17β-dimethylamino-5β-androst-1,7-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 11. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10F) and R^(10G)are absent and double bonds are present at the 1-2 and 8-9 positions.Exemplary group 11 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(9)-diene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,8(9)-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(9)-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,8(9)-diene. Other exemplarygroup 11 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,8(9)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,8(9)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,8(9)-diene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,8(9)-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,8(9)-diene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,8(9)-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(9)-diene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(9)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,8(9)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,8(9)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,8(9)-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 12. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) is in theβ-configuration, R^(10F) and R^(10G) are absent and double bonds arepresent at the 1-2 and 8-9 positions. Exemplary group 12 compoundsinclude 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(9)-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(9)-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(9)-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is.3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,8(9)-diene. Otherexemplary group 12 compounds include 3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1 ,8(9)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methyl-5β-androst-1,8(9)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxy-5β-androst-1,8(9)-diene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(9)-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(9)-diene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(9)-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(9)-diene,3β,β7-dihydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(9)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(9)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylamino-5β-androst-1,8(9)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylamino-5β-androst-1,8(9)-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 13. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10F) and R^(10H)are absent and double bonds are present at the 1-2 and 8-14 positions.Exemplary group 13 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(14)-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,8(14)-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(14)-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,8(14)-diene. Other exemplarygroup 13 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,8(14)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,8(14)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,8(14)-diene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,8(14)-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,8(14)-diene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,8(14)-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(14)-diene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(14)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,8(14)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,8(14)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,8(14)-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 14. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) is in theβ-configuration, R^(10F) and R^(10H) are absent and double bonds arepresent at the 1-2 and 8-9 positions. Exemplary group 14 compoundsinclude 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene. Otherexemplary group 14 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methyl-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxy-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,8(14)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylamino-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylamino-5β-androst-1,8(14)-diene and16α-hydroxy, 16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and16α-halo analogs of any of these compounds.

Group 15. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration and double bonds arepresent at the 1-2 and 15-16 positions. Exemplary group 15 compound1.2.4.1 is 3β,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,15-diene,compound 1.1.5.9 is 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,15-diene, 1.1.7.1, whichis 3β-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,15-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is 3β-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,15-diene.Other exemplary group 15 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,15-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,15-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,15-diene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,15-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,15-diene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,15-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,15-diene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,15-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,15-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,15-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,15-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,15-diene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 16. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) is in theβ-configuration and double bonds are present at the 1-2 and 15-16positions. Exemplary group 16 compound 1.2.4.1 is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,15-diene, compound1.1.5.9 is 3β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,15-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,15-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,15-diene. Other exemplarygroup 16 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,15-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methyl-5β-androst-1,15-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxy-5β-androst-1,15-diene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxy-5β-androst-1,15-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxy-5β-androst-1,15-diene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,15-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,15-diene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,15-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-amino-5β-androst-1,15-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylamino-5β-androst-1,15-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylamino-5β-androst-1,15-diene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amind, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 17. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration and double bonds arepresent at the 1-2 and 16-17 positions. Exemplary group 17 compound1.2.4.1 is 3β,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17-aminoandrost-1,16-diene, 1.1.5.9is 3β,17-dihydroxyandrost-1,16-diene, 1.1.7.1 is3β-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17-aminoandrost-1,16-diene and compound 1.1.4.10is 3β-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17-acetoxyandrost-1,16-diene. Other exemplarygroup 17 compounds include 3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,16-diene,3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,16-diene,3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,16-diene,3β,7β,17-trihydroxyandrost-1,16-diene,3β-amino-17-hydroxyandrost-1,16-diene,3β-amino-7β,17-dihydroxyandrost-1,16-diene,3β-hydroxy-17-aminoandrost-1,16-diene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17-aminoandrost-1,16-diene,3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,16-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17-diacetylaminoandrost-1,16-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17-dimethylaminoandrost-1,16-diene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 18. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) is in theβ-configuration and double bonds are present at the 1-2 and 16-17positions. Exemplary group 18 compound 1.2.4.1 is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17-amino-5β-androst-1,16-diene, 1.1.5.9 is3β,17-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,16-diene, 1.1.7.1 is3β-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17-amino-5β-androst-1,16-diene and compound1.1.4.10 is 3β-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,16-diene. Otherexemplary group 18 compounds include3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,16-diene,3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-methyl-5β-androst-1,16-diene,3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-methoxy-5β-androst-1,16-diene,3β,7β,17-trihydroxy-5β-androst-1,16-diene,3β-amino-17-hydroxy-5β-androst-1,16-diene,3β-amino-7β,17-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,16-diene,3β-hydroxy-17-amino-5β-androst-1,16-diene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17-amino-5β-androst-1,16-diene,3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-amino-5β-androst-1,16-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17-diacetylamino-5β-androst-1,16-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17-dimethylamino-5β-androst-1,16-diene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 19. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10F) and R^(10G)are absent and double bonds are present at the 1-2, 8-9 and 15-16positions. Exemplary group 19 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(9), 15-triene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,8(9), 15-triene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(9), 15-triene and compound1.1.4.10, which is 3β-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,8(9),15-triene. Other exemplary group 19 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,8(9), 15-triene, 3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,8(9), 15-triene, 3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,8(9),15-triene, 3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,8(9), 15-triene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 20. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) is in theβ-configuration, R^(10F) and R^(10G) are absent and double bonds arepresent at the 1-2, 8-9 and 15-16 positions. Exemplary group 20compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(9), 15-tirene,1.1.5.9, which is 3β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(9), 15-triene,1.1.7.1, which is 3β-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(9),15-triene and compound 1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,8(9), 15-triene. Otherexemplary group 20 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,8(9), 15-triene, 3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methyl-5β-androst-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxy-5β-androst-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β-hydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoand rost-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylamino-5β-androst-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylamino-5β-androst-1,8(9), 15-tirene and16-hydroxy, 16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-haloanalogs of any of these compounds.

Group 21. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10F) and R^(10H)are absent and double bonds are present at the 1-2, 8-14 and 15-16positions. Exemplary group 21 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(14), 15-triene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,8(14), 15-triene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(14), 15-triene and compound1.1.4.10, which is 3β-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,8(14),15-triene. Other exemplary group 21 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,8(9), 15-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,8(14), 15-triene and16-hydroxy, 16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-haloanalogs of any of these compounds.

Group 22. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) is in theβ-configuration, R^(10F) and R^(10H) are absent and double bonds arepresent at the 1-2, 8-14 and 15-16 positions. Exemplary group 22compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(14), 15-triene,1.1.5.9, which is 3β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(14), 15-triene,1.1.7.1, which is 3β-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(14),15-triene and compound 1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,8(14), 15-triene. Otherexemplary group 22 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methyl-5β-androst-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxy-5β-androst-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β-hydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-amino-5β-androst-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylamino-5β-androst-1,8(14), 15-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylamino-5β-androst-1,8(14), 15-triene and16-hydroxy, 16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-haloanalogs of any of these compounds.

Group 23. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E), R^(10F)and R^(10H) are absent and double bonds are present at the 4-5, and 8-14positions. Exemplary group 23 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-4,8(14)-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-4,8(14)-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-4,8(14)-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-4,8(14)-diene. Other exemplarygroup 23 compounds include 3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-4,8(14)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-4,8(14)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyand rost-4,8(14)-diene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyand rost-4,8(14)-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-4,8(14)-diene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-4,8(14)-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-4,8(14)-diene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-4,8(14)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-4,8(14)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,8(14)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,8(14)-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 24. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E), R^(10F)and R^(10G) are absent and double bonds are present at the 4-5, and 8-9positions. Exemplary group 24 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-4,8(9)-diene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-4,8(9)-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-4,8(9)-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-4,8(9)-diene. Other exemplarygroup 24 compounds include 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-4,8(9)-diene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-4,8(9)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-4,8(9)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-4,8(9)-diene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-4,8(9)-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-4,8(9)-diene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-4,8(9)-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-4,8(9)-diene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-4,8(9)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-4,8(9)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-4,8(9)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-4,8(9)-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 25. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that double bonds are present at the 3-4, and 16-17positions. Exemplary group 25 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17-aminoandrost-3,16-diene, 1.1.5.9, which is3,17-dihydroxyandrost-3,16-diene, 1.1.7.1., which is3-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17-aminoandrost-3,16-diene and compound 1.1.4.10,which is 3-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17-acetoxyandrost-3,16-diene. Otherexemplary group 25 compounds include 3,17-dihydroxyandrost-3,16-diene,3,7β,17-trihydroxyandrost-3,16-diene,3,17-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-3,16-diene,3,17-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-3,16-diene,3,7β,17-trihydroxyandrost-3,16-diene,3-amino-17-hydroxyandrost-3,16-diene,3-amino-7β,17-dihydroxyandrost-3,16-diene,7β-amino-3,17-dihydroxyandrost-3,16-diene,3-hydroxy-17-aminoandrost-3,16-diene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17-aminoandrost-3,16-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17-diacetylaminoandrost-3,16-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17-dimethylaminoandrost-3,16-diene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 26. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R^(10E) is present in the β-configuration anddouble bonds are present at the 3-4, and 16-17 positions. Exemplarygroup 26 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17-amino-5β-androst-3,16-diene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3,17-dihydroxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17-amino-5β-androst-3,16-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is 3-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17-acetoxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene.Other exemplary group 26 compounds include3,17-dihydroxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3,7β,17-trihydroxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3,17-dihydroxy-7β-methyl-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3,17-dihydroxy-7β-methoxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3,7β,17-trihydroxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3-amino-17-hydroxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3-amino-7β,17-dihydroxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3-hydroxy-17-amino-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17-amino-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3,17-dihydroxy-7β-amino-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17-diacetylamino-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17-dimethylamino-5β-androst-3,16-diene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 27. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that double bonds are present at the 3-4, and 15-16positions. Exemplary group 27 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-3,15-diene, 1.1.5.9, which is3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-3,15-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-3,15-diene and compound 1.1.4.10,which is 3-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-3,15-diene. Otherexemplary group 27 compounds include 3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-3,15-diene,3,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-3,15-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-3,15-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-3,15-diene,3,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-3,15-diene,3-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-3,15-diene,3-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-3,15-diene,3-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-3,15-diene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-3,15-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-3,15-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-3,15-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-3,15-diene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 28. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R^(10E) is present in the β-configuration anddouble bonds are present at the 3-4, and 15-16 positions. Exemplarygroup 28 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-3,16-diene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-3,16-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-acetoxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene. Other exemplarygroup 28 compounds include 3,7β,17β-trihydroxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methyl-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3,7β,17β-trihydroxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3-amino-17β-hydroxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3-hydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-amino-5β-androst-3,16-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylamino-5β-androst-3,15-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylamino-5β-androst-3,15-diene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 29. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R^(10E) and R⁶ are absent and double bonds arepresent at the 1-2, 3-4 and 5-10 positions, i.e., the A ring isaromatic. Exemplary group 29 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene. Otherexemplary group 29 compounds include3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 30. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) is absentand double bonds are present at the 1-2, 4-5 and 6-7 positions.Exemplary group 30 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,4,6-triene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,4,6-triene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,4,6-triene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,4,6-triene. Other exemplarygroup 30 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-acetoxyandrost-1,4,6-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methylandrost-1,4,6-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methoxyandrost-1,4,6-triene,3β,7,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,4,6-triene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,4,6-triene,3β-amino-7,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,4,6-triene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,4,6-triene,3β,7-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1 ,4,6-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,4,6-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,4,6-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,4,6-triene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 31. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) is absentand double bonds are present at the 1-2, 5-6 and 7-8 positions.Exemplary group 31 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,5,7-triene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,5,7-triene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5,7-triene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,5,7-triene. Other exemplarygroup 31 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-acetoxyandrost-1,5,7-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methylandrost-1,5,7-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methoxyandrost-1,5,7-triene,3β,7,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,5,7-triene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,5,7-triene,3β-amino-7,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,5,7-triene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5,7-triene,3β,7-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5,7-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,5,7-triene,3β-hydroxy-7,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,5,7-triene,3β-hydroxy-7,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,5,7-triene and 166a-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 32. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) and R^(10F)are absent and double bonds are present at the 1-2, 5-6 and 15-16positions. Exemplary group 32 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,5,15-triene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,5,15-triene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5,15-triene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,5,15-triene. Other exemplarygroup 32 compounds include3β,16-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5,15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,5,15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,5,15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,5,15-triene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,5,15-triene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,5,15-triene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,5,15-triene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5,15-triene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5,15-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,5,15-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,5,15-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,5,15-triene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 33. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) is absentand double bonds are present at the 1-2, 5-6 and 16-17 positions.Exemplary group 33 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17-aminoandrost-1,5,16-triene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3β,17-dihydroxyandrost-1,5,16-triene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17-aminoandrost-1,5,16-triene and compound1.1.4.10, which is 3β-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17-acetoxyandrost-1,5,16-triene.Other exemplary group 33 compounds include3β,16-dihydroxy-17-aminoandrost-1,5,16-triene,3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,5,16-triene,3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,5,16-triene,3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,5,1 6-triene,3β,7β,17-trihydroxyandrost-1,5,16-triene,3β-amino-17-hydroxyandrost-1,5,16-triene,3β-amino-7β,17-dihydroxyandrost-1,5,16-triene,3β-hydroxy-17-aminoandrost-1,5,16-triene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17-aminoandrost-1,5,16-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,5,16-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17-diacetylaminoandrost-1,5,16-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17-dimethylaminoandrost-1,5,16-triene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 34. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R^(10E) and R⁶ are absent and double bonds arepresent at the 1-2, 3-4, 5-10 and 6-7 positions. Thus, for this group,the A ring is aromatic and a double bond is present at the 6-7 position.Exemplary group 34 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene. Otherexemplary group 34 compounds include3,17β-dihydroxy-7-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7-methylandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,3,7,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,3-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,3-amino-7,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,3-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,3-hydroxy-7,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,3-hydroxy-7,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene and16α-hydroxy, 16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and16α-halo analogs of any of these compounds.

Group 35. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R^(10E), R^(10F) and R⁶ are absent and doublebonds are present at the 1-2, 3-4, 5-10 and 7-8 positions. Thus, forthis group, the A ring is aromatic and a double bond is present at the7-8 position. Exemplary group 35 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene. Otherexemplary group 35 compounds include 3,17β-dihydroxy-7-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7-methylandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene,3,7,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene,3-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene,3-amino-7,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene,3-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene,3-hydroxy-7,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene,3-hydroxy-7,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene and16α-hydroxy, 16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and16α-halo analogs of any of these compounds.

Group 36. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R^(10E), R^(10F), R^(10G) and R⁶ are absent anddouble bonds are present at the 1-2, 3-4, 5-10 and 8-9 positions. Thus,for this group, the A ring is aromatic and a double bond is present atthe 8-9 position. Exemplary group 36 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,1.1.5.9, which is 3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene andcompound 1.1.4.10, which is3-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene. Otherexemplary group 36 compounds include3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1, 3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene and16α-hydroxy, 16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and16α-halo analogs of any of these compounds.

Group 37. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R^(10E), R^(10F), R^(10H) and R⁶ are absent anddouble bonds are present at the 1-2, 3-4, 5-10 and 8-14 positions. Thus,for this group, the A ring is aromatic and a double bond is present atthe 8-14 position. Exemplary group 37 compounds include 1.2.4.1, whichis 3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,1.1.5.9, which is 3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene andcompound 1.1.4.10, which is3-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene. Otherexemplary group 37 compounds include3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene, and16α-hydroxy, 16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and16α-halo analogs of any of these compounds.

Group 38. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R^(10E) and R⁶ are absent and double bonds arepresent at the 1-2, 3-4, 5-10 and 15-16 positions. Thus, for this group,the A ring is aromatic and a double bond is present at the 15-16position. Exemplary group 38 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10), 15-tetraene,1.1.5.9, which is 3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10), 15-tetraene,1.1.7.1, which is 3-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),15-tetraene and compound 1.1.4.10, which is3-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5(10), 15-tetraene. Otherexemplary group 38 compounds include3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),15-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,3,5(10),15-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),15-tetraene,3,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),15-tetraene,3-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),15-tetraene,3-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),15-tetraene,3-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),15-tetraene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),15-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10), 15-tetraene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,3,5(10),15-tetraene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,3,5(10), 15-tetraene and16-hydroxy, 16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-haloanalogs of any of these compounds.

Group 39. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R^(10E) and R⁶ are absent and double bonds arepresent at the 1-2, 3-4, 5-10 and 16-17 positions. Thus, for this group,the A ring is aromatic and a double bond is present at the 15-16position. Exemplary group 39 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3,17-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene. Otherexemplary group 39 compounds include3,17-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene,3,17-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene,3,17-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene,3,7β,17-trihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene,3-amino-17-hydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene,3-amino-7β,17-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene,3-hydroxy-17-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17-aminoandrost-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene,3-hydroxy-7β,17-diacetylaminoandrost-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene,3-hydroxy-7β,17-dimethylaminoandrost-1,3,5(10),16-tetraene and16-hydroxy, 16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-haloanalogs of any of these compounds.

Group 40. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R^(10E) and R⁶ are absent and double bonds arepresent at the 1-2, 5-6, 7-8 and 15-16 positions. Thus, for this group,the A ring is aromatic and a double bond is present at the 15-16position. Exemplary group 40 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is30,7-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,5,7,15-tetraene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,5,7,15-tetraene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5,7,15-tetraene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,5,7,15-tetraene. Otherexemplary group 40 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-acetoxyandrost-1,5,7,15-tetraene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methylandrost-1,5,7,15-tetraene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methoxyandrost-1,5,7,15-tetraene,3β,7,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,5,7,15-tetraene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,5,7,15-tetraene,3β-amino-7,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,5,7,15-tetraene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5,7,15-tetraene,3β,7-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5,7,15-tetraene,3β-hydroxy-7,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,5,7,15-tetraene,3β-hydroxy-7,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,5,7,15-tetraene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 41. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10G) is absentand double bonds are present at the 1-2 and 9-11 positions. Exemplarygroup 41 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,9(11)-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,9(11)-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,9(11)-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,9(11)-diene. Other exemplarygroup 41 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,9(11)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,9(11)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,9(11)-diene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,9(11)-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,9(11)-diene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,9(11)-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,9(11)-diene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,9(11)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,9(11)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,9(11)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,9(11)-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 42. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ and R^(10E) are in the β-configuration,R^(10G) is absent and double bonds are present at the 1-2 and 9-11positions. Exemplary group 42 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene. Otherexemplary group 42 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methyl-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxy-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxy-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxy-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-amino-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylamino-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylamino-5β-androst-1,9(11)-diene and16α-hydroxy, 16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and16α-halo analogs of any of these compounds.

Group 43. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) and R^(10G)are absent and double bonds are present at the 1-2, 4-5 and 9-11positions. Exemplary group 43 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene. Otherexemplary group 43 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-1,4,9(11)-triene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 44. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) and R^(10F)are absent and double bonds are present at the 5-6 and 7-8 positions.Exemplary group 44 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17α-aminoandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.5.9, which is3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene and compound 1.1.4.10,which is 3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-5,7-diene. Otherexemplary group 44 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-5,7-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methylandrost-5,7-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-methoxyandrost-5,7-diene,3β,7,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-5,7-diene,3β-amino-7,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene,3β,7-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-aminoandrost-5,7-diene,3β-hydroxy-7,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-5,7-diene,3β-hydroxy-7,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-5,7-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 45. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E), R^(10G)and R⁶ are absent and double bonds are present at the 4-5 and 9-10positions. Exemplary group 45 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-4,9(10)-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-4,9(10)-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-4,9(10)-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-4,9(10)-diene. Other exemplarygroup 45 compounds include3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-4,9(10)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-4,9(10)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-4,9(10)-diene,3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-4,9(10)-diene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-4,9(10)-diene,3β-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-4,9(10)-diene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-4,9(10)-diene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-4,9(10)-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-4,9(10)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-4,9(10)-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-4,9(10)-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-amihomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 46. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R^(10E) and R⁶ are absent and double bonds arepresent at the 2-3 and 5-10 positions. Exemplary group 46 compoundsinclude 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-2,5(10)-diene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-2,5(10)-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-2,5(10)-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-2,5(10)-diene. Other exemplarygroup 46 compounds include3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17p-aminoandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-2,5(10)-diene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 47. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) and R⁶ areabsent and a double bond is present at the 5-10 position. Exemplarygroup 47 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene, 1.1.5.9, which is3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5(10)-ene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene and compound 1.1.4.10,which is 3-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-5(10)-ene. Otherexemplary group 47 compounds include3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-5(10)-ene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-5(10)-ene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-5(10)-ene,3,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5(10)-ene,3-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-5(10)-ene,3-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5(10)-ene,3-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-5(10)-ene and 16α-hydroxy,16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and 16α-halo analogsof any of these compounds.

Group 48. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) and R⁶ areabsent and double bonds are present at the 5-10 and 15-16 positions.Exemplary group 48 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5(10), 15-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5(10), 15-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-5(10), 15-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is 3-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17β-acetoxyandrost-5(10),15-diene. Other exemplary group 48 compounds include3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-5(10), 15-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-5(10), 15-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-5(10), 15-diene,3,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5(10), 15-diene,3-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-5(10), 15-diene,3-amino-7β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5(10), 15-diene, 3-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5(10), 15-diene,3,7β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5(10), 15-diene,3,17β-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-5(10), 15-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-diacetylaminoandrost-5(10), 15-diene,3-hydroxy-7β,17β-dimethylaminoandrost-5(10), 15-diene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 49. This group comprises compounds named in Table B having R¹, R²,R³ and R⁴ substituents defined in Table A wherein the R¹, R², R³ and R⁴substituents are bonded to the steroid nucleus described for group 1compounds, except that R¹ is in the β-configuration, R^(10E) and R⁶ areabsent and double bonds are present at the 5-10 and 16-17 positions.Exemplary group 49 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16-fluoro-17-aminoandrost-5(10),16-diene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3β,17-dihydroxyandrost-5(10),16-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3β-hydroxy-16-acetoxy-17-aminoandrost-5(10),16-diene and compound1.1.4.10, which is3β-hydroxy-16-fluoro-17-acetoxyandrost-5(10),16-diene. Other exemplarygroup 49 compounds include3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-acetoxyandrost-5(10),16-diene,3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-methylandrost-5(10),16-diene,3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-methoxyandrost-5(10),16-diene,3β,7β,17-trihydroxyandrost-5(10),16-diene,3β-amino-17-hydroxyandrost-5(10), 16-diene,3β-amino-7β,17-dihydroxyandrost-5(10),16-diene,3β-hydroxy-17-aminoandrost-5(10), 16-diene,3β,7β-dihydroxy-17-aminoandrost-5(10),16-diene,3β,17-dihydroxy-7β-aminoandrost-5(10),16-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17-diacetylaminoandrost-5(10),16-diene,3β-hydroxy-7β,17-dimethylaminoandrost-5(10),16-diene and 16-hydroxy,16-methyl, 16-amino, 16-aminomethyl, 16-acetate and 16-halo analogs ofany of these compounds.

Group 50. This group comprises compounds in compound groups 1-49described above where no double bond is present at the 16-17 position,i.e., groups 1-3, 6-16, 19-24, 27-32, 34-38 and 40-48, and R⁴ is in theα-configuration instead of in the β-configuration. These compound groupsare specified by adding group number 50- to the included group numbers.Thus, for example, compounds in group 50-1 are compounds in group 1where R⁴ is in the a-configuration. Similarly, compounds in group 50-2are compounds in group 2 where R⁴ is in the α-configuration andcompounds in group 50-3 are compounds in group 3 where R⁴ is in theα-configuration. Other group 50 compound groups where R⁴ is in theα-configuration are defined in a similar manner and therefore are 50-6,50-7, 50-8, 50-9, 50-10, 50-11, 50-12, 50-13, 50-14, 50-15, 50-16,50-19, 50-20, 50-21, 50-22, 50-23, 50-24, 50-27, 50-28, 50-29, 50-30,50-31, 50-32, 50-34, 50-35, 50-36, 50-37, 50-38, 50-40, 50-41, 50-42,50-43, 50-44, 50-45, 50-46, 50-47 and 50-48. For each of these compoundgroups, compounds 1.1.1.1 through 10.10.10.10 in Table B specifies acompound as defined by the Table A substituents and the R⁴α-configuration as specified in this group.

Exemplary group 50-1 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17α-aminoandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.5.9, which is3,17α-dihydroxyandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is3,16α-dihydroxy-17α-aminoandrost-1,3-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is3,17α-dihydroxy-16a-fluoroandrost-1,3-diene. Exemplary group 50-2compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17α-amino-5β-androst-1,3-diene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3,17α-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is3,16α-dihydroxy-17α-amino-5β-androst-1,3-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is3,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-5β-androst-1,3-diene. Exemplary group 50-3compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17α-aminoandrost-1,3,5-triene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3,17α-dihydroxyandrost-1,3,5-triene, 1.1.6.1, which is3,16α-dihydroxy-17α-aminoandrost-1,3,5-triene and 1.1.4.9, which is3,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-1,3,5-triene. Exemplary group 50-48compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17α-aminoandrost-5(10), 15-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3β,17α-dihydroxyandrost-5(10), 15-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is3β,16α-dihydroxy-17α-aminoandrost-5(10), 15-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is3β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5(10), 15-diene. Compounds in theother group 50 compound groups are specified or defined in an analogousmanner.

Group 51. This group comprises compounds in compound groups 1-50described above, wherein no double bond is present at the 2-3 or 3-4positions and R¹ is in the α-configuration instead of in theβ-configuration, i.e., groups 6 through 24, 30 through 33, 40 through45, 47 through 49, 50-6 through 50-16, 50-19 through 50-24, 50-30through 50-32, 50-40 through 50-45, 50-47 and 50-48. These compoundgroups are specified in a manner that is similar to that described forgroup 50, i.e., by adding group number 51- to the included groupnumbers. Thus, compounds in group 51-6 are compounds in group 6 where R¹is in the α-configuration, compounds in group 51-7 are compounds ingroup 7 where R¹ is in the α-configuration, compounds in group 51-47 arecompounds in group 47 where R¹ is in the α-configuration are compoundsin group where R¹ is in the α-configuration, group 51-50-6 are compoundsin group 50-6 where R¹ is in the α-configuration, group 51-50-7 arecompounds in group 50-7 where R¹ is in the α-configuration, group51-50-47 are compounds in group 50-47 where R¹ is in the α-configurationand group 51-50-48 are compounds in group 50-48 where R¹ is in theα-configuration. Other group 51 compound groups where R¹ is in theα-configuration are defined in a similar manner and therefore are 51-8,51-9, 51-10, 51-11, 51-12, 51-13, 51-14, 51-15, 51-16, 51-17, 51-18,51-19, 51-20, 51-21, 51-22, 51-23, 51-24, 51-30, 51-31, 51-32, 51-33,51-40, 51-41, 51-42, 51-43, 51-44, 51-45, 51-47, 51-48, 51-49, 51-50-6,51-50-7, 51-50-8, 51-50-9, 51-50-10, 51-50-11, 51-50-12, 51-50-13,51-50-14, 51-50-15, 51-50-16, 51-50-19, 51-50-20, 51-50-21, 51-50-22,51-50-23, 51-50-24, 51-50-30, 51-50-31, 51-50-32, 51-50-40, 51-50-41,51-50-42, 51-50-43, 51-50-44, 51-50-45, 51-50-47 and 51-50-48. For eachof these compound groups, compounds 1.1.1.1 through 10.10.10.10 in TableB specifies a compound as defined by the Table A substituents and the R¹α-configuration as specified in this group.

Exemplary group 51-6 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3α,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,5-diene, 1.1.5.9, which is3α,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,5-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is3α,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is3α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-1,5-diene. Exemplary group 51-7compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3α,7-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.5.9, which is3α,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is3α,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is3α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-1,6-diene. Exemplary group 51-50-47compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3α,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17α-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene, 1.1.5.9, which is3α,17α-dihydroxyandrost-5(10)-ene, 1.1.6.1, which is3α,16α-dihydroxy-17α-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene and 1.1.4.9, which is3α,17α-dihydroxy-166a-fluoroandrost-5(10)-ene. Exemplary group 51-50-48compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3α,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17α-aminoandrost-5(10), 15-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 3α,17α-dihydroxyandrost-5(10), 15-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is3α,16α-dihydroxy-17α-aminoandrost-5(10), 15-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is3α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5(10), 15-diene. Compounds in theother group 51 compound groups are defined in an analogous manner.

Group 52. This group comprises compounds in compound groups 1-51described above, wherein no double bond is present at the 15-16 or 16-17positions and R³ is in the β-configuration instead of in theα-configuration, i.e., groups 1 through 3, 6 through 14, 23, 24, 29through 37, 41 through 47, 50-1, 50-2, 50-3, 50-6 through 50-14, 50-23,50-24, 50-29, 50-30, 50-31, 50-34 through 50-37, 50-41 through 50-47,51-6 through 51-14, 51-23, 51-24, 51-30, 51-31, 51-41 through 51-45 and51-47. Compound groups in group 52 where R³ is in the β-configurationare 52-1, 52-2, 52-3, 52-6, 52-7, 52-8, 52-9, 52-10, 52-11, 52-12,52-13, 52-14, 52-23, 52-24, 52-29, 52-30, 52-31, 52-32, 52-33, 52-34,52-35, 52-36, 52-37, 52-41, 52-42, 52-43, 52-44, 52-45, 52-46, 52-47,52-50-1, 52-50-2, 52-50-3, 52-50-6, 52-50-7, 52-50-8, 52-50-9, 52-50-10,52-50-11, 52-50-12, 52-50-13, 52-50-14, 52-50-23, 52-50-24, 52-50-29,52-50-30, 52-50-31, 52-50-34, 52-50-35, 52-50-36, 52-50-37, 52-50-41,52-50-42, 52-50-43, 52-50-44, 52-50-45, 52-50-46, 52-50-47, 52-51-6,52-51-7, 52-51-8, 52-51-9, 52-51-10, 52-51-11, 52-51-12, 52-51-13,52-51-14, 52-51-23, 52-51-24, 52-51-30, 52-51-31, 52-51-41, 52-51-42,52-51-43, 52-51-44, 52-51-45, 52-51-47, 52-51-50-6, 52-51-50-7,52-51-50-8, 52-51-50-9, 52-51-50-10, 52-51-50-11, 52-51-50-12,52-51-50-13, 52-51-50-14, 52-51-50-23, 52-51-50-24, 52-51-50-30,52-51-50-31, 52-51-50-41, 52-51-50-42, 52-51-50-43, 52-51-50-44,52-51-50-45 and 52-51-50-47. For each of these compound groups,compounds 1.1.1.1 through 10.10.10.10 in Table B specifies a compound asdefined by the Table A substituents and the R³ β-configuration asspecified in this group.

These compound groups are specified in a manner that is similar to thatdescribed for groups 50 and 51, i.e., by adding group number 52- to theincluded group numbers. Thus, for example, compounds in group 52-1 arecompounds in group 1 where R³ is in the β-configuration, compounds ingroup 52-6 are compounds in group 6 where R³ is in the β-configuration,compounds in group 52-7 are compounds in group 7 where R³ is in theβ-configuration compounds in group 52-50-1 are compounds in group 50-1where R³ is in the β-configuration, compounds in group 52-51-50-6 arecompounds in group 51-50-6 where R³ is in the β-configuration and group52-51-50-47 are compounds in group 51-50-47 where R³ is in theβ-configuration.

Exemplary group 52-6 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7β-dihydroxy-16β-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,5-diene, 1.1.6.9, which is3β,16β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,5-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is3β,16β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is3β,17β-dihydroxy-16β-fluoroandrost-1,5-diene. Exemplary group 52-50-7compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7-dihydroxy-16β-fluoro-17α-aminoandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.9, which is3β,16β,17α-dihydroxyandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is3β,16β-dihydroxy-17α-aminoandrost-1,6-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is3β,17α-dihydroxy-16β-fluoroandrost-1,6-diene. Exemplary group 52-50-8compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3β,7-dihydroxy-16β-fluoro-17α-amino-5β-androst-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.9, whichis 3β,16β,17α-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is3β,16β-dihydroxy-17α-amino-5β-androst-1,6-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is3β,17α-dihydroxy-16β-fluoro-5β-androst-1,6-diene. Exemplary group52-51-7 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3α,7-dihydroxy-16β-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.9, which is3α,16β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is3α,16β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is3α,17β-dihydroxy-16β-fluoroandrost-1,6-diene. Exemplary group 52-51-50-7compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3α,7-dihydroxy-16β-fluoro-17α-aminoandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.9, which is3α,16β,17α-dihydroxyandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is3α,16β-dihydroxy-17α-aminoandrost-1,6-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is3α,17α-dihydroxy-16β-fluoroandrost-1,6-diene. Exemplary group 52-51-47compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3α,7β-dihydroxy-16β-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene, 1.1.6.9, which is3α,16β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5(10)-ene, 1.1.6.1, which is3α,16β-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene and 1.1.4.9, which is3α,17β-dihydroxy-16β-fluoroandrost-5(10)-ene. Exemplary group52-51-50-47 compounds include 1.2.4.1, which is3α,7β-dihydroxy-16β-fluoro-17α-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene, 1.1.6.9, which is3α,16β,17α-dihydroxyandrost-5(10)-ene, 1.1.6.1, which is3α,16β-dihydroxy-17α-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene and 1.1.4.9, which is3α,17α-dihydroxy-16β-fluoroandrost-5(10)-ene. Compounds in the othergroup 52 compound groups are defined in an analogous manner.

Group 53. This group comprises compounds in the compound groups 1-52described above, wherein R⁹ is a moiety other than —CH₂— or ═CH—. As isapparent from the moieties that R⁹ can be, compounds and genera ofcompounds are defined in this group. Exemplary R⁹ include —O—, —NH—,—NCH₃—, ═N—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O)(O)—, —S⁺(optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CHR¹⁰—, —C(R¹⁰)₂— or ═CR¹⁰— where R¹⁰ are independently selected and asingle R¹⁰ can be in the α-configuration or the β-configuration. Whenone or both R¹⁰ are not —H, exemplary R⁹ include —CH(α-OH)—, —CH(β-OH)—,—C(β-CH₃)(α-OH)—, —C(α-CH₃)(β-OH)—, —CH(α-C1-6 ester)-, —CH(β-C1-6ester)-, —CH(α-O—C1-6 alkyl)-, —CH(α-O—C1-6 alkyl)-, —CH(α-S—C1-6alkyl)-, —CH(β-S—C1-6 alkyl)-, —CH(α-NH—C1-6 alkyl)-, —CH(β-NH—C1-6alkyl)-, —CH(α-O—C2-6 alkenyl)-, —CH(β-O—C2-6 alkenyl)-, —CH(α-O—C2-6alkynyl)-, —CH(β-O—C2-6 alkynyl)-, —CH(α-O—C1-6 alkoxy)-, —CH(β-O—C1-6alkoxy)-, —CH(α-O—CH₂-C2-6 alkenyl)-, —CH(β-O—CH₂—C2-6 alkenyl)-,—CH(α-O—CH₂-C2-6 alkynyl)-, —CH(β-O—CH₂-C2-6 alkynyl)-, —CH(α-C-linkedheterocycle)-, —CH(β-C-linked heterocycle)-, —CH(α-N-linkedheterocycle)-, —CH(β-N-linked heterocycle)-, —CH(α-halogen)-,—CH(β-halogen)-, —C(F)₂—, —C(Cl)₂—, —C(Br)₂—, —C(I)₂—, —C(CH₃)₂—,—C(C₂H₅)₂—, —CH(α-SH)—, —CH(β-SH)—, —CH(α-NH₂)—, —CH(β-NH₂)—,—CH(α-NHCH₃)—, —CH(β-NHCH₃)—, —CH(α-N[CH₃]₂)—, —CH(β-N[CH₃]₂)—,—CH(α-N[C₂H₅]₂)—, —CH(βN[C₂H₅]₂)—, —CH(α—NO₂)—, —CH(β-NO₂)—, —CH(α-N₃)—,—CH(β-N₃)—, —CH(α-CN)—, —CH(β-CN)—, —CH(α-SCN)—, —CH(β-SCN)—,—C(β-CH₃)(α-CN)—, —C(α-CH₃)(β-CN)—, —CH(α-NC(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃)—,—CH(β-NC(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃)—, —CH(α-NC(O)O—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃)—,—CH(β-NC(O)O—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃)—, —C(C1-4 alkyl)₂-, —C(C1-4 alkenyl)₂-,where m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, and any alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy or heterocycle moiety is optionallysubstituted and each is independently chosen. When no double bond ispresent at the 1-2 or 2-3 positions, R⁹ can be —O—, —NH— or —S—, or itcan be linked to a double bonded R¹⁰ moiety such as ═O, ═S, ═NOH, ═NCH₃,═NH, ═CH₂, ═CH₂CH₃, ═CH₂CH₂OH, ═CH₂C(O)OH or another moiety as definedherein for R¹⁰. In these cases, R⁹ is a moiety such as —C(O)—, —C(NOH)—or —C(═CH₂)—. When a double bond is present at the 1-2 or 2-3 positions,R⁹ can be ═N—. In other embodiments, R⁹ is absent, leaving a 5-memberedring.

Groups of compounds in this group are defined essentially as describedabove for groups 50, 51 and 52. Compound groups in group 53 where R⁹ issubstituted or is absent thus include 53-1, 53-2, 53-3, 53-4, 53-5,53-6, 53-7, 53-8, 53-9, 53-10, 53-11, 53-12, 53-13, 53-14, 53-15, 53-16,53-17, 53-18, 53-19, 53-20, 53-21, 53-22, 53-23, 53-24, 53-25, 53-26,53-27, 53-28, 53-29, 53-30, 53-31, 53-32, 53-33, 53-34, 53-35, 53-36,53-37, 53-38, 53-39, 53-40, 53-41, 53-42, 53-43, 53-44, 53-45, 53-46,53-47, 53-48, 53-49, 53-51-6, 53-51-7, 53-51-8, 53-51-9, 53-51-10,53-51-11, 53-51-12, 53-51-13, 53-51-14, 53-51-15, 53-51-16, 53-51-17,53-51-18, 53-51-19, 53-51-20, 53-51-21, 53-51-22, 53-51-23, 53-51-24,53-51-30, 53-51-31, 53-51-32, 53-51-33, 53-51-40, 53-51-41, 53-51-42,53-51-43, 53-51-44, 53-51-45, 53-51-47, 53-51-48, 53-51-49, 53-51-50-6,53-51-50-7, 53-51-50-8, 53-51-50-9, 53-51-50-10, 53-51-50-11,53-51-50-12, 53-51-50-13, 53-51-50-14, 53-51-50-15, 53-51-50-16,53-51-50-19, 53-51-50-20, 53-51-50-21, 53-51-50-22, 53-51-50-23,53-51-50-24, 53-51-50-30, 53-51-50-31, 53-51-50-32, 53-51-50-40,53-51-50-41, 53-51-50-42, 53-51-50-43, 53-51-50-44, 53-51-50-45,53-51-50-47, 53-51-50-48, 53-52-1, 53-52-2, 53-52-3, 53-52-6, 53-52-7,53-52-8, 53-52-9, 53-52-10, 53-52-11, 53-52-12, 53-52-13, 53-52-14,53-52-23, 53-52-24, 53-52-29, 53-52-30, 53-52-31, 53-52-32, 53-52-33,53-52-34, 53-52-35, 53-52-36, 53-52-37, 53-52-41, 53-52-42, 53-52-43,53-52-44, 53-52-45, 53-52-46, 53-52-47, 53-52-50-1, 53-52-50-2,53-52-50-3, 53-52-50-6, 53-52-50-7, 53-52-50-8, 53-52-50-9, 53-52-50-10,53-52-50-11, 53-52-50-12, 53-52-50-13, 53-52-50-14, 53-52-50-23,53-52-50-24, 53-52-50-29, 53-52-50-30, 53-52-50-31, 53-52-50-34,53-52-50-35, 53-52-50-36, 53-52-50-37, 53-52-50-41, 53-52-50-42,53-52-50-43, 53-52-50-44, 53-52-50-45, 53-52-50-46, 53-52-50-47,53-52-51-6, 53-52-51-7, 53-52-51-8, 53-52-51-9, 53-52-51-10,53-52-51-11, 53-52-51-12, 53-52-51-13, 53-52-51-14, 53-52-51-23,53-52-51-24, 53-52-51-30, 53-52-51-31, 53-52-51-41, 53-52-51-42,53-52-52-43, 53-52-52-44, 53-52-51-45, 53-52-51-47, 53-52-51-50-6,53-52-51-50-7, 53-52-51-50-8, 53-52-51-50-9, 53-52-51-50-10,53-52-51-50-11, 53-52-51-50-12, 53-52-51-50-13, 53-52-51-50-14,53-52-51-50-23, 53-52-51-50-24, 53-52-51-50-30, 53-52-51-50-31,53-52-51-50-41, 53-52-51-50-42, 53-52-51-50-43, 53-52-51-50-44,53-52-51-50-45 and 53-52-51-50-47. For each of these compound groups,designations 1.1.1.1 through 10.10.10.10 in Table B specifies a compoundor genus of compounds as defined by the Table A substituents and any R⁹moiety as described here or elsewhere herein.

Exemplary compounds in group 53-44 when R⁹ is —O— include compound1.2.4.1, which is2-oxa-3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 2-oxa-3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.9, which is2-oxa-3β,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is2-oxa-3β,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is2-oxa-3β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5,7-diene. Exemplary compoundsin group 53-44 when R⁹ is —NH— include compound 1.2.4.1, which is2-aza-3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 2-aza-3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.9, which is2-aza-3β,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is2-aza-3β,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is2-aza-3β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5,7-diene. Exemplary compoundsin group 53-44 when R⁹ is —S— include compound 1.2.4.1, which is2-thia-3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 2-thia-3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.9, which is2-thia-3β,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is2-thia-3β,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is2-thia-3β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5,7-diene. Exemplary compoundsin group 53-44 when R⁹ is —CH(α-NH[CH₃])— include compound 1.2.4.1,which is2α-methylamino-3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene,1.1.5.9, which is 2α-methylamino-3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene,1.1.6.9, which is 2α-methylamino-3β,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene,1.1.6.1, which is2α-methylamino-3β,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene and 1.1.4.9,which is 2α-methylamino-3β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5,7-diene.Exemplary compounds in group 53-44 when R⁹ is —CH(α-OH)— includecompound 1.2.4.1, which is2α,3β,7β-trihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 2α,3β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.9, which is2α,3β,16α,17β-tetrahydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is2α,3β,16α-trihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is2α,3β,17β-trihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5,7-diene. Exemplary compounds ingroup 53-44 when R⁹ is —CH((α-OCH₃)— include compound 1.2.4.1, which is2α-methoxy-3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene,1.1.5.9, which is 2α-methoxy-3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.9,which is 2α-methoxy-3β,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.1,which is 2α-methoxy-3β,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene and1.1.4.9, which is2α-methoxy-3β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5,7-diene. Exemplarycompounds in group 53-44 when R⁹ is —CH(β-OC(O)CH₃)— include compound1.2.4.1, which is2β-acetoxy-3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene,1.1.5.9, which is 2β-acetoxy-3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.9,which is 2β-acetoxy-3β,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.1,which is 2β-acetoxy-3β,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene and1.1.4.9, which is2β-acetoxy-3β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5,7-diene. Exemplarycompounds in group 53-50-44 when R⁹ is —O— include compound 1.2.4.1,which is 2-oxa-3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17α-aminoandrost-5,7-diene,1.1.5.9, which is 2-oxa-3β,17α-dihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.9,which is 2-oxa-3β,16α,17α-trihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is2-oxa-3β,16α-dihydroxy-17α-aminoandrost-5,7-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is2-oxa-3β,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5,7-diene. Exemplary compoundsin group 53-51-44 when R⁹ is —O— include compound 1.2.4.1, which is2-oxa-3α,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 2-oxa-3α,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.9, which is2-oxa-3α,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is2-oxa-3α,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is2-oxa-3α,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5,7-diene. Exemplary compoundsin group 53-51-50-44 when R⁹ is —O— include compound 1.2.4.1, which is2-oxa-3α,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17α-aminoandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 2-oxa-3α,17α-dihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.9, which is2-oxa-3α,16α,17α-trihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is2-oxa-3α,16α-dihydroxy-17α-aminoandrost-5,7-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is2-oxa-3α,17α-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5,7-diene. Compounds or generaof compounds in the other group 53 compound groups where R⁹ is a moietydescribed here or elsewhere herein are defined as described in Tables Aand B in the same manner.

Group 54. This group comprises compounds and compound genera in compoundgroups 1-53 described above, wherein R⁸ is a moiety other than —CH₂— or═CH—. Exemplary R⁸ include —O—, —NH—, —NCH₃—, ═N—, —S—, —S(O)—,—S(O)(O)—, —CHR¹⁰—, —C(R¹⁰)₂— or ═CRO- where R¹⁰ are independentlyselected and each R¹⁰ can be in the α-configuration or theβ-configuration. When one or both R¹⁰ are not —H, exemplary R⁸ include—O—, —NH—, —NCH₃—, ═N—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O)(O)—, —S⁺(optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CHR¹⁰—, —C(R¹⁰)₂— or ═CR¹⁰— where R¹⁰ areindependently selected and a single R¹⁰ can be in the α-configuration orthe β-configuration. When one or both R¹⁰ are not —H, exemplary R⁹include —CH(α-OH)—, —CH(β-OH)—, —CH(α-C1-6 ester)-, —CH(β-C1-6 ester)-,—CH(α-O—C1-6 alkyl)-, —CH(β-O—C1-6 alkyl)-, —CH(α-S—C1-6 alkyl)-,—CH(β-S—C1-6 alkyl)-, —CH(α-NH—C1-6 alkyl)-, —CH(β-NH—C1-6 alkyl)-,—CH(α-O—C2-6 alkenyl)-, —CH(β-O—C2-6 alkenyl)-, —CH(α-O—C2-6 alkynyl)-,—CH(β-O—C2-6 alkynyl)-, —CH(α-O—C1 -6 alkoxy)-, —CH(β-O—C1-6 alkoxy)-,—CH(α-O—CH₂-C2-6 alkenyl)-, —CH(β-O—CH₂-C2-6 alkenyl)-, —CH(α-O—CH₂-C2-6alkynyl)-, —CH(β-O—CH₂-C2-6 alkynyl)-, —CH(α-C-linked heterocycle)-,—CH(β-C-linked heterocycle)-, —CH(α-N-linked heterocycle)-,—CH(β-N-linked heterocycle)-, —CH(α-halogen)-, —CH(β-halogen)-, —C(F)₂—,—C(Cl)₂—, —C(Br)₂—, —C(I)₂—, —C(CH₃)₂—, —C(C₂H₅)₂—, —CH(α-SH)-,—CH(β-SH)—, —CH(α-NH₂)-, —CH(β-NH₂)-, —CH(α-NHCH₃)—, —CH(β-NHCH₃)—,—CH(α-N[CH₃]₂)—, -CH(β-N[CH₃]₂)—, —CH(α-N[C₂H₅]₂)—, —CH(β-N[C₂H₅]₂)—,—CH(α-NO₂)—, —CH(β-NO₂)—, —CH(α-N₃)—, —CH(β-N₃)—, —CH(α-CN)—,—CH(β-CN)—, —CH(α-SCN)—, —CH(β-SCN)—, —CH(α-NC(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃)—,—CH(β-NC(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃)—, —CH(α-NC(O)O—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃)—,—CH(β-NC(O)O—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃)—, —C(C1-4 alkyl)₂-, —C(C1-4 alkenyl)₂-,where m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, and any alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl,alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy or heterocycle moiety is optionallysubstituted and each is independently chosen. When no double bond ispresent at the 9-11 position, R⁸ can be a ═N—, —O— or —S-heteroatom, orR⁸ can be linked to a double bonded R¹⁰ moiety such as ═O, ═S, ═NOH,═NCH₃, ═NH, ═CH₂, ═CH₂CH₃, ═CH₂CH₂-halogen, ═CH₂CH₂OH, ═CH₂C(O)OH oranother moiety as defined herein for R¹⁰. In these cases, R⁸ is a moietysuch as —C(O)—, —C(NOH)— or —C(═CH₂)—. When a double bond is present atthe 9-11 position, R⁸ can be ═N—. In other embodiments, R⁸ is absent,leaving a 5-membered ring.

Groups of compounds in this group are defined essentially as describedabove, e.g., for groups 52 and 53. Compound groups in group 54 where R⁸is substituted or is absent thus include 54-1, 54-2, 54-3, 54-4, 54-5,54-6, 54-7, 54-8, 54-9, 54-10, 54-11, 54-12, 54-13, 54-14, 54-15, 54-16,54-17, 54-18, 54-19, 54-20, 54-21, 54-22, 54-23, 54-24, 54-25, 54-26,54-27, 54-28, 54-29, 54-30, 54-31, 54-32, 54-33, 54-34, 54-35, 54-36,54-37, 54-38, 54-39, 54-40, 54-41, 54-42, 54-43, 54-44, 54-45, 54-46,54-47, 54-48, 54-49, 54-50-1, 54-50-2, 54-50-3, 54-50-6, 54-50-7,54-50-8, 54-50-9, 54-50-10, 54-50-11, 54-50-12, 54-50-13, 54-50-14,54-50-15, 54-50-16, 54-50-19, 54-50-20, 54-50-21, 54-50-22, 54-50-23,54-50-24, 54-50-27, 54-50-28, 54-50-29, 54-50-30, 54-50-31, 54-50-32,54-50-34, 54-50-35, 54-50-36, 54-50-37, 54-50-38, 54-50-40, 54-50-41,54-50-42, 54-50-43, 54-50-44, 54-50-45, 54-50-46, 54-50-47, 54-50-48,54-51-6, 54-51-7, 54-51-8, 54-51-9, 54-51-10, 54-51-11, 54-51-12,54-51-13, 54-51-14, 54-51-15, 54-51-16, 54-51-17, 54-51-18, 54-51-19,54-51-20, 54-51-21, 54-51-22, 54-51-23, 54-51-24, 54-51-30, 54-51-31,54-51-32, 54-51-33, 54-51-40, 54-51-41, 54-51-42, 54-51-43, 54-51-44,54-51-45, 54-51-47, 54-51-48, 54-51-49, 54-51-50-6, 54-51-50-7,54-51-50-8, 54-51-50-9, 54-51-50-10, 54-51-50-11, 54-51-50-12,54-51-50-13, 54-51-50-14, 54-51-50-15, 54-51-50-16, 54-51-50-19,54-51-50-20, 54-51-50-21, 54-51-50-22, 54-51-50-23, 54-51-50-24,54-51-50-30, 54-51-50-31, 54-51-50-32, 54-51-50-40, 54-51-50-41,54-51-50-42, 54-51-50-43, 54-51-50-44, 54-51-50-45, 54-51-50-47,54-51-50-48, 54-52-1, 54-52-2, 54-52-3, 54-52-6, 54-52-7, 54-52-8,54-52-9, 54-52-10, 54-52-11, 54-52-12, 54-52-13, 54-52-14, 54-52-23,54-52-24, 54-52-29, 54-52-30, 54-52-31, 54-52-32, 54-52-33, 54-52-34,54-52-35, 54-52-36, 54-52-37, 54-52-41, 54-52-42, 54-52-43, 54-52-44,54-52-45, 54-52-46, 54-52-47, 54-52-50-1, 54-52-50-2, 54-52-50-3,54-52-50-6, 54-52-50-7, 54-52-50-8, 54-52-50-9, 54-52-50-10,54-52-50-11, 54-52-50-12, 54-52-50-13, 54-52-50-14, 54-52-50-23,54-52-50-24, 54-52-50-29, 54-52-50-30, 54-52-50-31, 54-52-50-34,54-52-50-35, 54-52-50-36, 54-52-50-37, 54-52-50-41, 54-52-50-42,54-52-50-43, 54-52-50-44, 54-52-50-45, 54-52-50-46, 54-52-50-47,54-52-51-6, 54-52-51-7, 54-52-51-8, 54-52-51-9, 54-52-51-10,54-52-51-11, 54-52-51-12, 54-52-51-13, 54-52-51-14, 54-52-51-23,54-52-51-24, 54-52-51-30, 54-52-51-31, 54-52-51-41, 54-52-51-42,54-52-51-43, 54-52-51-44, 54-52-51-45, 54-52-51-47, 54-52-51-50-6,54-52-51-50-7, 54-52-51-50-8, 54-52-51-50-9, 54-52-51-50-10,54-52-51-50-11, 54-52-51-50-12, 54-52-51-50-13, 54-52-51-50-14,54-52-51-50-23, 54-52-51-50-24, 54-52-51-50-30, 54-52-51-50-31,54-52-51-50-41, 54-52-51-50-42, 54-52-51-50-43, 54-52-51-50-44,54-52-51-50-45, 54-52-51-50-47, 54-53-1, 54-53-2, 54-53-3, 54-53-4,54-53-5, 54-53-6, 54-53-7, 54-53-8, 54-53-9, 54-53-10, 54-53-11,54-53-12, 54-53-13, 54-53-14, 54-53-15, 54-53-16, 54-53-17, 54-53-18,54-53-19, 54-53-20, 54-53-21, 54-53-22, 54-53-23, 54-53-24, 54-53-25,54-53-26, 54-53-27, 54-53-28, 54-53-29, 54-53-30, 54-53-31, 54-53-32,54-53-33, 54-53-34, 54-53-35, 54-53-36, 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54-53-52-50-12, 54-53-52-50-13,54-53-52-50-14, 54-53-52-50-23, 54-53-52-50-24, 54-53-52-50-29,54-53-52-50-30, 54-53-52-50-31, 54-53-52-50-34, 54-53-52-50-35,54-53-52-50-36, 54-53-52-50-37, 54-53-52-50-41, 54-53-52-50-42,54-53-52-50-43, 54-53-52-50-44, 54-53-52-50-45, 54-53-52-50-46,54-53-52-50-47, 54-53-52-51-6, 54-53-52-51-7, 54-53-52-51-8,54-53-52-51-9, 54-53-52-51-10, 54-53-52-51-11, 54-53-52-51-12,54-53-52-51-13, 54-53-52-51-14, 54-53-52-51-23, 54-53-52-51-24,54-53-52-51-30, 54-53-52-51-31, 54-53-52-51-41, 54-53-52-51-42,54-53-52-51-43, 54-53-52-51-44, 54-53-52-51-45, 54-53-52-51-47,54-53-52-51-50-6, 54-53-52-51-50-7, 54-53-52-51-50-8, 54-53-52-51-50-9,54-53-52-51-50-10, 54-53-52-51-50-11, 54-53-52-51-50-12,54-53-52-51-50-13, 54-53-52-51-50-14, 54-53-52-51-50-23,54-53-52-51-50-24, 54-53-52-51-50-30, 54-53-52-51-50-31,54-53-52-51-50-41, 54-53-52-51-50-42, 54-53-52-51-50-43,54-53-52-51-50-44,-54-53-52-51-50-45 and 54-53-52-51-50-47. For each ofthese compound groups, designations 1.1.1.1 through 10.10.10.10 in TableB specifies a compound or genus of compounds as defined by the Table Asubstituents and any R⁸ moiety as described here or elsewhere herein.

Exemplary compounds in group 54-1 when R⁸ is —O— include compound1.2.4.1, which is11-oxa-3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17[-aminoandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 11-oxa-3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.9, which is 11-oxa-3,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is11-oxa-3,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is11-oxa-3,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-1,3-diene. Exemplary compoundsin group 54-7 when R⁸ is —O— include compound 1.2.4.1, which is11-oxa-3β,7-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 11-oxa-3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.9, which is11-oxa-3β,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is11-oxa-3β,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is11-oxa-3β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-1,6-diene. Exemplary compoundsin group 54-1 when R⁸ is —NH— include compound 1.2.4.1, which is11-aza-3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 11-aza-3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.9, which is11-aza-3,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is11-aza-3,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is11-aza-3,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-1,3-diene. Exemplary compoundsin group 54-1 when R⁸ is —S— include compound 1.2.4.1, which is11-thia-3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.5.9,which is 11-thia-3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.9, which is 1 1-thia-3,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is11-thia-3,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3-diene and 1.1.4.9, which is11-thia-3,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-1,3-diene. Exemplary compoundsin group 54-53-1 when R⁸ and R⁹ are —O— include compound 1.2.4.1, whichis 2,11-dioxa-3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3-diene,1.1.5.9, which is 2,11-dioxa-3,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.9,which is 2,1 1-dioxa-3,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.1,which is 2,11-dioxa-3,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3-diene and1.1.4.9, which is2,11-dioxa-3,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-1,3-diene. Exemplarycompounds in group 54-44 when R⁸ is —CH(α-NH[CH₃])-— include compound1.2.4.1, which is11α-methylamino-3β,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene,1.1.5.9, which is 11α-methylamino-3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene,1.1.6.9, which is11α-methylamino-3β,16α,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5,7-diene, 1.1.6.1, whichis 11α-methylamino-3β,16α-dihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene and1.1.4.9, which is11α-methylamino-3β,17β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-5,7-diene. Exemplarycompounds in group 54-2 when R⁸ is —CH(β-OH)— include compound 1.2.4.1,which is 11β,3,7β-trihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,3-diene,1.1.5.9, which is 11β,3,17β-trihydroxy-5β-androst-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.9,which is 11β,3,16α,17β-tetrahydroxy-5β-androst-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.1, whichis 11β,3,16α-trihydroxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,3-diene and 1.1.4.9,which is 11β,3,17β-trihydroxy-16α-fluoro-5β-androst-1,3-diene. Exemplarycompounds in group 54-3 when R⁸ is —CH(β-F)— include compound 1.2.4.1,which is11β-fluoro-3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5-triene,1.1.5.9, which is 11β-fluoro-3,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,3,5-triene,1.1.6.9, which is 11β-fluoro-3,16α,17β-tetrahydroxyandrost-1,3,5-triene,1.1.6.1, which is11β-fluoro-3,16α-trihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5-triene and 1.1.4.9,which is 11β-fluoro-3,17β-trihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-1,3,5-triene.Exemplary compounds in group 54-3 when R⁸ is —CH(β-C1-3 alkyl)- includecompound 1.2.4.1, which is 11β-C1-3alkyl-3,7β-dihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5-triene, 1.1.5.9,which is 11β-C1-3 alkyl-3,17β-trihydroxyandrost-1,3,5-triene, 1.1.6.9,which is 11β-C1-3 alkyl-3,16α,17β-tetrahydroxyandrost-1,3,5-triene,1.1.6.1, which is 11β-C1-3alkyl-3,16α-trihydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5-triene and 1.1.4.9, whichis 11β-C1-3 alkyl-3,17β-trihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-1,3,5-triene.Compounds or genera of compounds in the other group 54 compound groupswhere R⁸ is a moiety described here or elsewhere herein are defined asdescribed in Tables A and B in the same manner.

Group 55. This group comprises compounds and compound genera in compoundgroups 1-54 described above, wherein R^(10G) is (1) a moiety other thanhydrogen in the α-configuration or (2) hydrogen or another moiety asdefined for this variable group in the β-configuration, instead of beingin the α-configuration as shown in group 1. Exemplary R^(10G) moietiesinclude —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —H, ester, carbonate, C1-4 optionallysubstituted alkyl, C2-4 optionally substituted alkenyl or C2-4optionally substituted alkynyl such as —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —CH₂OH, —CH₂F, —CHO,—CH═CH₂, —CH═CHOH, —C≡CH, —C≡C—CH₃ or another moiety described hereinfor R^(10G), where any of these moieties is in the α-configuration orthe β-configuration.

Groups of compounds in this group are defined essentially as describedabove, e.g., for groups 53 and 54. Compound groups in group 53 whereR^(10G) is substituted or is in the β-configuration thus include 55-1,55-2, 55-3, 55-4, 55-5, 55-6, 55-7, 55-8, 55-9, 55-10, 55-11, 55-12,55-13, 55-14, 55-15, 55-16, 55-17, 55-18, 55-19, 55-20, 55-21, 55-22,55-23, 55-24, 55-25, 55-26, 55-27, 55-28, 55-29, 55-30, 55-31, 55-32,55-33, 55-34, 55-35, 55-36, 55-37, 55-38, 55-39, 55-40, 55-41, 55-42,55-43, 55-44, 55-45, 55-46, 55-47, 55-48, 55-49, 55-50-1, 55-50-2,55-50-3, 55-50-6, 55-50-7, 55-50-8, 55-50-9, 55-50-10, 55-50-11,55-50-12, 55-50-13, 55-50-14, 55-50-15, 55-50-16, 55-50-19, 55-50-20,55-50-21, 55-50-22, 55-50-23, 55-50-24, 55-50-27, 55-50-28, 55-50-29,55-50-30, 55-50-31, 55-50-32, 55-50-34, 55-50-35, 55-50-36, 55-50-37,55-50-38, 55-50-40, 55-50-41, 55-50-42, 55-50-43, 55-50-44, 55-50-45,55-50-46, 55-50-47, 55-50-48, 55-51-6, 55-51-7, 55-51-8,55-51-9,55-51-10, 55-51-11, 55-51-12, 55-51-13, 55-51-14, 55-51-15, 55-51-16,55-51-17, 55-51-18, 55-51-19, 55-51-20, 55-51-21, 55-51-22, 55-51-23,55-51-24, 55-51-30, 55-51-31, 55-51-32, 55-51-33, 55-51-40, 55-51-41,55-51-42, 55-51-43, 55-51-44, 55-51-45, 55-51-47, 55-51-48, 55-51-49,55-51-50-6, 55-51-50-7, 55-51-50-8, 55-51-50-9, 55-51-50-10,55-51-50-11, 55-51-50-12, 55-51-50-13, 55-51-50-14, 55-51-50-15,55-51-50-16, 55-51-50-19, 55-51-50-20, 55-51-50-21, 55-51-50-22,55-51-50-23, 55-51-50-24, 55-51-50-30, 55-51-50-31, 55-51-50-32,55-51-50-40, 55-51-50-41, 55-51-50-42, 55-51-50-43, 55-51-50-44,55-51-50-45, 55-51-50-47, 55-51-50-48, 55-52-1, 55-52-2, 55-52-3,55-52-6, 55-52-7, 55-52-8, 55-52-9, 55-52-10, 55-52-11, 55-52-12,55-52-13, 55-52-14, 55-52-23, 55-52-24, 55-52-29, 55-52-30, 55-52-31,55-52-32, 55-52-33, 55-52-34, 55-52-35, 55-52-36, 55-52-37, 55-52-41,55-52-42, 55-52-43, 55-52-44, 55-52-45, 55-52-46, 55-52-47, 55-52-50-1,55-52-50-2, 55-52-50-3, 55-52-50-6, 55-52-50-7, 55-52-50-8, 55-52-50-9,55-52-50-10, 55-52-50-11, 55-52-50-12, 55-52-50-13, 55-52-50-14,55-52-50-23, 55-52-50-24, 55-52-50-29, 55-52-50-30, 55-52-50-31,55-52-50-34, 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55-54-53-52-51-50-10, 55-54-53-52-51-50-11,55-54-53-52-51-50-12, 55-54-53-52-51-50-13, 55-54-53-52-51-50-14,55-54-53-52-51-50-23, 55-54-53-52-51-50-24, 55-54-53-52-51-50-30,55-54-53-52-51-50-31, 55-54-53-52-51-50-41, 55-54-53-52-51-50-42,55-54-53-52-51-50-43, 55-54-53-52-51-50-44, 55-54-53-52-51-50-45 and55-54-53-52-51-50-47. For each of these compound groups, designations1.1.1.1 through 10.10.10.10 in Table B specifies a compound or genus ofcompounds as defined by the Table A substituents and any RiOG moiety asdescribed here or elsewhere herein.

Exemplary group 55-1 compounds where R^(10G) is fluorine in theα-configuration include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16α,9α-difluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.9,which is 3,16α,17β-trihydroxy-9α-fluoroandrost-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.1, whichis 3,16α-dihydroxy-9α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3-diene and 1.1.4.9,which is 3,17β-dihydroxy-16α,9α-difluoroandrost-1,3-diene. Exemplarygroup 55-2 compounds where R^(10G) is fluorine in the α-configurationinclude 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16α,9α-difluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.9,which is 3,16α,17β-trihydroxy-9α-fluoro-5β-androst-1,3-diene, 1.1.6.1,which is 3,16α-dihydroxy-9α-fluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,3-diene and1.1.4.9, which is 3,17β-dihydroxy-16α,9α-difluoro-5β-androst-1,3-diene.Exemplary group 55-3 compounds where R^(10G) is fluorine in theβ-configuration include 1.2.4.1, which is3,7β-dihydroxy-16α,9β-difluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5-triene, 1.1.6.9,which is 3,16α,17β-trihydroxy-9β-fluoroandrost-1,3,5-triene, 1.1.6.1,which is 3,16α-dihydroxy-9β-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,3,5-triene and1.1.4.9, which is 3,17β-dihydroxy-16α,9β-difluoroandrost-1,3,5-triene.Exemplary group 55-51-7 compounds where R^(10G) is fluorine in theα-configuration include 1.2.4.1, which is3α,7-dihydroxy-1α,9α-difluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.9, whichis 3α,16α,17β-trihydroxy-9α-fluoroandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is3α,16α-dihydroxy-9α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene and 1.1.4.9, whichis 3α,17β-dihydroxy-16α,9α-difluoroandrost-1,6-diene. Exemplary group55-51-7 compounds where R^(10G) is chlorine in the α-configurationinclude 1.2.4.1, which is3α,7-dihydroxy-9α-chloro-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.9,which is 3α,16α,17β-trihydroxy-9α-chloroandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.1,which is 3α,16α-dihydroxy-9α-chloro-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene and1.1.4.9, which is3α,17β-dihydroxy-9α-chloro-16α-fluoroandrost-1,6-diene. Exemplary group55-51-7 compounds where R^(10G) is fluorine in the β-configurationinclude 1.2.4.1, which is3α,7-dihydroxy-16α,9β-difluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.9,which is 3α,16α,17β-trihydroxy-9β-fluoroandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.1,which is 3α,16α-dihydroxy-9β-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene and1.1.4.9, which is 3α,17β-dihydroxy-16α,9β-difluoroandrost-1,6-diene.Exemplary group 55-51-7 compounds where R^(10G) is hydroxyl in theα-configuration include 1.2.4.1, which is3α,7,9α-trihydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.9, whichis 3α,9α,16α,17β-tetrahydroxyandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.6.1, which is3α,16α-dihydroxy-9α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene and 1.1.4.9, whichis 3α,9α,17β-trihydroxy-16α-fluoroandrost-1,6-diene. Compounds or generaof compounds in the other group 55 compound groups where R^(10G) is amoiety described here or elsewhere herein are defined as described inTables A and B in the same manner. Exemplary ROG moieties include C1-6optionally substituted alkyl, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —SH, —NH₂, —NHR^(PR),ether, thioether, ester, thioester, C2-6 optionally substituted alkenyland C2-6 optionally substituted alkynyl, which is in the α- orβ-configuration.

Group 56. This group comprises compounds in the compound groups 1-55described above, wherein (1) one, two, three or four of R^(10A),R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) is an independently selected moiety otherthan hydrogen and (2) each of R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D)independently is in the α-configuration or the β-configuration when adouble bond is not present at the steroid carbon atom to which it isbonded, i.e., there is no double bond at the 1-, 4- or 6-position. Inthis group, one or more of R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) is anindependently selected moiety as defined herein, e.g., —H, halogen,hydroxyl, ketone, thiol, amino or optionally substituted alkyl. Otherexemplary moieties include independently selected C1-4 optionallysubstituted alkyl, C1-4 optionally substituted alkenyl, C1-4 optionallysubstituted alkynyl, C1-4 optionally substituted alkoxy, optionallysubstituted monosaccharide, optionally substituted disaccharide,carbonate, carbamate, amide, amino acid and thioether. Exemplarymoieties include independently selected —H, —²H, —³H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,—OH, ═O, —SH, ═S, —NH₂, ═NOH, ═NCH₃, ═NC₂H₅, ═NH, —CH₃, —C₂H₅,—CH₂OR^(X), —OCH₃, —OC₂H₅, —OCH₂OR^(X), —SCH₃, —SC₂H₅, —SCH₂ORX,—OR^(X), —SR^(X), —NHR^(X), —N(R^(X))₂, —CH₂F, —CH═CH₂, —CH═CHOR^(X),—C≡CH, —C≡CF, —C≡CCl, —C≡CBr, —C≡CI, —C≡COR^(X), —C≡C—CH₃, —C≡CCH₂F,—C≡CCH₂Cl, —C≡CCH₂Br, —C≡CCH₂I, —C≡CCH₂OR^(X), —C(O)CH₃, —C(O)CH₂R^(X),—C(O)OCH₃, —C(O)CHOR^(X), —C(O)OCH₃, ═CH₂, ═CHCH₃, ═CHCH₂OR^(X),═CHCH₂SR^(X), ═CHCH₂NHR^(X), ═CH₂CH₂OR^(X), ═CH₂C(O)OR^(X), —OCH₂OR^(X),—OCH₂C(O)OR^(X), —OCH₂CH₂C(O)OR^(X), —OCH₂CH₂CH₂C(O)OR^(X),—OCH₂NHR^(X), —OCH₂CH₂NHR^(X), —OCH₂CH₂CH₂NHR^(X), —OC(O)CH₂NHR^(X),—OC(O)CH₂CH₂NHR^(X), —OC(O)CH₂CH₂CH₂NHR^(X), —OCF₃, —OC₂H₄OR^(X),—OC(O)CH₃, —OC(O)C₂H₅, —OC(O)C₂H₄OR^(X), —OC(S)CH₃, —OC(S)C₂H₅,—SCH₂C(O)OR^(X), —SCF₃, —SC₂H₄OR^(X), —SC(O)CH₃, —SC(O)C₂H₅,—SC(O)C₂H₄OR^(X), —NHCH₃, —N(CH₃)₂, —NHCH₂OR^(X), —NHCH₂C(O)OR^(X),—NHCF₃, —NHC₂H₅, —N(C₂H₅)₂, —N(C₃H₇)₂, —NHC₂H₄OR^(X), —NHC(O)CH₃,—NHC(O)CF₃, —NHC(O)C₂H₅, —NHC(O)C₂H₄OR^(X)OR^(X), —NHC(O)C₂H₄C(O)OR^(X),—NHC(O)OCH₃, —NHC(O)OCF₃, —NHC(O)OC₂H₅, —NHC(O)OC₂H₄OR^(X),—NHC(O)OC₂H₄C(O)OR^(X), —NHCH₂C(O)OR^(X), —NHCH(CH₃)C(O)OR^(X),—O—S(O)(O)OR^(X), —O—P(O)(O)OR^(X), —S—P(O)(O)OR^(X) and—O—P(S)(O)OR^(X) moieties, where R^(X) independently are —H, aprotecting group, optionally substituted alkyl or a counter ion forionizable moieties, e.g., —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C₃H₇, Na⁺, K⁺, chloride,bromide, iodide, methyl sulfonate, ethyl sulfonate, fumarate, lactate,succinate, amino, methylamine, diethylamine or another ion or anothersuitable salt or ion described herein.

As is apparent from the foregoing description, when no double bond ispresent at the carbon atoms at.the 1-, 4-, 6- or 12-positions, R^(10A),R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) respectively can be in the α,α,α,α,α,α,α,β, α,α,β,α, α,β,α,α, β,α,α,α, α,α,β,β, α,β,α,β, β,α,α,β, α,β,β,α,β,α,β,α, β,β,α,α, α,β,β,β, β,α,β,β, β,β,α,β, β,β,β,α or β,β,β,βconfigurations. As used here, reference to, e.g., R^(10A), R^(10B),R^(10C) and R^(10D) respectively being in the α,β,α,β configurationsmeans that R^(10A) is in the α-configuration, R^(10B) is in theP-configuration, R^(10C) is in the α-configuration and R^(10D) is in theβ-configuration. Similarly, when R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D)respectively are in the α,α,β,α configurations, R^(10A) is in theα-configuration, R^(10B) is in the α-configuration, R^(10C) is in theβ-configuration and R^(10D) is in the α-configuration.

Thus, when a double bond is present at one or more of the 1-, 4- or 6-positions, the corresponding R^(10A), R^(10B) or R^(10C) moiety will notbe in a specified configuration. Group 56 contains compounds and generaof compounds in groups 1 through 55 above having structures where (1) adouble bond is present at the 1-position, R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D)respectively are in the α,α,α, α,α,β, α,β,α, β,α,α, α,β,β, β,α,β, β,β,αor β,β,β configurations and R^(10A) is present at the 1-position with nospecified configuration, (2) a double bond is present at the 4-position,R^(10A), R^(10C) and R^(10D) respectively are in the α,α,α, α,α,β,α,β,α, β,α,α, α, β,β, β,α,β, β,β,α or β,β,β configurations and R^(10B)is present at the 4-position with no specified configuration, (3) adouble bond is present at the 6-position, R^(10A), R^(10B) and R^(10D)respectively are in the α,α,α, α,α,β, α,β,α, β,α,α, α,β,β, β,α,β, β,β,αor β,β,β, configurations, and R^(10C) is present at the 6-position withno specified configuration, (4) a double bond is present at the1-position and at the 4-position, R^(10C) and R^(10D) respectively arein the α,α, α,β, β,α, or β,β configurations and R^(10A) and R^(10B) arepresent at the 1- and 4-positions with no specified configuration, (5) adouble bond is present at the 1-position and at the 6-position, R^(10B)and R^(10D) respectively are in the α,α, α,β, β,α, or β,β configurationsand R^(10A) and R^(10C) are present at the 1- and 6-positions with nospecified configuration, (6) a double bond is present at the 4-positionand at the 6-position, R^(10A) and R^(10D) respectively are in the α,α,α,β, β,α, or β,β configurations and R^(10B) and R^(10C) are present atthe 4- and 6-positions with no specified configuration, (7) a doublebond is present at the 1-, 4- and 6-position, R^(10D) is in theα-configuration or the β-configuration, while R^(10A), R^(10B) andR^(10C) are present at the 1-, 4- and 6-positions with no 15 specifiedconfiguration and (8) one, two or more additional double bonds areoptionally also present at the 8-, 9-, 11-, 14-, 15- or 16-positions forany compound or genus of compounds described in (1), (2), (3), (4), (5),(6) or (7).

Groups of compounds in this group are defined essentially as describedabove, e.g., for groups 53, 54 and 55. Exemplary compound groups withstructures (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (8) described aboveinclude 56-1, 56-2, 56-3, 56-4, 56-5, 56-6, 56-7, 56-8, 56-9, 56-10,56-11, 56-12, 56-13, 56-14, 56-15, 56-16, 56-17, 56-18, 56-19, 56-20,56-21, 56-22, 56-23, 56-24, 56-25, 56-26, 56-27, 56-28, 56-29, 56-30,56-31, 56-32, 56-33, 56-34, 56-35, 56-36, 56-37, 56-38, 56-39, 56-40,56-41, 56-42, 56-43, 56-44, 56-45, 56-46, 56-47, 56-48, 56-49, 56-50-1,56-50-2, 56-50-3, 56-50-6, 56-50-7, 56-50-8, 56-50-9, 56-50-10,56-50-11, 56-50-12, 56-50-13, 56-50-14, 56-50-15, 56-50-16, 56-50-19,56-50-20, 56-50-21, 56-50-22, 56-50-23, 56-50-24, 56-50-27, 56-50-28,56-50-29, 56-50-30, 56-50-31, 56-50-32, 56-50-34, 56-50-35, 56-50-36,56-50-37, 56-50-38, 56-50-40, 56-50-41, 56-50-42, 56-50-43, 56-50-44,56-50-45, 56-50-46, 56-50-47, 56-50-48, 56-51-6, 56-51-7, 56-51-8,56-51-9, 56-51-10, 56-51-11, 56-51-12, 56-51-13, 56-51-14, 56-51-15,56-51-16, 56-51-17, 56-51-18, 56-51-19, 56-51-20, 56-51-21, 56-51-22,56-51-23, 56-51-24, 56-51-30, 56-51-31, 56-51-32, 56-51-33, 56-51-40,56-51-41, 56-51-42, 56-51-43, 56-51-44, 56-51-45, 56-51-47, 56-51-48,56-51-49, 56-51-50-6, 56-51-50-7, 56-51-50-8, 56-51-50-9, 56-51-50-10,56-51-50-11, 56-51-50-12, 56-51-50-13, 56-51-50-14, 56-51-50-15,56-51-50-16, 56-51-50-19, 56-51-50-20, 56-51-50-21, 56-51-50-22,56-51-50-23, 56-51-50-24, 56-51-50-30, 56-51-50-31, 56-51-50-32,56-51-50-40, 56-51-50-41, 56-51-50-42, 56-51-50-43, 56-51-50-44,56-51-50-45, 56-51-50-47, 56-51-50-48, 56-52-1, 56-52-2, 56-52-3,56-52-6, 56-52-7, 56-52-8, 56-52-9, 56-52-10, 56-52-11, 56-52-12,56-52-13, 56-52-14, 56-52-23, 56-52-24, 56-52-29, 56-52-30, 56-52-31,56-52-32, 56-52-33, 56-52-34, 56-52-35, 56-52-36, 56-52-37, 56-52-41,56-52-42, 56-52-43, 56-52-44, 56-52-45, 56-52-46, 56-52-47, 56-52-50-1,56-52-50-2, 56-52-50-3, 56-52-50-6, 56-52-50-7, 56-52-50-8, 56-52-50-9,56-52-50-10, 56-52-50-11, 56-52-50-12, 56-52-50-13, 56-52-50-14,56-52-50-23, 56-52-50-24, 56-52-50-29, 56-52-50-30, 56-52-50-31,56-52-50-34, 56-52-50-35, 56-52-50-36, 56-52-50-37, 56-52-50-41,56-52-50-42, 56-52-50-43, 56-52-50-44, 56-52-50-45, 56-52-50-46,56-52-50-47, 56-52-51-6, 56-52-51-7, 56-52-51-8, 56-52-51-9,56-52-51-10, 56-52-51-11, 56-52-51-12, 56-52-51-13, 56-52-51-14,56-52-51-23, 56-52-51-24, 56-52-51-30, 56-52-51-31, 56-52-51-41,56-52-51-42, 56-52-51-43, 56-52-51-44, 56-52-51-45, 56-52-51-47,56-52-51-50-6, 56-52-51-50-7, 56-52-51-50-8, 56-52-51-50-9,56-52-51-50-10, 56-52-51-50-11, 56-52-51-50-12, 56-52-51-50-13,56-52-51-50-14, 56-52-51-50-23, 56-52-51-50-24, 56-52-51-50-30,56-52-51-50-31, 56-52-51-50-41, 56-52-51-50-42, 56-52-51-50-43,56-52-51-50-44, 56-52-51-50-45, 56-52-51-50-47, 56-53-1, 56-53-2,56-53-3, 56-53-4, 56-53-5, 56-53-6, 56-53-7, 56-53-8, 56-53-9, 56-53-10,56-53-11, 56-53-12, 56-53-13, 56-53-14, 56-53-15, 56-53-16, 56-53-17,56-53-18, 56-53-19, 56-53-20, 56-53-21, 56-53-22, 56-53-23, 56-53-24,56-53-25, 56-53-26, 56-53-27, 56-53-28, 56-53-29, 56-53-30, 56-53-31,56-53-32, 56-53-33, 56-53-34, 56-53-35, 56-53-36, 56-53-37, 56-53-38,56-53-39, 56-53-40, 56-53-41, 56-53-42, 56-53-43, 56-53-44, 56-53-45,56-53-46, 56-53-47, 56-53-48, 56-53-49, 56-53-50-1, 56-53-50-2,56-53-50-3, 56-53-50-6, 56-53-50-7, 56-53-50-8, 56-53-50-9, 56-53-50-10,56-53-50-11, 56-53-50-12, 56-53-50-13, 56-53-50-14, 56-53-50-15,56-53-50-16, 56-53-50-19, 56-53-50-20, 56-53-50-21, 56-53-50-22,56-53-50-23, 56-53-50-24, 56-53-50-27, 56-53-50-28, 56-53-50-29,56-53-50-30, 56-53-50-31, 56-53-50-32, 56-53-50-34, 56-53-50-35,56-53-50-36, 56-53-50-37, 56-53-50-38, 56-53-50-40, 56-53-50-41,56-53-50-42, 56-53-50-43, 56-53-50-44, 56-53-50-45, 56-53-50-46,56-53-50-47, 56-53-50-48, 56-53-51-50-6, 56-53-51-50-7, 56-53-51-50-8,56-53-51-50-9, 56-53-51-50-10, 56-53-51-50-11, 56-53-51-50-12,56-53-51-50-13, 56-53-51-50-14, 56-53-51-50-15, 56-53-51-50-16,56-53-51-50-19, 56-53-51-50-20, 56-53-51-50-21, 56-53-51-50-22,56-53-51-50-23, 56-53-51-50-24, 56-53-51-50-30, 56-53-51-50-31,56-53-51-50-32, 56-53-51-50-40, 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56-55-54-53-50-41, 56-55-54-53-50-42,56-55-54-53-50-43, 56-55-54-53-50-44, 56-55-54-53-50-45,56-55-54-53-50-46, 56-55-54-53-50-47, 56-55-54-53-50-48,56-55-54-53-51-6, 56-55-54-53-51-7, 56-55-54-53-51-8, 56-55-54-53-51-9,56-55-54-53-51-10, 56-55-54-53-51-11, 56-55-54-53-51-12,56-55-54-53-51-13, 56-55-54-53-51-14, 56-55-54-53-51-15,56-55-54-53-51-16, 56-55-54-53-51-17, 56-55-54-53-51-18,56-55-54-53-51-19, 56-55-54-53-51-20, 56-55-54-53-51-21,56-55-54-53-51-22, 56-55-54-53-51-23, 56-55-54-53-51-24,56-55-54-53-51-30, 56-55-54-53-51-31, 56-55-54-53-51-32,56-55-54-53-51-33, 56-55-54-53-51-40, 56-55-54-53-51-41,56-55-54-53-51-42, 56-55-54-53-51-43, 56-55-54-53-51-44,56-55-54-53-51-45, 56-55-54-53-51-47, 56-55-54-53-51-48,56-55-54-53-51-49, 56-55-54-53-51-50-6, 56-55-54-53-51-50-7,56-55-54-53-51-50-8, 56-55-54-53-51-50-9, 56-55-54-53-51-50-10,56-55-54-53-51-50-11, 56-55-54-53-51-50-12, 56-55-54-53-51-50-13,56-55-54-53-51-50-14, 56-55-54-53-51-50-15, 56-55-54-53-51-50-16,56-55-54-53-51-50-19, 56-55-54-53-51-50-20, 56-55-54-53-51-50-21,56-55-54-53-51-50-22, 56-55-54-53-51-50-23, 56-55-54-53-51-50-24,56-55-54-53-51-50-30, 56-55-54-53-51-50-31, 56-55-54-53-51-50-32,56-55-54-53-51-50-40, 56-55-54-53-51-50-41, 56-55-54-53-51-50-42,56-55-54-53-51-50-43, 56-55-54-53-51-50-44, 56-55-54-53-51-50-45,56-55-54-53-51-50-47, 56-55-54-53-51-50-48, 56-55-54-53-52-1,56-55-54-53-52-2, 56-55-54-53-52-3, 56-55-54-53-52-6, 56-55-54-53-52-7,56-55-54-53-52-8, 56-55-54-53-52-9, 56-55-54-53-52-10,56-55-54-53-52-11, 56-55-54-53-52-12, 56-55-54-53-52-13,56-55-54-53-52-14, 56-55-54-53-52-23, 56-55-54-53-52-24,56-55-54-53-52-29, 56-55-54-53-52-30, 56-55-54-53-52-31,56-55-54-53-52-32, 56-55-54-53-52-33, 56-55-54-53-52-34,56-55-54-53-52-35, 56-55-54-53-52-36, 56-55-54-53-52-37,56-55-54-53-52-41, 56-55-54-53-52-42, 56-55-54-53-52-43,56-55-54-53-52-44, 56-55-54-53-52-45, 56-55-54-53-52-46,56-55-54-53-52-47, 56-55-54-53-52-50-1, 56-55-54-53-52-50-2,56-55-54-53-52-50-3, 56-55-54-53-52-50-6, 56-55-54-53-52-50-7,56-55-54-53-52-50-8, 56-55-54-53-52-50-9, 56-55-54-53-52-50-10,56-55-54-53-52-50-11, 56-55-54-53-52-50-12, 56-55-54-53-52-50-13,56-55-54-53-52-50-14, 56-55-54-53-52-50-23, 56-55-54-53-52-50-24,56-55-54-53-52-50-29, 56-55-54-53-52-50-30, 56-55-54-53-52-50-31,56-55-54-53-52-50-34, 56-55-54-53-52-50-35, 56-55-54-53-52-50-36,56-55-54-53-52-50-37, 56-55-54-53-52-50-41, 56-55-54-53-52-50-42,56-55-54-53-52-50-43, 56-55-54-53-52-50-44, 56-55-54-53-52-50-45,56-55-54-53-52-50-46, 56-55-54-53-52-50-47, 56-55-54-53-52-51-6,56-55-54-53-52-51-7, 56-55-54-53-52-51-8, 56-55-54-53-52-51-9,56-55-54-53-52-51-10, 56-55-54-53-52-51-11, 56-55-54-53-52-51-12,56-55-54-53-52-51-13, 56-55-54-53-52-51-14, 56-55-54-53-52-51-23,56-55-54-53-52-51-24, 56-55-54-53-52-51-30, 56-55-54-53-52-51-31,56-55-54-53-52-51-41, 56-55-54-53-52-51-42, 56-55-54-53-52-51-43,56-55-54-53-52-51-44, 56-55-54-53-52-51-45, 56-55-54-53-52-51-47,56-55-54-53-52-51-50-6, 56-55-54-53-52-51-50-7, 56-55-54-53-52-51-50-8,56-55-54-53-52-51-50-9, 56-55-54-53-52-51-50-10,56-55-54-53-52-51-50-11, 56-55-54-53-52-51-50-12,56-55-54-53-52-51-50-13, 56-55-54-53-52-51-50-14,56-55-54-53-52-51-50-23, 56-55-54-53-52-51-50-24,56-55-54-53-52-51-50-30, 56-55-54-53-52-51-50-31,56-55-54-53-52-51-50-41, 56-55-54-53-52-51-50-42,56-55-54-53-52-51-50-43, 56-55-54-53-52-51-50-44,56-55-54-53-52-51-50-45 and 56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47. For each of thesecompound groups, designations 1.1.1.1 through 10.10.10.10 in Table Bspecifies a compound or genus of compounds as defined by the Table Asubstituents and any independently selected R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C)and R^(10D) moiety as described here or elsewhere herein.

For compound groups where there is no double bond at the 2-position,exemplary substituents in the α-configuration or the β-configuration forR^(10A) are substituents described herein, e.g., —H, —²H, —³H, —OH,—OR^(PR), —SH, —SR^(PR), —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —NH—C1-6 alkyl, —NHCH₃,—N(CH₃)₂, —N₃, —NO₂, —CN, —SCN, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, C1-6 optionallysubstituted alkyl, C1-6 optionally substituted alkylamine, C1-6 ether,C1-6 ester, C1-6 thioether, C1-6 thioester, optionally substitutedmonosaccharide, sulfate, sulfate ester, phosphate, phosphate ester,carbamate or carbonate such as —OC(O)—CH₃, —OC(O)—C₂H₅, —SC(O)—CH₃,—SC(O)—C₂H₅, —OCH₃, —OC₂H₅, —SCH₃, —SC₂H₅, —NHC(O)—O—CH₃,—NHC(O)—O—C₂H₅, —OC(O)—NH₂, —OC(O)—NHCH₃, —OC(O)—NHC₂H₅, —OC(O)—OCH₃,—OC(O)—OC₂H₅. R^(10A) can also be a double bonded moiety, e.g., ═O, ═S,═NOH or ═CH₂, when there is no double bond at the 2-position.

For compound groups where there is no double bond at the 4-position,exemplary substituents in the α-configuration or the β-configuration forR^(10B) are substituents described herein, e.g., —H, —²H, —³H, —OH,—OR^(PR), ═O, —SH, —SR^(PR), S, —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —NH—C1-6 alkyl, —NHCH₃,—N(CH₃)₂, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, C1-6 optionally substituted alkyl, C1-6optionally substituted alkylamine, C1-6 ether, C1-6 ester, C1-6thioether, C1-6 thioester, optionally substituted monosaccharide,sulfate, sulfate ester, phosphate, phosphate ester, carbamate orcarbonate such as —OC(O)—CH₃, —OC(O)—C₂H₅, —SC(O)—CH₃, —SC(O)—C₂H₅,—OCH₃, —OC₂H₅, —SCH₃, —SC₂H₅, —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —NHC(O)—O—CH₃,—NHC(O)—O—C₂H₅, —OC(O)—NH₂, —OC(O)—NHCH₃, —OC(O)—NHC₂H₅, —OC(O)—OCH₃,—OC(O)—OC₂H₅. R^(10B) can also be a double bonded moiety, e.g., ═O, ═S,═NOH or ═CH₂, when there is no double bond at the 4-position.

For compound groups where there is no double bond at the 6-position,exemplary substituents in the α-configuration or the β-configuration forR^(10C) are substituents described herein, e.g., —H, —²H, —³H, —OH,—OR^(PR), ═O, —SH, —SR^(PR), ═S, —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —NH—C1-6 alkyl,—NHCH₃, —N(CH₃)₂, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, C1-6 optionally substituted alkyl,C1-6 optionally substituted alkylamine, C1-6 ether, C1-6 ester, C1-6thioether, C1-6 thioester, optionally substituted monosaccharide,sulfate, sulfate ester, phosphate, phosphate ester, carbamate orcarbonate such as -β-D-glucopyranoside, —OC(O)—CH₃, —OC(O)—C₂H₅,—SC(O)—CH₃, —SC(O)—C₂H₅, —OCH₃, —OC₂H₅, —SCH₃, —SC₂H₅, —CH₃, —C₂H₅,—NHC(O)—O—CH₃, —NHC(O)—O—C₂H₅, —OC(O)—NH₂, —OC(O)—NHCH₃, —OC(O)—NHC₂H₅,—OC(O)—OCH₃, —OC(O)—OC₂H₅. R^(10C) can also be a double bonded moiety,e.g., ═O, ═S, ═NOH or ═CH₂, when there is no double bond at the6-position.

For any of the foregoing independently selected R^(10A), R^(10B) and/orR^(10C) substituents, R^(10D) can be any one of these single bondedsubstituents in the α- or β-configuration or another single bondedR^(10D) substituent described elsewhere herein in the α- orβ-configuration, e.g., α-OH, β-OH, α-F, β-F, α-C1-6 optionallysubstituted alkyl or β-C1-6 optionally substituted alkyl. R^(10D) canalso be a double bonded moiety, e.g., ═O, ═S, ═NOH, ═CH₂ or ═CHCH₂OH, asdescribed herein.

Group 57. This group comprises compounds in the compound groups 1through 56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47 described above, wherein 1, 2, 3 or 4 ofR, R², R³ and R⁴ are a moiety defined herein other than one of themoieties listed in Table A, with exemplary moieties as described in thefollowing paragraphs (1) through (15). Moieties or groups listed inparagraphs (1) through (15) such as optionally substituted alkyl,optionally substituted alkylamine, O-linked carbamate, N-linkedcarbamate and N-linked amino acid ester include the exemplary groupsdescribed (a) in the following paragraphs and (b) elsewhere herein.Optionally substituted alkyl groups for any of the moieties described inparagraphs (1) through (12) will typically be a C1-20, a C1-12 or a C1-6optionally substituted alkyl group that is (i) optionally substitutedwith 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more independently selected substitutions asdescribed herein and (ii) saturated or unsaturated with 1, 2, 3 or moreindependently selected —CH₂═CH₂—, —CHR^(10A)═CHR^(10B)—, —CH₂≡CH₂—,—CHR^(10A)≡CHR^(10B)—, where R^(10K) and R^(10L) independently are anR¹⁰ moiety as defined for F1Cs, e.g., they can be independently selected—H, C1-C6 optionally substituted alkyl, C1-6 ether, C1-6 thioether,—NH—C1-6 optionally substituted alkyl, halogen or another R¹⁰ moietydescribed elsewhere herein. Similarly, other organic moieties, e.g.,carbamates, esters, thioesters or carbonates, will typically be a C1-20,a C1-12 or a C1-6 organic moiety that is optionally substituted with 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more independently selected substitutions as describedherein, e.g., for substituted alkyl groups.

(1) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups 1 through56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47 where R moieties 1 through 10 in Table A arereplaced with the following moieties: 1 is -Z-optionally substitutedalkyl, 2 is an ester (e.g., —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—N(R^(PR))₂,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂ZR^(PR), —O—C(O)—CH(ZR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃ oranother ester described herein, where n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8,Z independently are —NH—, oxygen or sulfur and R^(PR) independently ortogether are —H, a protecting group or a counterion, e.g.,methoxymethyl, —CH₃ or —C₂H₅), 3 is a thioester (e.g.,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂ZR^(PR),—S—C(O)—CH(ZR^(PR))(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃ or another thioester described herein,where n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, Z independently are —NH—, oxygen(—O—) or sulfur (—S—) and R^(PR) is —H or a protecting group, e.g., —CH₃or —C₂H₅), 4 is a carbonate (e.g., —O—C(O)—O-optionally substitutedalkyl), 5 is optionally substituted alkylamine (e.g., —NH-optionallysubstituted alkyl), 6 is optionally substituted dialkylamine (e.g.,-N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂, where each optionally substitutedalkyl is independently chosen), 7 is an N linked carbamate (e.g.,—NH—C(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl or —NH—C(O)—OH), 8 is an Olinked carbamate (e.g., —O—C(O)-NH₂ or —O—C(O)-NH-optionally substitutedalkyl),.9 is —O-optionally substituted monosaccharide and 10 is —H.Exemplary optionally substituted alkyl groups for any of these moietiesinclude —CH₂CH₂—O—CH₃, —CH₂CH₂—S—CH₃, —CH(ZR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂ZR^(PR),CH(ZR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂NHR^(PR), —CH₂—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR),—CH₂—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)SR^(PR), —CH₂—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)NHR^(PR), or any alkyl,alkenyl or alkynyl moiety described herein, e.g., any of whichoptionally having 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12 or more carbonatoms, with any of these being optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6 or more independently selected substitutions, where n and Z are asdescribed above.

(2) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups 1 through56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47 where R moieties 1 through 10 in Table A arereplaced with the following moieties: 1 is —O—optionally substituteddisaccharide, 2 is an N-linked amino acid, an N-linked amino acid esteror a salt (e.g., —NH—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)OH, —NH—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)OR^(PR),—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)OCH₃, —NH—CH(CH₃)—C(O)OR^(PR),—NH—CH(CH₂OH)—C(O)OR^(PR) or —NH—CH₂—CH₂—C(O)OR^(PR), where R^(PR) is—H, a counter ion or a protecting group and chiral carbon atoms are inthe D-, L- or DL-configuration), 3 is an O-linked amino acid, anO-linked amino acid ester, or a salt of any of these (e.g.,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —O—CH₂—NH₂, —O—CH₂—CH₂—NH₂,—O—C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—NHR^(PR), —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH—C1-C6 optionallysubstituted alkyl, —O—C(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—NH—C1-C6 optionally substitutedalkyl, —O—C(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂, —O—C(O)—CH(CH₃)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR)or —O—C(O)—CH(CH₂OH)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂, where R^(PR) is —H, a counter ion ora protecting group and chiral carbon atoms are in the D-, -L or -DLconfiguration), 4 is an S-linked amino acid, an S-linked amino acidester or a salt (e.g., —S—C(O)—CH₂—NHR^(PR), —S—C(O)—CH₂—NH₂,—S—C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—NHR^(PR), —S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂,—S—C(O—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —S—C(O)−CH(CH₂OH)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH—C1-C6 optionally substituted alkyl, where R^(PR) is—H, a counter ion or a protecting group and chiral carbon atoms are inthe D-, -L or -DL configuration), 5 is a sulfate ester (e.g.,—O—S(O)(OR^(PR))—O-optionally substituted alkyl), 6 is—O—S(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl, 7 is —F, —Cl —Br or —I, 8 is apolymer or polymer mixture such as one, two or more of PEG-100, PEG-200,PEG-300 or PEG-400, 9 is an N-linked heterocycle (e.g., N-morpholino,N-pyrrolidinyl or N-piperidinyl) and 10 is a C-linked heterocycle, e.g.,2-pyrimidinyl or 2-piperidinyl, where for any of these moieties, n is 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11, 12 and R^(PR) is a protecting group oroptionally substituted alkyl such as —CH₃, —CF₃ or —C₂H₅. When R¹ is apolymer, exemplary compounds have structures such as steroid3-position-O—C(O)—(OCH₂—CH₂)_(m)—OH, steroid3-position-O—C(O)—(OCH₂—CH₂)_(m)—OR^(PR), steroid3-position-O—C(O)—(OCH₂—CH₂)_(m)—CH₃, steroid3-position-S—C(O)—(OCH₂—CH₂)_(m)—OH, steroid3-position-S—C(O)—(OCH₂—CH₂)_(m)—OR^(PR), steroid3-position-S—C(O)—(OCH₂—CH₂)_(m)—CH₃, where the polymer is in the α- orβ-configuration when no double bond is present at the 3-position and mis one, two or more of about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 or more or wherethe average value of m is one of these integers.

(3) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups 1 through56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47 where there is no double bond at the 2-3 or 3-4position and R moieties 1 through 10 in Table A are replaced with thefollowing moieties: 1 is ═O, 2 is ═S, 3 is ═NOH, 4 is ═NOCH₃, 5 is═NOC₂H₅, 6 is ═N-optionally substituted alkyl, 7 is ═NO-optionallysubstituted alkyl, 8 is ═NH, 9 is ═CH₂ and 10 is ═C-optionallysubstituted alkyl. Exemplary group 57(3)-6 (i.e., group 57 paragraph 3compounds from group 6, which described 1,5-dienes) compounds includecompound 1.2.4.1, which is3-oxo-7β-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,5-diene, 1.1.4.1, whichis 3-oxo-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,5-diene, 1.1.5.9, which is3-oxo-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,5-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-oxo-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,5-diene and compound 1.1.1.10,which is 3β-hydroxy-16α-bromo-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,5-diene and16α-hydroxy, 16α-methyl, 16α-amino 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and16α-halo analogs of any of these compounds. Exemplary group 57-7compounds include compound 1.2.4.1, which is3-oxo-7-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.4.1, which is3-oxo-16α-fluoro-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.5.9, which is3-oxo-17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,6-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-oxo-16α-acetoxy-17β-aminoandrost-1,6-diene and compound 1.1.1.10,which is 3β-hydroxy-16α-bromo-17β-acetoxyandrost-1,6-diene and16α-hydroxy, 16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and16α-halo analogs of any of these compounds. Exemplary group 57-8compounds include compound 1.2.4.1, which is3-oxo-7-hydroxy-16α-fluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,6-diene, 1.1.4.1,which is 3-oxo-16α-fluoro-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,6-diene, 1.1.5.9, whichis 3-oxo-17β-dihydroxy-5β-androst-1,6-diene, 1.1.7.1, which is3-oxo-16α-acetoxy-17β-amino-5β-androst-1,6-diene and compound 1.1.1.10,which is 3β-hydroxy-16α-bromo-17β-acetoxy-5β-androst-1,6-diene and16α-hydroxy, 16α-methyl, 16α-amino, 16α-aminomethyl, 16α-acetate and16α-halo analogs of any of these compounds. Other group 57 compoundsinclude of any of these compounds where R is in the α-configuration,and/or R³ is in the β-configuration and/or R⁴ is in the α-configurationand/or R⁵ is a moiety other than methyl, e.g., —CH₂OH, —CHO, —C₂H₅,—C₃H₇ or another R⁵ described herein and/or R⁶ is a moiety other thanmethyl, e.g., —H, —F, —Cl, —OH, —SH, —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), an ester or ether,—CH₂OH, —C—C≡CH, —C₂H₅, —C₃H₇ or another R⁶ described herein and/orR^(10G) is a moiety other than —H, e.g., —F, —Cl, —Br, —CH₃, —OH, —SH,—NHR^(PR) or another R^(10G) moiety described herein and/or R⁸ is amoiety other than methylene, e.g., —O——S—, —NH—, ═N—, —N(CH₃)—,—N(C₂H₅)—, —CH(α-optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl)-, —CH(β-optionallysubstituted C1-C6 alkyl)-, —CH(α-OH)—, —CH(β-OH)—, —C(O)—, —CH(α-SH)—,—CH(β-SH)—, —CH(α-F)—, —CH(β-F)—, —CH(α-I)—, —CH(β-I)— or another R⁸moiety described herein or R⁸ is absent, leaving a 5-membered ringand/or R⁹ is a moiety other than methylene, e.g., —O—, —S—, —NH—,—N(CH₃)—, —N(C₂H₅)—, —CH(α-optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl)-,—CH(β-optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl)-, —CH(α-OH)—, —CH(β-OH)—,—C(O)—, —CH(α-SH)—, —CH(β-SH)—, —CH(α-F)—, —CH(β-F)—, —CH(α-I)—,—CH(β-I)— or another R⁹ moiety described herein or R⁹ is absent, leavinga 5-membered ring. Other exemplary compounds include analogs of any ofthese compounds where (i) R⁷ is another R⁷ moiety described herein suchas —O—, —NH—, ═N—, —NCH₃—, —NC₂H₅—, —CH═CH—, —CR¹⁰═CR¹⁰—,—CH₂—CH(α-R¹⁰)—, —CH₂—CH(β-R¹⁰)—, —O—, —CH₂—C(β-R¹⁰)(α-R¹⁰)—,—C(β-R¹⁰)(α-R¹⁰)—, where R¹⁰ independently or together are —OH, ═O,—NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —SH, halogen, —C(O)—OR^(PR), an ester, an ether, C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl, a heterocycle, a monosaccharide, a polymeror another R¹⁰ moiety described herein or (ii) R¹⁰H is a moiety otherthan —H such as —OH, —OR^(PR), —SH, —SR^(PR), —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —NHCH₃,—N(CH₃)₂, —CH₃ or C1-C6 optionally substituted alkyl. Other groups andanalogous compounds include those in group 57-9, 57-10, 57-11, 57-12,57-13, 57-14, 57-15, 57-16, 57-17, 57-18, 57-19, 57-20, 57-21, 57-22,57-23, 57-24, 57-30, 57-31, 57-32, 57-33, 57-40, 57-41, 57-42, 57-43,57-44, 57-45, 57-46, 57-47, 57-48, 57-49 and analogs or epimers where Ris ═O, ═S or ═NOH, and/or R² is in the α-configuration, and/or R³ is inthe β-configuration and/or R⁴ is in the α-configuration and/or R⁵ is amoiety other than methyl such as —H, ethyl, ethynyl, 1-propynyl or C2-C6optionally substituted alkyl and/or R⁵ is a moiety other than methylsuch as —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —OH, —SH, —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), ethyl, ethynyl,1-propynyl or C2-C6 optionally substituted alkyl and/or R^(10G) is amoiety other than —H such as —F or —Cl, and/or R⁸ is a moiety other thanmethylene or R⁸ is absent, leaving a 5-membered ring and/or R⁹ is amoiety other than methylene or R⁹ is absent, leaving a 5-membered ring.In any of these compounds, RPR in dependently or together are —H or aprotecting group.

(4) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups 1 through56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47 where R¹ moieties 1 through 10 in Table A arereplaced with the following moieties: 1 is a phosphate, phosphate esteror a salt, e.g., —O—P(O)(OH)—OH, —O—P(O)(OH)—O⁻Na⁺,—O—P(O)(OH)—O-optionally substituted alkyl —O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, 2 is a thiophosphate or thiophosphate ester, 3 is asulfamate, 4 is a phosphonate, 5 is a thiophosphonate, 6 is a sulfonate,7 is a polymer, 8 is an optionally substituted oligosaccharide, 9 is athionoester and 10 is an amide. Exemplary R¹ moieties include (i)—O—P(O)(O—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃)—OH,—O—P(O)(O—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃ where mindependently are 0 or 1 and n independently are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10 or 11, (ii) —O—P(O)(SH)—OH, —O—P(O)(SH)—O⁻Na⁺,—O—P(O)(OH)—S-optionally substituted alkyl,—O—P(O)(S—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃)—OH,—O—P(O)(S—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃ where mindependently are 0 or 1 and n independently are 1., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10 or 11, (iii) —(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—OH, —(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—CH₃,—(OCH₂HC₂)_(n 2))_(n)—SH, —(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—SR^(PR), —(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—NH₂ or—(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR) where n is an integer such as an integer fromabout 4, 8, 12 or 20 to about 30, 40, 50 or 100, (vi)—O—S(O)(O)—NH—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—S(O)(O)—NH—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—S(O)(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—O—S(O)(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃,—O—S(O)(O)—NH₂, —O—S(O)(O)—NH—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl,—O—S(O)(O)—N—(C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)₂,—NH—S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃, —NH—S(O)(O)—O—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—NH—S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—CH₃,—NH—S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)—X—(C(O))_(m)—CH₃ or—NH—S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(m)-optionally substituted heterocycle, where X is—O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-, m independentlyare 0 or 1, n independently are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 andoptionally substituted alkyl are each independently selected, (vii)—O—S(O)(O)—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—S(O)(O)—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—S(O)(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—O—S(O)(O)—(CH₂)—(C(O))_(m)—X—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃, —O—S(O)(O)—CH₃,—O—S(O)(O)—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl,—S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃, —S(O)(O)—O—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—CH₃,S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—X—(C(O))_(m)—CH₃ or —S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(m)-optionallysubstituted heterocycle, where X is —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, m independently are 0 or 1, n independently are 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 and optionally substituted alkyl areeach independently selected, (viii)—O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂,—O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃,—O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—C1-C8 optionally substitutedalkyl, —P(O)(OR^(PR))—O—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—P(O)(OR^(PR))—O—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—P(O)(OR^(PR))—O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—CH₃, =13 P(O)(OR^(PR))—O—C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl or —P(O)(OR^(PR))—O—(CH₂)_(m)—optionallysubstituted heterocycle, where X is —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, m independently are 0 or 1, n independently are 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11, R^(PR) independently are —H or aprotecting group and optionally substituted alkyl are each independentlyselected, (ix) —O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—(C(O))—(CH₂)_(n)—X—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃,—O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—CH₃, —O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—C1-C8 optionally substitutedalkyl, —P(S)(OR —O—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃, —P(S)(OR^(PR))—O—(C(O))—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃, —P(S)(OR^(PR))—O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))—X—CH₃,—P(S)(OR^(PR))—O—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl or—P(S)(OR^(PR))—O—(CH₂)_(m)—optionally substituted heterocycle, where Xis —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-, mindependently are 0 or 1, n independently are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10 or 11, R^(PR) independently are —H or a protecting group andoptionally substituted alkyl are each independently selected and (x)—C(O)—NH—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—C(O)—NH—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —C(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—C(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃, —C(O)—NH—CH₃,—C(O)—NH—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl, —C(O)—NH—CH₂—CH₂—CH₃,—C(O)—NH—CH₂OR^(PR), —C(O)—NH—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂OR^(PR),—C(O)—NH—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—CH₃, —C(O)—NH—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂C(O)OR^(PR),—C(O)—NH—CH₂—CH₂C(O)OR^(PR), —NH—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—NH—C(O)—(C(O))_(n)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—NH—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—CH₃, or —NH—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—optionallysubstituted heterocycle, where X is —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, m independently are 0 or 1, n independently are 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11, R^(PR) independently are —H or aprotecting group and optionally substituted alkyl are each independentlyselected.

(5) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups 1 through56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47 and in paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) in thisgroup 57 where R⁴ moieties 1 through 10 in Table A are replaced with thefollowing moieties: 1 is —O-optionally substituted alkyl, 2 is an ester(e.g., —O—C(O)—CH₃, —O—C(O)—CH₂CH₃, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—C(O)—CF₃,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CF₃, —O—C(O)—(CH2)_(n)—C(O)OR,—O—C(O)—CH₂—C(O)OR^(PR), —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₂—C(O)OR^(PR),—O—C(O)—(CH₂)₃—C(O)OR^(PR), —O—C(O)—(CH₂)₄—C(O)OR^(PR),—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—N(R^(PR))₂,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂ZR^(PR), —O—C(O)—CH(ZR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃ oranother ester described herein, where n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8,Z is —O—, —NH— or —S— and R^(PR) independently or together are —H, aprotecting group or a counter ion, e.g., methoxymethyl, Na⁺, K⁺, —CH₃ or—C₂H₅), 3 is a thioester (e.g., —S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂, —S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR),—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂ZR^(PR), —S—C(O)—CH(ZR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃ oranother thioester described herein, where n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or8, Z is oxygen or sulfur and R^(PR) is —H or a protecting group, e.g.,—CH₃ or —C₂H₅), 4 is a carbonate (e.g., —O—C(O)—O-Optionally substitutedalkyl), 5 is optionally substituted alkylamine (e.g., —NH-Optionallysubstituted alkyl), 6 is optionally substituted dialkylamine (e.g.,—N(Optionally substituted alkyl)₂, where each optionally substitutedalkyl is independently chosen), 7 is an N linked carbamate (e.g.,—NH—C(O)—O-Optionally substituted alkyl or —NH—C(O)—OH), 8 is an Olinked carbamate (e.g., —O—C(O)—NH₂ or —O—C(O)—NH-Optionally substitutedalkyl), 9 is —O-optionally substituted monosaccharide and 10 is —H.Exemplary optionally substituted alkyl moieties include any such moietydescribed herein for any variable group and moieties such as —CF₃,—CF₂CF₃, —CH₂CF₃, —CF₂CF₂CF₃, —CH₂CH₂CF₃, —CF₂CF₂CF₂CF₃, —C(O)—CH₃,—C(O)—C₂H₅, —C(O)—C₃H₇, —C(O)—C₄H₉, —C(O)—C₆H₁₃, —CH(OH)—CH₃,—CH(OH)—C₂H₅, —CH(OH)—C₃H₇, —CH(OH)—C₄H₉, —CH(OH)—C₆H₁₃,—C(O)—C₂H₄OR^(PR), —C(O)—C₃H₆OR^(PR), —C(O)—C₄H₈OR^(PR),—C(O)—C₆H₁₃OR^(PR), —C(O)—C₂H₄SR^(PR), —C(O)—C₃H₆SR^(PR),—C(O)—C₄H₈SR^(PR), —C(O)—C₆H₁₃SR^(PR), —C(O)—C₂H₄NHR^(PR),—C(O)—C₃H₆NHR^(PR), —C(O)—C₄H₈NHR^(PR), —C(O)—C₆H₁₃NHR^(PR),—C(O)OR^(PR), —CH₂C(O)OR^(PR), —CH₂CH₂C(O)OR^(PR),—C(O)—O—CH₂C(O)OR^(PR), —C(O)—O—CH₂CH₂C(O)OR^(PR),—C(O)—O—CH₂CH₂CH₂C(O)OR^(PR), where R^(PR) is —H, a protecting group ora counter ion such as Cl⁻, Na⁺ or K⁺.

(6) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups 1 through56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47 and in paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) in thisgroup 57 where R⁴ moieties 1 through 10 in Table A are replaced with thefollowing moieties: 1 is —O—optionally substituted disaccharide, 2 is anN-linked amino acid, an N-linked amino acid ester or a salt (e.g.,—NH—CH₂—C(O)OH, —NH—CH₂—C(O)OR)OCH₃, —NH—CHCH₃—C(O)OR^(PR) or—NH—CH₂—CH₂—C(O)OR^(PR), where R^(PR) is —H, a counter ion or aprotecting group and chiral carbon atoms are in the D-, -L or -DLconfiguration), 3 is an O-linked amino acid, an O-linked amino acidester or a salt (e.g., —O—C(O)—CH₂—NHR^(PR), —O—CH₂—NH₂, or—O—C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—, where R^(PR) is —H, a counter ion or a protectinggroup and chiral carbon atoms are in the D-, -L or -DL configuration), 4is an S-linked amino acid, an S-linked amino acid ester or a salt (e.g.,—S—C(O)—CH₂—NHR^(PR), —S—CH₂—NH₂, or —S—C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—NHR^(PR), whereR^(PR) is —H, a counter ion or a protecting group and chiral carbonatoms are in the D-, -L or -DL configuration), 5 is a sulfate ester(e.g., —O—S(O)(OR^(PR))—O-Optionally substituted alkyl), 6 is—O—S(O)—O-Optionally substituted alkyl, 7 is a halogen such as —Br or—I, 8 is a halogen such as —F or —Cl, 9 is an N-linked heterocycle(e.g., N-morpholino) and 10 is a C-linked heterocycle (e.g.,2-pyrimidinyl).

(7) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups 1 through56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47 and in paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) in thisgroup where there is no double bond at the 16-17 position and R⁴moieties 1 through 10 in Table A are replaced with the followingmoieties: 1 is ═O, 2 is ═S, 3 is ═NOH, 4 is ═NOCH₃, 5 is ═NOC₂H₅, 6 is═N-optionally substituted alkyl, 7 is ═NO-optionally substituted alkyl,8 is ═NH, 9 is ═CH₂ and 10 is ═C-optionally substituted alkyl. Exemplarycompounds and compound genera include 3β-amino-17-oxoandrost-5(10)-ene,3α-amino-17-oxoandrost-5(10)-ene, 3,17-dioxoandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-hydroxy-3α-methyl-17-oxoandrost-5(10)-ene,3α-hydroxy-3β-ethynyl-17-oxoandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-mercapto-17-oxoandrost-5(10)-ene,3α-mercapto-17-oxoandrost-5(10)-ene, 3β-amino-17-oxoandrost-5,7-diene,3α-amino-17-oxoandrost-5,7-diene,3β-hydroxy-3α-methyl-17-oxoandrost-5,7-diene,3α-hydroxy-3β-ethynyl-17-oxoandrost-5,7-diene,3-amino-17-oxoandrost-1,3-diene, 3-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-1,3-diene,3-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-1,3-diene, 3-amino-17-oxo-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3-amino-17-oxo-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3-hydroxy-17-oxo-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3-hydroxy-17-oxo-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3-amino-17-oxoandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3-amino-17-oxoandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3-amino-17-oxo-5β-androst-2,5(10)-diene,3-amino-17-oxo-5β-androst-2,5(10)-diene,3-hydroxy-17-oxo-5β-androst-2,5(10)-diene,3-hydroxy-17-oxo-5β-androst-2,5(10)-diene,3-amino-17-oxoandrost-2,5-diene, 3-amino-17-oxoandrost-2,5-diene,3-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-2,5-diene, 3-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-2,5-diene,3-amino-17-oxo-5β-androst-2,5-diene,3-amino-17-oxo-5β-androst-2,5-diene,3-hydroxy-17-oxo-5β-androst-2,5-diene,3-hydroxy-17-oxo-5,-androst-2,5-diene,3-amino-17-oxoandrost-1,3,5-triene,3-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-1,3,5-triene,3-amino-17-oxoandrost-1,3,6-triene,3-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-1,3,6-triene,3-amino-17-oxo-5β-androst-1,3,6-triene,3-hydroxy-17-oxo-5β-androst-1,3,6-triene,3-amino-17-oxoandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3-amino-17-oxoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3-amino-17-oxoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3-amino-17-oxoandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,3-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,3-amino-17-oxoandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene,3-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene,3-amino-17-oxoandrost-1,3,5(10), 15-tetraene,3-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-1,3,5(10), 15-tetraene and an analog of any ofthese compounds wherein (i) the 3-position (R¹) is substituted with oneor two independently selected R¹ moieties as described herein such as—SH, ═O, ═S, ester, ether, carbonate, thioester, thioether, polymer,O-linked carbamate, N-linked amide, N-linked carbamate, —NH—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl or —N(C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)₂such as methyl, ethyl, propyl or butyl, or one or two otherindependently selected R¹ moieties described herein, instead of —OH, —SHor —NH₂, where each optionally substituted alkyl group is the same ordifferent, and/or (ii) the 17-position (R⁴) is a double bonded moiety asdescribed herein such as ═S, ═CH₂, ═CHCH₃, ═CHC₂H₅, ═C(OH)—C₂H₅,═C(SH)—C₂H₅, ═C(OH)—CH₃, ═C(SH)—CH₃, ═CHCH₂OH, ═CHC₂H₄OH, ═CH—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl, ═NOH, ═NO—CH₃, ═NO—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═N—CH₃, ═N—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl,ethylene ketal (—O—CH₂—CH₂—O—) or another double bonded moiety or groupdescribed herein, is present at the 17-position instead of ═O, and/or(iii) the 16-position (R³) is substituted with one or two independentlyselected moieties described herein such as —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH,—NHCH₃, —N(CH₃)₂, —NHC₂H₅, —N(C₂H₅)₂, —NHC₃H₇, —N(C₃H₇)₂, —NHC₃H₅,—N(C₃H₅)₂, —NHC₄H₉, —N(C₄H₉)₂, ═O, ═S, ═CH₂, —C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl such as methyl, ethynyl or 1-propynyl, -heterocycle,—(CH₂)-heterocycle, a polymer, ═CHCH₃, ═CHC₂H₅, ═C(OH)—C₂H₅,═C(SH)—C₂H₅, ═C(OH)—CH₃, ═C(SH)—CH₃, ═CHCH₂OH, ═CHC₂H₄OH, ═CH—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl, ═NOH, ═NO—CH₃, ═NO—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═N—CH₃, ═N—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl,═N—CH₂CH₃, ═N—CH₂CH₂OR^(PR), ═N—CH₂CH₂SR^(PR), ═N—CH₂CH₂NHR^(PR),ethylene ketal and/or one or two other independently selected R³moieties described herein, where the substituent(s) is in theα-configuration or the β-configuration when no double bond is present atthe 16-position and R^(PR) is —H or a protecting group, and/or (iv) the2-position (R⁹) is substituted with one or two independently selectedsubstituents described herein such as —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —OR^(PR),—SH, —SR^(PR), —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —NHCH₃, —N(CH₃)₂, —NHC₂H₅, —N(C₂H₅)₂,—NHC₃H₇, —N(C₃H₇)₂, —NHC₃H₅, —N(C₃H₅)₂, —NHC₄H₉, —N(C₄H₉)₂, ═O, ═S,═CH₂, ═CHCH₃, ═CHC₂H₅, ═C(OH)—C₂H₅, ═C(SH)—C₂H₅, ═C(OH)—CH₃, ═C(SH)—CH₃,═CHCH₂OH, ═CHC₂H₄OH, ═CH—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl, ═NOH,═NO—CH₃, ═NO—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl, ═N—CH₃, ═N—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl, ═N—CH₂CH₃, ═N—CH₂CH₂OR^(PR),═N—CH₂CH₂SR^(PR), ═N—CH₂CH₂NHR^(PR), ═N—C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl, ethylene ketal, C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl such asmethyl, ethynyl or 1-propynyl, C1-C10 alkoxy such as methoxy or ethoxy,-heterocycle, —(CH₂)-heterocycle, or a polymer where, when no doublebond is present at the 2-poistion, the substituent(s) is in theα-configuration or the β-configuration, and/or (v) R^(10G) at the9-position, when present, is —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, ethynyl or 1-propynyl orcyclopropyl with the 11-position or another moiety described herein,and/or (vi) the 7-position (R²) is substituted with one or twoindependently selected substituents described herein such as —OH, ═O,═S, ═CH₂, —NH₂, —NHCH₃, —N(CH₃)₂, —NHC₂H₅, —N(C₂H₅)₂, —NHC₃H₇,—N(C₃H₇)₂, —NHC₃H₅, —N(C₃H₅)₂, —NHC₄H₉, —N(C₄H₉)₂, ═NOH, ═NO—CH₃,═NO—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl, ═N—CH₃, ═N—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═N—CH₂CH₃, ═N—CH₂CH₂OR^(PR), ═N—CH₂CH₂SR^(PR),═N—CH₂CH₂NHR^(PR), ═N—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl, ethyleneketal, —NH—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl such as hydroxymethyl,hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl or another optionally substituted alkyldescribed herein, —N(C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)₂, C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl such as methyl, ethynyl, 1-propynyl oranother optionally substituted alkyl described herein, -heterocycle,—(CH₂)-heterocycle, a polymer or one or two other substituents describedelsewhere herein, where, when no double bond is present at the7-poistion, the substituent(s) is in the α-configuration or theβ-configuration, and/or (vii) the 6-position (R^(10C)) is substitutedwith a substituent such as —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —NH₂, —NH—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl, —N(C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)₂where each optionally substituted alkyl is one or two independentlyselected R¹, R⁴ or R^(10C) C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl moietiesdescribed herein, ═O, ═S, ═CH₂, C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl suchas methyl, ethynyl, 1-propynyl or another optionally substituted alkyldescribed herein, -heterocycle, —(CH₂)-heterocycle, or a polymer where,when no double bond is present at the 6-poistion, the substituent is inthe α-configuration or the β-configuration, and/or (viii) the11-position (R⁸) is —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(CH₃)—, —N(C₂H₅)—, —N(C₃H₇)—, ═N—or is substituted with one or two independently selected substituentsdescribed herein such as —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, ═O, —SH, ═S, ═CH₂,C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl such as methyl, ethynyl or1-propynyl, -heterocycle, —(CH₂)-heterocycle, a polymer or another R⁸moiety described herein, where, when no double bond is present at the11-poistion, the substituents are in the α-configuration or theβ-configuration, e.g., R⁸ is —CH(α-C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —CH(β-C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-F)—,—CH(α-F)—, —CF₂— —CH(β-OH)—, —CH(α-OH)—, —C(O)—, —CH(β-SH)—, —CH(α-SH)—,—CH(β-NH₂)—, —CH(α-NH₂)—, —CH(β-NHCH₃)—, —CH(α-NHCH₃)—, —CH(β-N(CH₃)₂)—,—CH(α-N(CH₃)₂)—, —CH(β-NHC₂H₅)—, —CH(α-NHC₂H₅)—, —CH(α-heterocycle)-,—CH(β-heterocycle)-, —CH(α-polymer)-, —CH(β-polymer)-, —CH(α-ether)-,—CH(O-ether)-, —CH(α-thioether)-, —CH(β-thioether)-. Analogs of any ofthese compounds include compounds where substitutions described at twoor three of (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) arepresent, e.g., substitutions as described at (i) and (ii), (i) and(iii), (i) and (iv), (i) and (vi), (i) and (vii), (i) and (viii), (i),(ii) and (iii), (i), (ii) and (vi), (i), (ii) and (v), (i), (ii) and(vi), (i), (ii) and (vii), (i), (ii) and (viii), (ii) and (iii), (ii)and (iv), (ii) and (v), (ii) and (vi), (ii) and (vii), (ii) and (viii),(i), (ii) and (iii), (i), (ii) and (iv), (i), (ii) and (v), (i), (ii)and (vi), (i), (ii) and (vii), (i), (ii) and (viii), (iii) and (iv),(iii) and (v), (iii) and (vi), (iii) and (vii), (iii) and (viii), (i),(iii) and (iv), (i), (iii) and (v), (i), (iii) and (vi), (i), (iii) and(vii), (i), (iii) and (viii), (iv) and (v), (iv) and (vi), (iv) and(vii), (iv) and (viii), (i), (iv) and (v), (i), (iv) and (vi), (i), (iv)and (vii), (i), (iv) and (viii), (v) and (vi), (v) and (vii), (v) and(viii), (i), (v) and (vi), (i), (v) and (vii), (i), (v) and (viii), (vi)and (vii), (vi) and (viii), (i), (vi) and (vii), (i), (vi) and (viii),(ii), (iii) and (iv), (ii), (iii) and (v), (ii), (iii) and (vi), (ii),(iii) and (vii) or at (ii), (iii) and (viii).

(8) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups 1 through56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47 and in paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) in thisgroup 57 where R⁴ moieties 1 through 10 in Table A are replaced with thefollowing moieties: 1 is a phosphate, phosphate ester or a salt, e.g.,—O—P(O)(OH)—OH, —O—P(O)(OH)—O⁻Na⁺, —O—P(O)(OH)—O-optionally substitutedalkyl, —O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—O-optionally substituted alkyl, 2 is athiophosphate or thiophosphate ester, 3 is a sulfamate, 4 is aphosphonate, 5 is a thiophosphonate, 6 is a sulfonate, 7 is a polymer, 8is an optionally substituted oligosaccharide, 9 is a thionoester and 10is an amide. Exemplary R⁴ moieties include (i)—O—P(O)(O—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃)—OH,—O—P(O)(O—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃ where mindependently are 0 or 1 and n independently are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10 or 1 1, (ii) —O—P(O)(SH)—OH, —O—P(O)(SH)—O⁻Na⁺,—O—P(O)(OH)—S-optionally substituted alkyl,—O—P(O)(S—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃)—OH,—O—P(O)(S—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃ where mindependently are 0 or 1 and n independently are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10 or 1 1, (iii) —(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—OH, —(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—CH₃,(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—OR^(PR), —(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—SH, —(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—SR^(PR),—(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—NH₂ or —(OCH₂HC₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR) where n is an integer suchas an integer from about 4, 8, 12 or 20 to about 30, 40, 50 or 100, (vi)—O—S(O)(O)—NH—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—S(O)(O)—NH—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—S(O)(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—O—S(O)(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH3,—O—S(O)(O)—NH₂,—O—S(O)(O)—NH—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl, —O—S(O)(O)—N—(C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl)₂, —NH—S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—NH—S(O)(O)—O—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—NH—S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—CH₃,—NH—S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—X—(C(O))_(m)—CH₃ or—NH—S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(m)—optionally substituted heterocycle, where X is—O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-, m independentlyare 0 or 1, n independently are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 1 1 andoptionally substituted alkyl are each independently selected, (vii)—O—S(O)(O)—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—S(O)(O)—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—S(O)(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—O—S(O)(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃,—O—S(O)(O)—CH₃, —O—S(O)(O)—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl,—S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃, —S(O)(O)—O—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—CH₃,—S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—X—(C(O))_(m)—CH₃ or —S(O)(O)—O—(CH₂)_(m)-optionallysubstituted heterocycle, where X is —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, m independently are 0 or 1, n independently are 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 1 1 and optionally substituted alkyl areeach independently selected, (viii)—O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃,—O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OR^(PR))—C1-C8 optionally substitutedalkyl, —P(O)(OR^(PR))—O—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃, P(O)(OPR)—O—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—P(O)(OR^(PR))—O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—CH₃, —P(O)(OR^(PR))—O—C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl or —P(O)(OR^(PR))—O—(CH₂)_(m)—optionallysubstituted heterocycle, where X is —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, m independently are 0 or 1, n independently are 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 1 1, R^(PR) independently are -H or aprotecting group and optionally substituted alkyl are each independentlyselected, (ix) —O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃,—O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—CH₃, —O—P(S)(OR^(PR))—C1-C8 optionally substitutedalkyl, —P(S)(OR^(PR))—O—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—P(S)(OR^(PR))—O—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—P(S)(OR^(PR))—O—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—CH₃, —P(S)(OR^(PR))—O—C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl or —P(S)(OR^(PR))—O—(CH₂)_(m)—optionallysubstituted heterocycle, where X is —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, m independently are 0 or 1, n independently are 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 1 1, R^(PR) independently are —H or aprotecting group and optionally substituted alkyl are each independentlyselected and (x) —C(O)—NH—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—C(O)—NH—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —C(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—C(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH₃, —C(O)—NH—CH₃,—C(O)—NH—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl, —C(O)—NH—CH₂—CH₂—CH₃,—C(O)—NH—CH₂OR^(PR), —C(O)—NH—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂OR^(PR),—C(O)—NH—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—CH₃, —C(O)—NH—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂C(O)OR^(PR),—C(O)'NH—CH₂—CH₂C( (CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃, —NH—C(O)—(C(O))_(m)—(CH₂)_(n)—X—CH₃,—NH—C(O)-(CH₂)_(n)—(C(O))_(m)—X—CH₃, or —NH—C(O)—(CH₂)_(m)—optionallysubstituted heterocycle, where X is —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, m independently are 0 or 1, n independently are 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 1 1, R^(PR) independently are —H or aprotecting group and optionally substituted alkyl are each independentlyselected.

(9) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups 1 through56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47 and in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),(7) and (8) in this group 57 where R³ moieties 1 through 10 in Table Aare replaced with the following moieties: 1 is —O—optionally substitutedalkyl, 2 is an ester (e.g., —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR),—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂ZRP^(PR), —O—C(O—CH(ZR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃ oranother ester described herein, where n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8,Z is —NH—, —O— or —S—and R^(PR) independently or together are —H, aprotecting group or a counterion, e.g., methoxymethyl, —CH₃ or —C₂H₅), 3is a thioester (e.g., —S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—N(R^(PR))₂, —S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂ZR^(PR),—S—C(O)—CH(ZR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃ or another thioester described herein,where n is 0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, Z is —NH—, —O— or —S— and R^(PR)is —H or a protecting group, e.g., —CH₃ or —C₂H₅), 4 is a carbonate(e.g., —O—C(O)—O-Optionally substituted alkyl), 5 is optionallysubstituted alkylamine (e.g., —NH-Optionally substituted alkyl), 6 isoptionally substituted dialkylamine (e.g., —N(Optionally substitutedalkyl)₂, where each optionally substituted alkyl is independentlychosen), 7 is an N linked carbamate (e.g., —NH—C(O)—O-Optionallysubstituted alkyl or —NH—C(O)—OH), 8 is an O linked carbamate (e.g.,—O—C(O)—NH₂ or —O—C(O)-NH-Optionally substituted alkyl), 9 is—O—optionally substituted monosaccharide and 10 is —H.

(10) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups 1 through56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47 and in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),(7) and (8) in this group 57 R³ moieties 1 through 10 in Table A arereplaced with the following moieties: 1 is —O-optionally substituteddisaccharide, 2 is an N-linked amino acid, an N-linked amino acid esteror a salt (e.g., —NH—CH₂—C(O)OH, —NH—CH₂—C(O)ORCH₃,—NH—CHCH₃—C(O)OR^(PR) or —NH—CH₂—CH₂—C(O)OR^(PR), where R^(PR) is —H, acounter ion or a protecting group and chiral carbon atoms are in the D-,-L or -DL configuration), 3 is an O-linked amino acid, an O-linked aminoacid ester or a salt (e.g., —O—C(O)—CH₂—NHR^(PR), —O—CH₂—NH₂, or—O—C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—, where R^(PR) is —H, a counter ion or a protectinggroup and chiral carbon atoms are in the D-, -L or -DL configuration), 4is an S-linked amino acid, an S-linked amino acid ester or a salt (e.g.,—S—C(O)—CH₂—NHR^(PR), —S—CH₂—NH₂, or —S—C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—NH , where R^(PR)is —H, a counter ion or a protecting group and chiral carbon atoms arein the D-, -L or -DL configuration), 5 is a sulfate ester (e.g.,—O—S(O)(OR^(PR))—O-Optionally substituted alkyl), 6 is—O—S(O)—O-Optionally substituted alkyl, 7 is a halogen such as —Br or—I, 8 is a halogen such as —F or —Cl, 9 is an N-linked heterocycle(e.g., N-morpholino) and 10 is a C-linked heterocycle (e.g.,2-pyrimidinyl).

(11) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups 1 through56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47 and in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),(7) and (8) in this group 57 where there is no double bond at the 15-16or the 16-17 position and R³ moieties 1 through 10 in Table A arereplaced with the following moieties: 1 is ═O, 2 is ═S, 3 is ═NOH, 4 is═NOCH₃, 5 is ═NOC₂H₅, 6 is ═N—C1-C1O optionally substituted alkyl, 7 is═NO—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl, 8 is ═NH, 9 is ═CH₂ and 10 is═C-Optionally substituted alkyl. Exemplary compounds and compound generainclude 3β-amino-16-oxo-17β-hydroxyandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-amino-16-oxo-17β-hydroxyandrost-5(10)-ene,3,16-dioxo-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-hydroxy-3α-methyl-16-oxo-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-hydroxy-3α-methyl-16-oxo-17α-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3α-hydroxy-3β-ethynyl-16-oxo-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-mercapto-16-oxo-17β-hydroxyandrost-5(10)-ene,3α-mercapto-16-oxo-17β-hydroxyandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-amino-16-oxo-17β-hydroxyandrost-5,7-diene,3α-amino-16-oxo-17β-hydroxyandrost-5,7-diene,3β-amino-16-oxo-17α-hydroxyandrost-5,7-diene,3β-hydroxy-3α-methyl-16-oxo-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene,3α-hydroxy-3β-ethynyl-16-oxo-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene,3β-hydroxy-16-oxo-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene,3α-hydroxy-16-oxo-17β-aminoandrost-5,7-diene,3β-hydroxy-16-oxo-17α-aminoandrost-5,7-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,3-diene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17β-methoxyandrost-1,3-diene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17α-methoxyandrost-1,3-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-hydroxy-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-methoxy-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17α-methoxy-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17β-methoxy-5β-androst-1,3-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-methoxy-androst-2,5(10)-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17α-methoxyandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17β-methoxyandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17α-methoxyandrost-2,5(10)-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-methoxy-5β-androst-2,5(10)-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17α-methoxy-5β-androst-2,5(10)-diene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17β-propionoxy-5β-androst-2,5(10)-diene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17α-propionoxy-5β-androst-2,5(10)-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-methoxyandrost-2,5-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17α-methoxyandrost-2,5-diene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17β-aminoandrost-2,5-diene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17α-aminoandrost-2,5-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-methoxy-5β-androst-2,5-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-hydroxy-5β-androst-2,5-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17α-methoxy-5β-androst-2,5-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-mercapto-5β-androst-2,5-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17α-mercapto-5β-androst-2,5-diene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17β-propionoxy-5β-androst-2,5-diene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17α-propionoxy-5β-androst-2,5-diene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-methoxyandrost-1,3,5-triene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17α-methoxyandrost-1,3,5-triene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-methoxyandrost-1,3,9(11)-triene,3-amino-16-oxo-17α-methoxyandrost-1,3,9(11)-triene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17β-methoxyandrost-1,3,9(11)-triene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17α-methoxyandrost-1,3,9(11)-triene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-methoxy-5β-androst-1,3,9(11)-triene,3-amino-16-oxo-17α-methoxy -50-androst-1,3,9(11)-triene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17β-methoxy-5β-androst-1,3,9(11)-triene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17α-methoxy-5β-androst-1,3,9(11)-triene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3-amino-16-oxo-17α-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3-amino-16-oxo-17α-hydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17β-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene, 3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17α-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3-methylamino-16-oxo-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3-methylamino-16-oxo-17α-hydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10)-triene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3-amino-16-oxo-17α-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17β-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17α-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3-amino-16-oxo-17α-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17β-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3-hydroxy-16-oxo-17α-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-hydroxyandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,3,17β-dihydroxy-16-oxoandrost-1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,3-amino-16-oxo-17β-methoxyandrost-1,3,5(10),7-tetraene, and an analog ofany of these compounds wherein (i) the 16-position (R³) is substitutedwith ═O, ═S, ═CH₂, ═CHCH₃, ═CHCH₂OH, ═CH—C1-C8 optionally substitutedalkyl, ═NOH, ═NO—CH₃, ═NO—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl, ═N—CH₃,═N—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl or another double bonded moietydescribed herein, and/or (ii) ═S, ═CH₂, ═CHCH₃, ═CHCH₂OH, ═CH—C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl, ═NOH, ═NO—CH₃ or another double bondedmoiety described herein is present at the 17-position (R⁴) or where twoindependently selected R⁴ moieties are present at the 17-position,and/or (iii) the 3-position (R) is substituted with one or twoindependently selected substituents such as —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, ═O,—SH, ═S, ═CH₂, —C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl such as methyl,ethynyl or 1-propynyl, -heterocycle, —(CH₂)-heterocycle, a polymer, orone or two other independently selected R moieties described herein,where the substituent(s) is in the α-configuration or theβ-configuration, and/or (iv) the 2-position (R⁹) is substituted with oneor two independently selected substituents such as —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,—OH, ═O, ═S, ═CH₂, C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl such as methyl,ethynyl or 1-propynyl, C1-C10 alkoxy such as methoxy or ethoxy,-heterocycle, —(CH₂)-heterocycle, or a polymer where, when no doublebond is present at the 2-poistion, the substituent(s) is in theα-configuration or the β-configuration, and/or (v) R^(10G) at the9-position, when present, is —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, ethynyl or 1-propynyl orcyclopropyl with the 11-position or another R¹⁰ or R^(10G) moietydescribed herein, and/or (vi) the 7-position (R²) is substituted withone or two independently selected substituents such as —OH, ═O, ═S,═CH₂, —NH₂, ═N—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl, ═CH—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl, —NH—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkylsuch as methyl, hydroxymethyl, ethyl, hydroxyethyl, propyl or anotheroptionally substituted alkyl described herein, —N(C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)₂, —C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl such asmethyl, ethynyl, 1-propynyl or another optionally substituted alkyldescribed herein, -heterocycle, —(CH₂)-heterocycle, a polymer or one ortwo other substituents described elsewhere herein, where, when no doublebond is present at the 7-poistion, the substituent(s) is in theα-configuration or the β-configuration, and/or (vii) the 6-position(R^(10C)) is substituted with a substituent described herein such assulfate, phosphate, an ester, an ether, a thioester, a thioether, amonosaccharide, an oligosaccharide, ethylene ketal (—O—CH₂CH₂—O—), apolymer, a carbonate, a carbamate, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —OR^(PR), —SH,—SR^(PR), —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —C(O)—OR^(PR), —NHCH₂—C(O)—OR^(PR),—NHCH₂CH₂—C(O)—OR^(PR), —NHC(O)—CH₃, —NHC(O)—C₂H₅, —NHC(O)—OCH₃,—NHC(O)—OC₂H₅, —NHC(O)—OC₃H₇, —OC(O)—NHR^(PR), —OC(O)—NHCH₃,—OC(O)—NHC₂H₅, —OC(O)—NHC₃H₇, ═O, ═S, ═CH₂, ═CH—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl, —C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl, ═N—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl, ═N—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl,—NH—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl, —N(C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)₂, C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl, -heterocycle,—(CH₂)-heterocycle, where each optionally substituted alkyl is one ortwo independently selected optionally substituted alkyl moietiesdescribed herein such as methyl, ethynyl, 1-propynyl or anotheroptionally substituted alkyl described herein, where, when no doublebond is present at the 6-poistion, the substituent is in theα-configuration or the β-configuration, and/or (viii) the 11-position(R⁸) is substituted with a substituent described herein such as sulfate,phosphate, an ester, an ether, a thioester, a thioether, amonosaccharide, —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(CH₃)—, —N(C₂H₅)—, —N(C₃H₇)—, ═N— oris substituted with one or two independently selected R¹⁰ substituentssuch as —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, ═O, —SH, ═S, ═CH₂, C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl such as methyl, ethynyl or 1-propynyl, -heterocycle,—(CH₂)-heterocycle, a polymer or another moiety described herein, where,when no double bond is present at the 11-poistion, the substituents arein the α-configuration or the β-configuration, e.g., R⁸ is —CH(α-C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —CH(β-F)—, —CH(α-F)—, —CF₂— —CH(β-OH)—, —CH(α-OH)—, —C(O)—,—CH(β-SH)—, —CH(α-SH)—, —CH(β-NH₂)—, —CH(α-NH₂)—, —CH(β-NHCH₃)—,—CH(α-NHCH₃)—, —CH(β-N(CH₃)₂)—, —CH(α-N(CH₃)₂)—, —CH(β-NHC₂H₅)—,—CH(α-NHC₂H₅)—, —CH(α-heterocycle)-, —CH(β-heterocycle)-,—CH(α-polymer)-, —CH(β-polymer)-, —CH(α-ether)-, —CH(β-ether)-,—CH(α-thioether)-, —CH(β-thioether)-. Analogs of any of these compoundsinclude compounds where substitutions described at two or three of (i),(ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) are present, e.g.,substitutions as described at (i) and (ii), (i) and (iii), (i) and (iv),(i) and (vi), (i) and (vii), (i) and (viii), (i), (ii) and (iii), (i),(ii) and (vi), (i), (ii) and (v), (i), (ii) and (vi), (i), (ii) and(vii), (i), (ii) and (viii), (ii) and (iii), (ii) and (iv), (ii) and(v), (ii) and (vi), (ii) and (vii), (ii) and (viii), (i), (ii) and(iii), (i), (ii) and (iv), (i), (ii) and (v), (i), (ii) and (vi), (i),(ii) and (vii), (i), (ii) and (viii), (iii) and (iv), (iii) and (v),(iii) and (vi), (iii) and (vii), (iii) and (viii), (i), (iii) and (iv),(i), (iii) and (v), (i), (iii) and (vi), (i), (iii) and (vii), (i),(iii) and (viii), (iv) and (v), (iv) and (vi), (iv) and (vii), (iv) and(viii), (i), (iv) and (v), (i), (iv) and (vi), (i), (iv) and (vii), (i),(iv) and (viii), (v) and (vi), (v) and (vii), (v) and (viii), (i), (v)and (vi), (i), (v) and (vii), (i), (v) and (viii), (vi) and (vii), (vi)and (viii), (i), (vi) and (vii), (i), (vi) and (viii), (ii), (iii) and(iv), (ii), (iii) and (v), (ii), (iii) and (vi), (ii), (iii) and (vii)or at (ii), (iii) and (viii) are present.

(12) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups 1 through56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47 and in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),(7), (8), (9), (10) and (11) in this group 57 where R² moieties 1through 10 in Table A are replaced with the following moieties: 1 is—O—optionally substituted alkyl, 2 is an ester (e.g.,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NHR^(PR), —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂ZR^(PR),—O—C(O)—CH(ZR^(PR))—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃ or another ester described herein,where n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, Z is —NH—, —O— or —S— and R^(PR)is —H or a protecting group, e.g., methoxymethyl, —CH₃ or —C₂H₅), 3 is athioester (e.g., —S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂,—S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—N(R^(PR))₂, —S—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂ZR^(PR),—S—C(O)—CH(ZR^(PR))(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃ or another thioester described herein,where n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, Z is —NH—, —O— or —S— and R^(PR)independently or together are —H, a protecting group or a counterion,e.g., —CH₃ or —C₂H₅), 4 is a carbonate (e.g., —O—C(O)—O-Optionallysubstituted alkyl), 5 is optionally substituted alkylamine (e.g.,—NH-Optionally substituted alkyl), 6 is optionally substituteddialkylamine (e.g., —N(Optionally substituted alkyl)₂, where eachoptionally substituted alkyl is independently chosen), 7 is an N linkedcarbamate (e.g., —NH—C(O)—O-Optionally substituted alkyl or—NH—C(O)—OH), 8 is an O linked carbamate (e.g., —O—C(O)—NH₂ or—O—C(O)—NH-Optionally substituted alkyl), 9 is —O-optionally substitutedmonosaccharide and 10 is —H.

(13) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups 1 through56-55-54-53-52-51-50-47 and in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),(7), (8), (9), (10) and (11) in this group 57 where R² moieties 1through 10 in Table A are replaced with the following moieties: 1 is—O-optionally substituted disaccharide, 2 is an N-linked amino acid, anN-linked amino acid ester or a salt (e.g., —NH—CH₂—C(O)OH,—NH—CH₂—C(O)OR^(PR), —NH—CH₂−C(O)OCH₃, —NH—CHCH₃—C(O)OR^(PR) or—NH—CH₂—CH₂—C(O)OR^(PR), where R^(PR) is —H, a counter ion or aprotecting group and chiral carbon atoms are in the D-, -L or -DLconfiguration), 3 is an O-linked amino acid, an 0-linked amino acidester or a salt (e.g., —O—C(O)—CH₂—NHR^(PR), —O—CH₂—NH₂, or—O—C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—NHR^(PR), where R^(PR) is —H, a counter ion or aprotecting group and chiral carbon atoms are in the D-, -L or -DLconfiguration), 4 is an S-linked amino acid, an S-linked amino acidester or a salt (e.g., —S—C(O)—CH₂—NHR^(PR), —S—CH₂—NH₂, or—S—C(O)—CH₂—CH₂—NH^(PR), where R^(PR) is —H, a cou protecting group andchiral carbon atoms are in the D-, -L or -DL configuration), 5 is asulfate ester (e.g., —O—S(O)(OR^(PR))—O-Optionally substituted alkyl), 6is —O—S(O)—O-Optionally substituted alkyl, 7 is a halogen such as —Br or—I, 8 is a halogen such as —F or —Cl, 9 is an N-linked heterocycle(e.g., N-morpholino) and 10 is a C-linked heterocycle (e.g.,2-pyrimidinyl).

(14) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups and in (1), (2), (3), (4),(5), (6), (7), (8) and (9) in this group where there is no double bondat the 6-7 or the 7-8 position and R² moieties 1 through 10 in Table Aare replaced with the following moieties: 1 is ═O, 2 is ═S, 3 is ═NOH, 4is ═NOCH₃, 5 is ═NOC₂H₅, 6 is ═N—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl, 7is ═NO—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl, 8 is ═NH, 9 is ═CH₂ and 10is ═CH-optionally substituted alkyl.

(15) Compounds in any of the foregoing groups and in (1), (2), (3), (4),(5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13) and (14) in this groupwhere (i) no double bond is present at the 10-position and R⁶ is amoiety other than —CH₃. Exemplary R⁶ moieties are —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,—OH, —OR^(PR), —SH, —SR^(PR), —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —CHO, —CH₂OH, optionallysubstituted alkyl, ether, thioether, —NH-optionally substituted alkyl,ethynyl, 1-propynyl, vinyl, allyl, —O—C(O)—O-optionally substitutedalkyl, —O—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, —O—C(O)—S-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —O—optionally substituted monosaccharide and apolymer.

As is apparent from the description of F1Cs, when no double bond ispresent at the carbon atoms at the 1-, 4- or 6-positions, R^(10A),R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) respectively can be in the α,α,α,α,α,α,α,β, α,α,β,α, α,β,α,α, α,α,β,β, α,β,α,β, β,α,α,β, α,β,β,α, β,α,β,α,β,β,α,α, α,β,β,β, β,α,β,β, β,β,α,β, β,β,β,α or β,β,β,β configurations.As used here, reference to, e.g., R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D)respectively being in the α,β,α,β configurations means that R^(10A) isin the α-configuration, R^(10B) is in the β-configuration, R^(10C) is inthe α-configuration and R^(10D) is in the β-configuration. Similarly,when R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) respectively are in theα,α,β,α configurations, R^(10A) is in the α-configuration, R^(10B) is inthe α-configuration, R^(10C) is in the β-configuration and R^(10D) is inthe α-configuration.

Thus, when a double bond is present at one or more of the 1-, 4- or6-positions, the corresponding R^(10A), R^(10B) or R^(10C) moiety willnot be in a specified configuration. Thus, this group contains compoundshaving structures where (1) a double bond is present at the 1-position,R^(10B), R^(10C) and R^(10D) respectively are in the α,α,α, α,α,β,α,β,α, β,α,α, α,β,β, β,β,β, β,β,α or β,β,β configurations and R^(10A) ispresent at the 1-position with no specified configuration, (2) a doublebond is present at the 4-position, R^(10A), R^(10C) and R^(10D)respectively are in the α,α,α, α,α,β, α,β,α, β,α,α, β,α,β, β,β,α orβ,β,β configurations and R^(10B) is present at the 4-position with nospecified configuration, (3) a double bond is present at the 6-position,R^(10A), R^(10B) and R^(10D) respectively are in the α,α,α, α,α,β,α,β,α, β,α,α, α,β,β, β,α,β, β,β,α or β,β,β configurations, and R^(10C)is present at the 6-position with no specified configuration, (4) adouble bond is present at the 1-position and at the 4-position, R^(10C)and R^(10D) respectively are in the α,α, α,β, β,α, or β,β configurationsand R^(10A) and R^(10B) are present at the 1- and 4-positions with nospecified configuration, (5) a double bond is present at the 1-positionand at the 6-position, R^(10B) and R^(10D) respectively are in the α,α,α,β, β,α, or β,β configurations and R^(10A) and R^(10C) are present atthe 1- and 6-positions with no specified configuration, (6) a doublebond is present at the 4-position and at the 6-position, R^(10A) andR^(10D) respectively are in the α,α, α,β, β,α, or β,β configurations andR^(10B) and R^(10C) are present at the 4- and 6-positions with nospecified configuration, (7) a double bond is present at the 1-, 4- and6-position, R^(10D) is in the α-configuration or the β-configuration,while R^(10A), R^(10B) and R^(10C) are present at the 1-, 4- and6-positions with no specified configuration and (8) one, two or moreadditional double bonds are optionally also present at the 8-, 9-, 11-,14-, 15- or 16-positions for any compound or genus of compoundsdescribed in (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7).

As is apparent from the F1Cs described in groups 1 through 57, compoundgroups 14 through 57 contain a number of defined subgroups, e.g., group14-3 is a subgroup as described for group 14 compounds where R¹, R², R³and R⁴ can be in the configurations described in group 14, e.g.,α,β,α,β, α,α,α,β, β,β,β,β, β,β,β,α or β,β,α,α respectively. Similarly,group 49 includes subgroups such as 49-18-17-14-3, 49-18-17-14-4,49-18-17-14-5, 49-18-17-14-5A, 49-18-17-14-6, 49-18-17-14-7 and49-18-17-14-9, which are subgroups where R⁹ is substituted, e.g., R⁹ is—O— or a moiety described in group 18, and such subgroups, although notspecifically named or described, are expressly included in group 49. TheF1C therefore include all possible subgroups in each group, regardlessof whether each subgroup is specifically named or described in a givengroup or not. For example, groups such as 22, 23, 26, 26B, 26C, 26D and26E, all include subgroups analogous to those described in group 26A andadditional subgroups that are not expressly described, e.g., subgroupssuch as 26-18-1, 26-18-2, 26-18-3, 26-18-4, 26-18-5, 26-18-5A, 26-18-6,26-18-14-1, 26-18-14-2, 26-18-14-3, 26-18-14-4, 26-18-14-5, 26-18-14-5Aand 26-18-14-6 are not described expressly in group 26 above, but areincluded in group 26. Similarly, groups 29, 30, 33, 33B, 33C, 33D and33E, all include subgroups analogous to those described in group 33A,while groups 36, 37, 40B, 40C, 40D, 40E and 41 all include subgroupsanalogous to those described in group 40A and groups 47B, 47C, 47D, 47Eand 48 all include subgroups analogous to those described in group 47A.Thus, subgroups such as 33-18-3 and 33-18-14-3, which are not describedexpressly in group 33 above, are included in group 33.

The F1Cs include compounds in groups 1 through 57 where R^(10F) and/orR^(10H) is a moiety other than hydrogen, e.g., a halogen, an ether, athioether, a polymer or optionally substituted alkyl such as —F, —Cl,—Br, —I, —CH₃, —OCH₃, —SCH₃, —OH, —OR^(PR), —SH, —SR^(PR), —NH₂ or—NHR^(PR) where R^(PR) independently are —H or a protecting group. Thus,for any of the compounds or genera of compounds in groups 1 through 57,R^(10F) can be —F, —Cl, —CH₃ or —OH in the α- or β-configuration.Similarly, in groups 1 through 57, R^(10H) can be —F, —NH₂, —OH, —SH,—CH₃, —C₂H₅ or —CH₂OH in the α- or β-configuration or an epoxide orcyclopropyl ring with R⁷ where the ring bonds are in the α- orβ-configuration.

The F1Cs include analogs of compounds in groups 1 through 57 where R¹¹is a moiety such as —O—, ═N—, —NH—, —NCH₃—, —NC₂H₅—, —S—, —S(O)(O)— oranother moiety disclosed herein within the scope of the R¹¹ definition.As is apparent from the F1C structures, when R¹¹ is a moiety such as —O—or —S—, a double bond at the 3-4 or 4-5 position will not be present.Exemplary F1Cs where R is one of these moieties includes3β,17β-dihydroxy-3α-C1-8 optionally substitutedalkyl-4-aza-androst-1,5-diene, 3β,17β-dihydroxy-4-aza-androst-1,5-diene,3α,17β-dihydroxy-3β-C1-8 optionally substitutedalkyl-4-aza-androst-1,5-diene, 3α,17β-dihydroxy-4-aza-androst-1,5-diene,3β-hydroxy-3α-C1-8 optionally substitutedalkyl-4-aza-17-thioxoandrost-1,5-diene,3β-hydroxy-4-aza-17-thioxoandrost-1,5-diene, 3α-hydroxy-3β-C1-8optionally substituted alkyl-4-aza-17-thioxoandrost-1,5-diene,3α-hydroxy-4-aza-17-thioxoandrost-1,5-diene, 3β,17β-dihydroxy-3α-C1-8optionally substituted alkyl-2,4-dioxa-androst-1,5-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-2,4-dioxa-androst-1,5-diene, 3α,17β-dihydroxy-3β-C1-8optionally substituted alkyl-2,4-dioxa-androst-1,5-diene,3α,17β-dihydroxy-2,4-dioxa-androst-1,5-diene, 3β,17β-dihydroxy-3α-C1-8optionally substituted alkyl-4-thia-androst-1,5-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-4-thia-androst-1,5-diene, 3α,17β-dihydroxy-3β-C1-8optionally substituted alkyl-4-thia-androst-1,5-diene,3α,17β-dihydroxy-4-thia-androst-1,5-diene, 3β,17β-dihydroxy-3α-C1-8optionally substituted alkyl-4-oxa-androst-1,5-diene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-4-oxa-androst-1,5-diene, 3α,17β-dihydroxy-3β-C1-8optionally substituted alkyl-4-oxa-androst-1,5-diene,3α,17β-dihydroxy-4-oxa-androst-1,5-diene, 3β,17β-dihydroxy-3α-C1-8optionally substituted alkyl-4-aza-androstane,3β,17β-dihydroxy-4-aza-androstane, 3α,17β-dihydroxy-3β-C1-8 optionallysubstituted alkyl-4-aza-androstane, 3α,17β-dihydroxy-4-aza-androstane,3β,17β-dihydroxy-3α-C1-8 optionally substitutedalkyl-4-aza-5β-androstane, 3β,17β-dihydroxy-4-aza-5β-androstane,3α,17β-dihydroxy-3β-C1-8 optionally substitutedalkyl-4-aza-5β-androstane, 3α,17β-dihydroxy-4-aza-5β-androstane andanalogs of any of these compounds where independently selected —OH,—NH₂, —NHCH₃, —SH, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, C1-8 optionally substituted alkylor another oxygen-, nitrogen- or sulfur-linked moiety is present at 1, 2or 3 of the 2-position, the 6-position, the 7-position, the 12-positionand/or the 16-position, any of which are in the a- or 13-configurationwhen no double bond is present at the substituted position, or analogswherein one or more of these positions is substituted with a doublebonded moiety such as ═O, ═S, ═NOH, ═N—C1-8 optionally substitutedalkyl, or ═CH—C1-8 optionally substituted alkyl, or a 19-nor, D ringhomo, 1-ene, 2-ene, 3-ene, 4-ene, 5-ene (i.e., 5(6)-ene), 5(10)-ene,9(11)-ene, 11-ene, 12-ene, 15-ene, 16-ene 1,4-diene, 1,15-diene,1,16-diene, 3,5-diene, 5,7-diene or aromatic A ring analog of any ofthese compounds or analogs. Other exemplary analogs include compoundsand genera of compounds of any of these compounds where the moiety atthe 3- and/or 17-position is replaced with independently selectedmoieties as described herein such as ═O, ═S, ═NOH, —SH, —NH₂, —NHCH₃,—NHC₂H₅, —N(CH₃)₂, —N(C₂H₅)₂, —NH(C1-8 optionally substituted alkyl),—N(C1-8 optionally substituted alkyl)₂, —C(O)—CH₃, —O—C(O)—CH₃,—O—C(O)—CF₃, —C(S)—CH₃, —S—C(O)—CH₃, —C(O)—CH₂Cl, —C(O)—CH₂OH, estersuch as a C2-8 ester, thioester such as a C2-8 thioester, ether such asa C1-8 ether, thioether such as C1-8 thioether, a carbamate such as aC1-8 carbamate, a carbonate such as a C1-8 carbonate, an optionallysubstituted monosaccharide or a polymer.

Metabolites. The invention includes the therapeutic or other usesdisclosed herein for metabolites of F1C, which include biologicallyactive metabolites. Metabolites can arise from in vivo or in vitrometabolism. Metabolites of F1C include compounds that are new.Metabolites of a given F1C can include conjugates consisting of sulfate,sulfate ester, phosphate, phosphate ester, glucuronide or fatty acidadducts, usually at a hydroxyl group. Other F1C metabolites includederivatives that contain an additional double bond due to reductase orother enzyme activity and/or additional hydroxyl or ketone moieties atone or more ring positions, e.g., at one, two or more of the 2-, 4-, 7-,11-, 14-, 15- or 16-positions, any of which can also be furthermetabolized or conjugated. Metabolites may result for example from theoxidation, reduction, hydrolysis, amidation, esterification,glycosidation and the like of the administered F1C, due to enzymatic orchemical processes. Metabolites may be generated in vivo in a subject orthey may arise ex vivo from cells or tissues, e.g., from a mammal suchas a human, rodent or a primate.

Accordingly, the invention includes new F1Cs produced by a processcomprising contacting an F1C with a subject or a subjects cells ortissue for a period of time sufficient to yield detectable amounts of ametabolic product thereof. Such products typically are identified bypreparing a radiolabeled or mass labeled F1C that comprises, e.g., 1, 2,3 or more ¹³C, ¹⁴C, ³H, ²H, ¹³¹I, ³²P, ³⁵S or ⁹⁹Tc atoms bonded to thecompound, and administering it as a trace labeled compound along withthe unlabeled compound. The labeled and unlabeled compounds areadministered by any suitable route (by, e.g., a buccal, sublingual,parenteral, topical oral route) in a detectable dose (e.g. greater thanabout 0.1 μg/kg, or at least about 10 μg/kg or at least about 0.5 mg/kgof the labeled compound) to a subject, e.g., an animal or mammal such asrat, mouse, guinea pig, primate, or to a human. After administrationsufficient time is allowed for metabolism to occur (typically about 30seconds to 30 hours) and conversion products are isolated from one ormore of the urine, blood, plasma, feces or other suitable-biologicalsources. The amount of labeled formula 1 compound that is administeredto a subject will vary with the specific activity of the labeledcompound. Exemplary metabolic conversions of formula 1 compounds includemodification of hydrogen atoms or other moieties that are bonded to,e.g., one or more of the 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 15, 16 or 17 positions.Exemplary conversions at these one or more of positions includehydroxylation of ring atoms, e.g., ring carbon atoms, conjugation ofhydroxyl groups that are bonded to one or more of those positions withmoieties such as sulfate, phosphate or a monosaccharide or disaccharidesuch as glucuronic acid and hydrolysis of moieties such as esters oralkoxy groups.

Analytical characterization and reference standards. Individual F1Csdescribed or disclosed herein are suitable for use as standards fordetermining chemical or physical properties using one, two or moreanalytical methods, e.g., for use in HPLC, reverse phase HPLC, MS (massspectrometry), quadrupole MS, GC-MS, LC-MS, NMR (nuclear magneticresonance spectrometry), ²H-NMR, ³H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, ¹⁴C-NMR, infraredspectrometry (IR), Fourier transform-IR, optical rotary dispersion, losson drying for water and solvent measurement, Karl Fisher titration forwater determination, differential scanning calorimetry, melting point,density, refractive index, solubility characteristics in organicsolvents, aqueous systems or aqueous-organic solvent mixtures, thepartition coefficient in immiscible solvent systems, e.g., octanol:waterpartition coefficient, heat stability or epimerization rate orcharacteristics of a given enantiomer. These analytical or chemicalproperties of each F1C are collectively referred to as analyticalcharacteristics. For general methods, see, e.g., H. L. J. Makin et al.,eds. Steroid Analysis 1995, Chapman & Hall, ISBN 0751401285. Thus, toaid in the determination of, e.g., the structure of a metabolite of aF1C or a structurally related compound, the parent compound or anotherstructurally related F1C could be used as a standard. Metabolism of F1Cswill often include one or more of oxidation, reduction, hydroxylation orconjugation, e.g., oxidation or reduction to a —OH or ═O moiety, orconjugation with a moiety such as sulfate, phosphate, amino acid,dipeptide or a monosaccharide such as glucuronic acid at, e.g., the 2,3, 6, 7, 11, 15, 16, 17 or other positions on the steroid nucleus. Inthese embodiments, the appropriate use of a F1C of known structure as astandard can aid in or verify the identification of metabolites that areprojected to have closely related structures. Information regarding theidentification can be useful or sometimes is necessary for, e.g.,obtaining regulatory approval to market a therapeutic agent such as aF1C or understanding the potential biological role that a F1C or itsmetabolite can play in one of the applications disclosed herein or in acited reference. To facilitate such uses, the F1C may be labeled asappropriate, e.g., using a F1C with, e.g., one or more ²H, ³H, ¹³C, ¹⁴C,¹⁵N, ¹⁸O, ¹⁸F, ³⁵S, ³²P or ¹²³I, at 1, 2 or more of the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 or otherpositions in any formula 1 steroid. Radiolabel or heavy isotope atomsmay be directly bonded to, or for carbon atoms, replace a steroidnucleus atom, or they may be bonded through one, two or more interveningatoms, e.g., steroid —O—³²P(O)(OH)(OH). Suitably labeled compoundsinclude any of the F1Cs disclosed herein. Such labeled compounds maycomprise, e.g., a ¹³C at the 18 or 19 positions and 1, 2, 3 or 4 ³H maybe bonded to the ¹³C atom(s) or to a ring carbon(s). Other formula 1compounds may comprise one or two ²H or ³H atoms bonded to one or moreof the 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 11 or 12 positions and optionally a ¹³C at the 18or 19 position(s). F1Cs and their metabolites are isolated orcharacterized using radiolabeled or mass labeled atoms. F1Cs are alsooptionally isolated by the use of antibodies capable of binding toepitopes in F1Cs or in metabolites.

In general, analysis of F1C metabolites is accomplished in the same wayas conventional drug metabolism studies, which are known to thoseskilled in the art. The conversion products, especially when they arenot otherwise found in vivo, are useful in diagnostic assays fortherapeutic dosing of the formula 1 compounds even if they possess onlylimited therapeutic activity of their own.

Embodiments include a method (the “characterization method”) tocharacterize or at least partially characterize a formula 1 compoundthat is at least partially uncharacterized for one or more givenchemical or analytical properties, e.g., a known or potential metaboliteof a parent formula 1 compound, comprising (a) providing a formula 1compound having one, two or more known characteristics, e.g., a known orat least partially known or characterized chemical structure, XRDspectrum or melting point (a “CF1C”), and a formula 1 compound that isunknown or at least partially uncharacterized, i.e., is uncharacterizedfor at least one of the same analytical characteristics (a “UCF1C”), (b)obtaining one, two or more analytical characteristics of the UCF1C, and(c) comparing the 1, 2 or more analytical characteristics of the CF1Cwith the analytical characteristics of the UCF1C. The steps in thismethod may be conducted in any suitable order, e.g., analytical orchemical data for the CF1C will usually be obtained before or at aboutthe same time as one obtains the analytical or chemical data for theUCF1C. Usually the CF1C will be more completely characterized than theUCF1C, particularly with regard to its chemical structure or itsrelative degree of purity or with regard to the analytical or chemicaldata that is being sought. This method allows further characterizationof the UCF1C, e.g., by confirming the UCF1C's chemical structure or bydetermining the UCF1C's stability under various storage or temperatureconditions or in various formulations or by determining other analyticalor chemical properties of interest. In this method, the CF1C itself maynot be completely characterized, however, for the one, two or moreanalytical characteristics of interest, the CF1C will usually have aknown or confirmed property or properties, while the UCF1C is unknown orat least unconfirmed for the same property or properties.

In some embodiments the characterization method is conducted bycomparing dissimilar analytical characteristics. For example, the CF1Cmay be well characterized by GC-MS or by NMR, while an insufficientamount of the UCF1C is available for analysis with the same technique.In these cases, one can then, e.g., compare the GC-MS of the CF1C withthe NMR of the UCF1C to obtain the same or essentially the sameinformation for the UCF1C. Other examples of where this can be done iswhere DSC data is available for the CF1C, and only melting point data isavailable for the UCF1C. In this case, the CF1C DSC data is compared tothe UCF1C's melting point data. Also, in conducting the characterizationmethod, one can optionally derivatize or chemically modify the CF1Cand/or the UCF1C to facilitate analysis of the compound(s). For example,in conducting MS, GC-MS or NMR analysis, one or more free hydroxyl orketone moieties on the CF1C and/or the F2C can be silylated using, e.g.,trimethylsilyl chloride, t-butyl-dimethylsilyl chloride or othersuitable silylating agents. Similarly, the UCF1C may be treated orincubated with a cell line or tissue or with a glucuronidase, sulfataseor steroid sulfatase, phosphatase, esterase, lipase, oxidoreductase, oranother enzyme and then characterized. This treatment may in some casesconvert the UCF1C into the CF1C, but this conversion would usually beconfirmed by one, two or more suitable analytical methods. Suchtreatments will usually generate additional data about the structure,properties origin of the UCF1C.

Embodiments include modifications of the characterization method thatuse a CF1C and a second formula 1 compound that is believed or known tohave a related structure or empirical formula. In these modifications,the CF1C is used as described and a second formula 1 compound or a UCF1Cthat is believed or known to be, e.g., an epimer or a salt, of the CF1Cis compared to the CF1C. Invention embodiments include othermodifications of the characterization method such as (1) comparinganalytical or chemical data from a single CF1C with 2, 3, 4 or moreUCF1C, (2) comparing analytical or chemical data from 2, 3, 4 or moreCF1C with a single UCF1C and (3) comparing analytical or chemical datafrom 2, 3, 4 or more CF1C with 2, 3, 4 or more UCF1C. In thesemodifications, the CF1C or UCF1C are used essentially as described forthe characterization method, except that data is obtained for the addedformula 1 compounds.

Typically, when the 1, 2 or more analytical characteristics of a CF1C ora UCF1C are obtained, which may be for use in the characterizationmethod or for other purposes, each compound is analyzed under the sameor essentially the same analytical conditions using the same oressentially the same analytical technique or instrument. Variations inan analytical technique may be used where the properties of a CF1C or aUCF1C require slightly different handling or specimen preparation. Anexample of a variation in analytical conditions is the comparison of aproperty of a CF1C, e.g., its stability to heat, humidity or prolongedstorage at a given temperature, with the same property of the CF1C in acomposition containing an excipient(s) or in a formulation (where theCF1C in a composition is then considered the UCF1C for thecharacterization method). This allows the determination of the stabilityof the CF1C as a pure compound compared to its stability in any desiredcomposition.

When characterizing a CF1C by MS, particularly by GC-MS, one willusually conduct an initial characterization of a formula 1 compound or aCF1C in the characterization method using a known GC-MS method (e.g., H.L. J. Makin et al., Mass Spectra and GC Data of Steroids: Androgens andEstrogens 1999 John Wiley & Sons, pages XIII-XIV) or a suitablevariation of this method. For F1Cs that contain free hydroxyls or oxogroups, the hydroxyl groups can be derivatized to an ester such asacetate, hydroxyl and oxo or groups can be derivatized to trimethylsilylether, i.e., —O—Si(CH₃)₃, and oxo groups can be derivatized to a anoxime such as ═N—O—CH₃ before GC-MS analysis. Other functional groupscan also be suitably derivatized. For embodiments of thecharacterization method that use a GC-MS analysis method, the CF1C orthe UCF1C is analyzed by the GC-MS method or a suitable variation toobtain or to confirm chemical structure information about the CF1C orthe UCF1C. Suitable variations include, e.g., a change in the carriergas from helium to hydrogen to increase the sensitivity of detection ora decrease in the ionization from 70 eV to 50 eV can give a betterparent mass ion.

In cases where a F1C is an analog of a naturally occurring steroid orconjugate, e.g., a steroid having a sulfate group at, e.g., the 3-, 16-and/or 17-position, some of the F1Cs can modulate the activity of one ormore enzymes, e.g., sulfatases such as steroid sulfatase that canotherwise metabolize the F1C. Thus, F1Cs containing, e.g., a sulfamate,phosphonate, thiophosphonate and/or sulfonate group can modulate,typically inhibit, sulfatase or phosphatase enzymes. Similarly,thiophosphates or ethers can be used to modulate or inhibit esteraseactivity. Such F1Cs can be used to treat diseases or conditions wheremodulation of these enzymes can provide therapeutic benefit, e.g., ininflammation, trauma, infections, neurological disorders or immunesuppression conditions. Alternatively, such F1Cs can be used tocharacterize one or more of their biological characteristics in one ormore animal models, cell assays in vitro or in cell free assay systems.Typically such characterization will be accompanied by comparison of theF1C's activity with one or more suitable reference or control compoundsor treatments.

As is apparent from the present disclosure, the F1C may be preparedsynthetically and typical embodiments will utilize a purified or atleast partially purified F1C. Purified F1C can be free, essentially freeor partially free, of other F1C or other compounds such as excipients.Thus, any given purified F1C can be present as a solid that contains,e.g., less than about 15% w/w or less than about 10% w/w or less thanabout 8% w/w or less than about 5% w/w or less than about 3% w/w or lessthan about 2% w/w or less than about 1% w/w of one, two or more otherF1Cs, excipients, synthetic by-products, decomposition products orsynthesis or purification reactants or reagents. Similarly, the F1C canbe present in a solution or suspension that contains at least about 90%w/w or at least about 95% w/w or at least about 97% w/w of the F1C andone or more excipients and less than about 10% or 8% or 5% or 3% w/w or1% w/w of one, two or more other F1Cs, excipients, syntheticby-products, decomposition products or synthesis or purificationreactants or reagents.

Various groups that F1Cs contain as described herein, e.g., hydroxylgroups or ketones bonded to the steroid nucleus, or substituted alkylgroups, substituted heterocycles, amino acids and peptides, which cancontain one or more reactive moieties such as hydroxyl, oxo(═O),thioxo(═S), carboxyl, amino or thiol or mercapto (—SH) moieties.Intermediates used to make F1Cs may be protected as is apparent in theart, e.g., using suitable R^(PR) moieties. Protecting groups can be usedto prepare F1Cs or F1C prodrugs. Noncyclic and cyclic protecting groupsand corresponding cleavage reactions are described in “Protective Groupsin Organic Chemistry”, Theodora W. Greene (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NewYork, 1991, ISBN 0-471-62301-6) (hereafter “Greene”) and will not bedetailed here. In the context of the present invention, these protectinggroups are groups that can be removed from a F1C without irreversiblychanging the covalent bond structure or oxidation/reduction state of theremainder of the molecule. For example, the protecting group, —R^(PR),that is bonded to an —OR^(PR), —SR^(PR), NHR^(PR) or ═NR^(PR) group cangenerally be removed to form, e.g., —OH, ═O, —SH, ═S, —NH₂ or ═NH,without affecting other covalent bonds in the molecule. Protectinggroups for carbonyl or ketone moieties include ethylene ketals, e.g.,—O—CH₂—CH₂—O—. At times, when desired, more than one protecting groupcan be removed at a time, or they can be removed sequentially. In F1Cscontaining more than one protecting group, the protecting groups are thesame or different.

Protecting groups are removed by known procedures, although it will beunderstood that the protected intermediates fall within the scope ofthis invention. The removal of the protecting group may be arduous orstraightforward, depending upon the economics and nature of theconversions involved. In general, one will use a protecting group withexocyclic amines or with carboxyl groups during synthesis of a F1C. Formost therapeutic applications amine groups should be deprotected.Protecting groups commonly are employed to protect against covalentmodification of a sensitive group in reactions such as alkylation oracylation. Ordinarily, protecting groups are removed by, e.g.hydrolysis, elimination or aminolysis. Thus, simple functionalconsiderations will suffice to guide the selection of a reversible or anirreversible protecting group at a given locus on the F1Cs. Suitableprotecting groups and criteria for their selection are described in T.W. Greene and P. G. M. Wuts, Eds. “Protective Groups in OrganicSynthesis” 2nd edition, Wiley Press, at pgs. 10-142,143-174, 175-223,224-276, 277-308, 309-405 and 406-454.

Characterization of a protecting group is made in the conventionalmanner, e.g., as described by Kocienski, Philip J.; “Protecting Groups”(Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart, New York, 1994) (hereafter “Kocienski”),Section 1.1, page 2, and Greene Chapter 1, pages 1-9. In particular, agroup is a protecting group if when, based on mole ratio, 90% of thatprotecting group has been removed by a deprotection reaction, no morethan 50%, typically 25%, more typically 10%, of the deprotected productmolecules have undergone changes to their covalent bond structure oroxidation/reduction state other than those occasioned by the removal ofthe protecting group. When multiple protecting groups of the same typeare present in the molecule, the mole ratios are determined when all ofthe groups of that type are removed. When multiple protecting groups ofdifferent types are present in the molecule, each type of protectinggroup is treated (and the mole ratios are determined) independently ortogether with others depending on whether the deprotection reactionconditions pertinent to one type are also pertinent to the other typespresent. In one embodiment, a group is a protecting group if when, basedon mole ratio determined by conventional techniques, 90% of thatprotecting group has been removed by a conventional deprotectionreaction, no more than 50%, typically 25%, more typically 10%, of thedeprotected product molecules have undergone irreversible changes totheir covalent bond structure or oxidation/reduction state other thanthose occasioned by the removal of the protecting group. Irreversiblechanges require chemical reactions (beyond those resulting from aqueoushydrolysis, acid/base neutralization or conventional separation,isolation or purification) to restore the covalent bond structure oroxidation/reduction state of the deprotected F1C.

Protecting groups are also described in detail together with generalconcepts and specific strategies for their use in Kocienski, Philip J.;“Protecting Groups” (Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart, New York, 1994),which is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein. In particularChapter 1, Protecting Groups: An Overview, pages 1-20, Chapter 2,Hydroxyl Protecting Groups, pages 21-94, Chapter 3, Diol ProtectingGroups, pages 95-117, Chapter 4, Carboxyl Protecting Groups, pages118-154, Chapter 5, Carbonyl Protecting Groups, pages 155-184, Chapter6, Amino Protecting Groups, pages 185-243, Chapter 7, Epilog, pages244-252, and Index, pages 253-260, are incorporated with specificity inthe context of their contents. More particularly, Sections 2.3 SilylEthers, 2.4 Alkyl Ethers, 2.5 Alkoxyalkyl Ethers (Acetals), 2.6 Reviews(hydroxy and thiol protecting groups), 3.2 Acetals, 3.3 SilyleneDerivatives, 3.4 1,1,3,3-Tetraisopropyidisiloxanylidene Derivatives, 3.5Reviews (diol protecting groups), 4.2 Esters, 4.32,6,7-Trioxabicyclo[2.2.2]octanes [OBO] and Other Ortho Esters, 4.4Oxazolines, 4.5 Reviews (carboxyl protecting groups), 5.2 O,O-Acetals,5.3 S,S-Acetals, 5.4 O,S-Acetals, 5.5 Reviews (carbonyl protectinggroups), 6.2 N-Acyl Derivatives, 6.3 N-Sulfonyl Derivatives, 6.4N-Sulfenyl Derivatives, 6.5 N-Alkyl Derivatives, 6.6 N-SilylDerivatives, 6.7 Imine Derivatives, and 6.8 Reviews (amino protectinggroups), are each incorporated with specificity whereprotection/deprotection of the requisite functionalities is discussed.Further still, the tables “Index to the Principal Protecting Groups”appearing on the inside front cover and facing page, “Abbreviations” atpage xiv, and “reagents and Solvents” at page xv are each incorporatedin their entirety herein at this location.

Typical hydroxy protecting groups are described in Greene at pages14-118 and include Ethers (Methyl); Substituted Methyl Ethers(Methoxymethyl, Methylthiomethyl, t-Butylthiomethyl,(Phenyidimethylsilyl)methoxymethyl, Benzyloxymethyl,p-Methoxybenzyloxymethyl, (4-Methoxyphenoxy)methyl, Guaiacolmethyl,t-Butoxymethyl, 4-Pentenyloxymethyl, Siloxymethyl,2-Methoxyethoxymethyl, 2,2,2-Trichloroethoxymethyl,Bis(2-chloroethoxy)methyl, 2-(Trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl,Tetrahydropyranyl, 3-Bromotetrahydropyranyl, Tetrahydropthiopyranyl,1-Methoxycyclohexyl, 4-methoxytetrahydropyranyl, 1,4-Dioxan-2-yl,Tetrahydrofuranyl, Tetrahydrothiofuranyl); Substituted Ethyl Ethers(1-Ethoxyethyl, 1-(2-Chloroethoxy)ethyl, 1-Methyl-i-methoxyethyl,1-Methyl-1-benzyloxyethyl, 1-Methyl-1-benzyloxy-2-fluoroethyl,2,2,2-Trichloroethyl, 2-Trimethylsilylethyl, 2-(Phenylselenyl)ethyl,t-Butyl, Allyl, p-Chlorophenyl, p-Methoxyphenyl, 2,4-Dinitrophenyl,Benzyl); Substituted Benzyl Ethers (p-Methoxybenzyl,3,4-Dimethoxybenzyl, o-Nitrobenzyl, p-Nitrobenzyl, p-Halobenzyl,2,6-Dichlorobenzyl, p-Cyanobenzyl, p-Phenylbenzyl, 2- and 4-Picolyl,3-Methyl-2-picolyl N-Oxido, Diphenylmethyl, p,p′-Dinitrobenzhydryl,5-Dibenzosuberyl, Triphenylmethyl, 1,3-Benzodithiolan-2-yl,Benzisothiazolyl, S,S-Dioxido); Silyl Ethers (Trimethylsilyl,Triethylsilyl, Triisopropylsilyl, Dimethylisopropylsilyl,Diethylisopropylsily, Dimethylthexylsilyl, t-Butyidimethylsilyl,t-Butyldiphenylsilyl, Tribenzylsilyl, Tri-p-xylylsilyl, Triphenylsilyl,Diphenylmethylsilyl, t-Butylmethoxyphenylsilyl); Esters (Formate,Benzoylformate, Acetate, Choroacetate, Dichloroacetate,Trichloroacetate, Trifluoroacetate, Methoxyacetate; Carbonates (Methyl,9-Fluorenylmethyl, Ethyl, 2,2,2-Trichloroethyl, 2-(Trimethylsilyl)ethyl,2-(Phenylsulfonyl)ethyl, 2-(Triphenylphosphonio)ethyl, Isobutyl, Vinyl,Allyl, p-Nitrophenyl, Benzyl, p-Methoxybenzyl, 3,4-Dimethoxybenzyl,o-Nitrobenzyl, p-Nitrobenzyl); Groups With Assisted Cleavage(2-Iodobenzoate, 4-Azidobutyrate, 4-Nitro-4-methylpentanoate,o-(Dibromomethyl)benzoate, 2-Formylbenzenesulfonate,2-(Methylthiomethoxy)ethyl Carbonate, 4-(Methylthiomethoxy)butyrate,2-(Methylthiomethoxymethyl)benzoate); Other Esters(2,6-Dichloro-4-methylphenoxyacetate, 2,6-Dichloro-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-butyl)phenoxyacetate, Isobutyrate, Monosuccinoate,(E)-2-Methyl-2-butenoate (Tigloate), o-(Methoxycarbonyl)benzoate,p-poly-Benzoate, α-Naphthoate, Nitrate, Alkyl N,N,N′,N′-Tetramethylphosphorodiamidate, N-Phenylcarbamate, Borate,Dimethylphosphinothioyl, 2,4-Dinitro-phenylsulfenate); and Sulfonates(Sulfate, Methanesulfonate (Mesylate), Benzylsulfonate, Tosylate (Tos)).More typically hydroxy protecting groups include subtituted methylethers, substituted benzyl ethers, silyl ethers, and esters includingsulfonic acid esters, still more typically, esters, trialkylsilyl ethersand tosylates, such as acetates, trimethylsilyl and methoxymethyl.

Typical 1,2- and 1,3-diol protecting groups are described in Greene atpages 118-142 and include Cyclic Acetals and Ketals (Methylene,Ethylidene, 1-t-Butylethylidene, 1-Phenylethylidene,(4-Methoxyphenyl)ethylidene, 2,2,2-Trichloroethylidene, Acetonide(Isopropylidene), Cyclopentylidene, Cyclohexylidene, Cycloheptylidene,Benzylidene, p-Methoxybenzylidene, 2,4-Dimethoxybenzylidene,3,4-Dimethoxybenzylidene, 2-Nitrobenzylidene); Cyclic Ortho Esters(Methoxymethylene, Ethoxymethylene, Dimethoxymethylene,1-Methoxyethylidene, 1-Ethoxyethylidine, 1,2-Dimethoxyethylidene,alpha-Methoxybenzylidene, 1-(N,N-Dimethylamino)ethylidene Derivative,alpha-(N,N-Dimethylamino)benzylidene Derivative, 2-Oxacyclopentylidene);and Silyl Derivatives (Di-t-butylsilylene Group,1,3-(1,1,3,3-Tetraiso-propyldisiloxanylidene)Derivative,Tetra-t-butoxydisiloxane-1,3-diylidene Derivative, Cyclic Carbonates,Cyclic Boronates, Ethyl Boronate, Phenyl Boronate). More typically, 1,2-and 1,3-diol protecting groups include epoxides and acetonides.

Typical amino protecting groups are described in Greene at pages 315-385and include Carbamates (Methyl and Ethyl, 9-Fluorenylmethyl,9(2-Sulfo)fluoroenylmethyl, 9-(2,7-Dibromo)fluorenylmethyl,2,7-Di-t-buthyl-[9-(10,10-dioxo-10,10,10,10-tetrahydrothioxanthyl)]-methyl,4-Methoxy-phenacyl); Substituted Ethyl (2,2,2-Trichoroethyl,2-Trimethylsilylethyl, 2-Phenylethyl, 1-(1-Adamantyl)-1-methylethyl,1,1-Dimethyl-2-haloethyl, 1,1-Dimethyl-2,2-dibromoethyl,1,1-Dimethyl-2,2,2-trichloroethyl, 1-Methyl-1-(4-biphenylyl)ethyl,1-(3,5-Di-t-butylphenyl)-1-methylethyl, 2-(2′- and 4′-Pyridyl)ethyl,2-(N,N-Dicyclohexylcarboxamido)ethyl, t-Butyl, 1-Adamantyl, Vinyl,Allyl, 1-Isopropylallyl, Cinnamyl, 4-Nitrocinnamyl, 8-Quinolyl,N-Hydroxypiperidinyl, Alkyldithio, Benzyl, p-Methoxybenzyl,p-Nitrobenzyl, p-Bromobenzyl, p-Chorobenzyl, 2,4-Dichlorobenzyl,4-Methylsulfinylbenzyl, 9-Anthrylmethyl, Diphenylmethyl); Groups WithAssisted Cleavage (2-Methylthioethyl, 2-Methylsulfonylethyl,2-(p-Toluenesulfonyl)ethyl, [2-(1,3-Dithianyl)]methyl,4-Methylthiophenyl, 2,4-Dimethylthiophenyl, 2-Phosphonioethyl,2-Triphenylphosphonioisopropyl,1,1-Dimethyl-2-cyanoethyl,m-Choro-p-acyloxybenzyl, p-(Dihydroxyboryl)benzyl,5-Benzisoxazolylmethyl, 2-(Trifluoromethyl)-6-chromonylmethyl); GroupsCapable of Photolytic Cleavage (m-Nitrophenyl, 3,5-Dimethoxybenzyl,o-Nitrobenzyl, 3,4-Dimethoxy-6-nitrobenzyl,Phenyl(o-nitrophenyl)methyl); Urea-Type Derivatives(Phenothiazinyl-(10)-carbonyl Derivative,N′-p-Toluenesulfonylaminocarbonyl, N′-Phenylaminothiocarbonyl); OtherCarbamates (t-Amyl, S-Benzyl Thiocarbamate, p-Cyanobenzyl, Cyclobutyl,Cyclohexyl, Cyclopentyl, Cyclopropylmethyl, p-Decyloxybenzyl,Diisopropylmethyl, 2,2-Dimethoxycarbonylvinyl,o-(N,N-Dimethyl-carboxamido)benzyl,1,1-Dimethyl-3-(N,N-dimethylcarboxamido)propyl, 1,1-Dimethylpropynyl,Di(2-pyridyl)methyl, 2-Furanylmethyl, 2-Iodoethyl, Isobutyl,Isonicotinyl. More typically, amino protecting groups include carbamatesand amides, still more typically, N-acetyl groups.

Groups capable of biological cleavage typically include prodrugs. Someexemplary groups are described in “Design of Prodrugs”, Hans Bundgaard(Elsevier, N.Y., 1985, ISBN 0-444-80675-X) (Bundgaard) and will not bedetailed here. In particular, Bundgaard, at pages 1-92, describesprodrugs and their biological cleavage reactions for a number offunctional group types. Prodrugs for carboxyl and hydroxyl groups aredetailed in Bundgaard at pages 3 to 10, for amides, imides and otherNH-acidic compounds at pages 10 to 27, amines at pages 27 to 43, andcyclic prodrugs at pages 62 to 70. These moieties are optionally bondedto the steroid at one, two or more of the variable groups that arebonded to the rings in the F1Cs, e.g., one or more R′—R⁶, R¹⁰, R¹⁵, R¹⁷and R¹⁸.

In some embodiments one or more F1Cs or groups of F1Cs may be excludedfrom one or more of the uses disclosed herein. For example, if thesubject has or is susceptible to developing a memory impairingneurological disorder or memory impairment condition, excluded compoundscan include 5-androstene-3β-ol-7,17-dione or5-androstene-3β,7-diol-17-one or a derivative of these compounds thatcan has a group at the 7-position that can convert to —OH or ═O byhydrolysis. In other cases, the F1Cs can exclude one or more of4-pregnene-11β,17α,21-triol-3,20-dione,17α,21-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,11,20-trione,11β,21-dihydroxy-3,20-dioxopregn-4-en-18-al,11β,17α,21-trihydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione,17β,21-dihydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,11,20-trione,3β-hydroxypregn-5-ene-20-one, 3β-hydroxyandrost-5-ene-17-one,pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 21-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione,9-fluoro-11β,16α, 21-trihydroxy-16-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione,9-fluoro-11β,16α,17,21-tetrahydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione,9-fluoro-11β,17α,21-trihydroxy-16-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione,dehydroepiandrosterone-3-sulfate,1,4-pregnadiene-17α,21-diol-3,11,20-trione, androsterone, androsteroneacetate, androsterone propionate, androsterone benzoate,androst-5-ene-3β,17β-diol, androst-5-ene-3β,17β-diol-3-acetate,androst-5-ene-3β,17β-diol-17-acetate,androst-5-ene-3β,17β-diol-3,17-diacetate,androst-5-ene-3β,17β-diol-17-benzoate,androst-5-ene-3β,17β-diol-3-acetate-17-benzoate,androst-4-ene-3,17-dione, androst-5-ene-3β,7β,17β-triol,androst-5-ene-3β,7α,17β-triol, dehydroepiandrosterone,4-dihydrotestosterone, 5α-dihydrotestosterone, dromostanolone,dromostanolone propionate, ethylestrenol, nandrolone phenpropionate,nandrolone decanoate, nandrolone furylpropionate, nandrolonecyclohexanepropionate, nandrolone benzoate, nandrolonecyclohexanecarboxylate, oxandrolone, stanozolol, testosterone, methyltestosterone, testolactone, oxymetholone, fluoxymesterone,acetoxypregnenolone, allylestrenol, anagestone acetate, chlormadinoneacetate, cyproterone, cyproterone acetate, desogestrel,dihydrogesterone, dimethisterone, ethisterone (17α-ethynyltestosterone),ethynodiol diacetate, flurogestone acetate, gestadene,hydroxyprogesterone, hydroxyprogesterone acetate, hydroxyprogesteronecaproate, 3-ketodesogestrel, hydroxymethylprogesterone,hydroxymethylprogesterone acetate, levonorgestrel, lynestrenol,medrogestone, medroxyprogesterone acetate, megestrol, megestrol acetate,melengestrol acetate, norethindrone, norethindrone acetate,norethisterone, norethisterone acetate, norethynodrel, norgestimate,norgestrel, norgestrienone, normethisterone, and progesterone,progesterone, cyproterone acetate, norethindrone, norethindrone acetate,levonorgestrel, an ester of any of the foregoing compounds (e.g.,acetate, enanthate, propionate, isopropionate, cyclopropionate,isobutyrate, butyrate, valerate, caproate, isocaproate, hexanoate,heptanoate, octanoate, nonanoate, decanoate, undecanoate, phenylacetateor benzoate esters, e.g., hydroxyl esters), a naturally occurringglucorcorticoid, a glucocorticoid or other steroid described in anyreference cited herein, a species disclosed herein or a derivative ofany of these that can convert to these molecules by hydrolysis ormetabolism, e.g., a metabolizable or hydrolyzable ester or ether such asa cyclic ketal, an acetate, a diacetete, a proprionate, a diproprionate,or an an O-alkyl, an acyl, e.g., —C(O)—C1-C6 alkyl or another moietythat is bonded at, e.g., a variable group such as for R′-R⁶.

Dosages of F1C and dosina protocols or methods. In treating any of theconditions or symptoms disclosed herein, one can continuously orintermittently administer the F1C(s) to a subject having or susceptibleto developing the condition or symptom. In treating a condition such asan infection, a hyperproliferation condition, an inflammation conditionor another condition disclosed herein with a F1C using an intermittentdosing can avoid or ameliorate some of the undesired aspects normallyassociated with discontinuous dosing. Such undesired aspects includedevelopment of resistance of a pathogen such as a pathogen disclosedherein, e.g., a virus or bacterium such as HIV or Staphylococcus aureusor a parasite such as a Plasmodium parasite, to the therapeutic agent,failure of the patient or subject to adhere to a daily dosing regimen orreduction of the dosages of other therapeutic agents and/or theirassociated unwanted side effects or toxicities, e.g., reduction or atoxic effect of a chemotherapy or radiation exposure. In any of thecontinuous or intermittent dosing protocols described herein, otherappropriate treatments can be applied as the subject's clinicalsituation dictates. Suitable other appropriate treatments or therapeuticagents are described elsewhere herein and in the cited references.

In any of continuous daily dosing protocol, e.g., as described herein,or in any step(s) in the intermittent dosing protocols described herein,or in treating any of the diseases, conditions or symptoms describedherein, the F1C(s) can be administered by one or more suitable routes,e.g., oral, buccal, sublingual, intramuscular (i.m.), subcutaneous(s.c.), intravenous (i.v.), intradermal, another parenteral route or byan aerosol. The effective daily dose in such methods will typicallycomprise about 0.05 mg/kg/day to about 200 mg/kg/day, about 0.1 to about100 mg/kg/day, about 0.4 to about 80 mg/kg/day, about 1-45 mg/kg/day orabout 1-6 mg/kg/day, including about 0.2 mg/kg/day, 0.5 mg/kg/day, about1 mg/kg/day, about 2 mg/kg/day, about 4 mg/kg/day, about 6 mg/kg/day,about 10 mg/kg/day, about 20 mg/kg/day, about 40 mg/kg/day or about 100mg/kg/day. Higher dosages, e.g., about 250 mg/kg/day, about 300mg/kg/day or about 350 mg/kg/day can also be utilized, e.g., inveterinary applications. One can administer the F1C(s) orally usingabout 4 to about 60 mg/kg/day, usually about 6-30 mg/kg/day. In someembodiments, the intermittent dosing methods exclude dosing protocolsthat are commonly used to deliver contraceptive steroids to, e.g., humanfemales, such as daily dosing for 21 days, followed by no dosing for 7days. For humans, dosing is generally about 0.05 mg/kg/day to about 30mg/kg/day, typically about 0.5-10 mg/kg/day. Low dosages for humans suchas about 0.005 mg/kg/day to about 0.2 mg/kg/day or about 0.25-10 mg/day,can be used with, e.g., local, topical, transmucosal or intravenousadministration and higher dosages such as about 0.1 mg/kg/day to about20 mg/kg/day or about 5-200 mg/day, can be used, e.g., for oral,subcutaneous or other systemic or local administration route. Fornon-human subjects, e.g., mammals such as rodents or primates, theeffective daily dosage may comprise about 0.05 mg/kg/day to about 350mg/kg/day.

F1C formulation dosages or daily doses or unit doses or subdoses forsubjects such as humans and mammals include, e.g., dosages of about 1mg, about 5 mg or about 10 mg to about 100 mg, about 200 mg or about1000 mg, e.g., unit doses of about 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50, 75, 80,100, 120, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 325, 350, 400 or 450mg of the F1C. An effective amount of-a F1C, e.g., for human therapeuticuse, may be a single dose or two or more subdoses of a F1C administeredin one day, or it may be administered as multiple doses over a period oftime, e.g., over 1, 2, 3, 4 or about 7 days to about 1 year. For anyradiation exposure situation where delayed radiation effects may arise,e.g., a radiation exposure as disclosed herein, daily administration maycomprise administering about 0.01 mg/kg to about 500 mg/kg of the F1C toa subject per day. Exemplary dosages are about 0.1-100 mg/kg/day andabout 0.2-30 mg/kg/day. Exemplary unit doses comprise about 1, 5, 10,15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 75, 100, 200, 300 or 500 mg of a F1C in asuitable formulation. Exemplary unit dosages for humans or othersubjects disclosed herein comprise a formulation or unit dose thatcomprises about 1-1000 mg of a F1C or about 5-400 mg or about 10-300 mg.Larger unit or daily dosages, e.g., about 5-400 mg, will generally beused with larger subjects such as humans, while smaller subjects such asrodents or dogs will generally utilize lower unit or daily dosages,e.g., about 0.3-25 mg.

An effective dosage or an effective amount of a F1C(s) is one that issufficient to result in, e.g., a detectable change in a symptom or animmune parameter such as one described herein. Such changes may betransient or prolonged, e.g., lasting for hours, days or weeks. Aneffective dosage (or daily dosage) may be administered to a subject overa period of time, e.g., at least about 1-14 days before a symptom changeor an immune parameter detectably changes. Effective amounts of a F1Ccan be delivered using the dosages and dosing protocols describedherein. For effective dosing, the level of the F1C in circulation or intissues will generally be about 1 nM to about 2 μM, typically about 10nM to about 50 nM, about 10 nM to about 300 nM, about 20 nM to about 300nM, about 20 nM to about 200 nM or about 100 nM to about 300 nM, whichmay be maintained for periods of about 15 minutes to about 16 hours orabout 30 minutes to about 6 hours on days when a F1C is administered toa subject. To attain or maintain these, or other, blood, serum or tissuelevels for longer periods of time, the F1C will typically beadministered in a controlled release formulation or a depot formulationonce per day or administered on two or more occasions per day usingrapid, controlled or depot release formulations. Such dosing allows atleast transient attainment or maintenance of higher F1C levels in thesubject, e.g., levels of about 1.5 μM or about 2.1 μM to about 2.5 μM,about 3.5 μM or more.

By controlling the dosing or formulation, systemic delivery of a F1C canbe attained by a relatively rapid increase in the level of the F1C,e.g., where peak blood or serum levels are reached within about 15minutes to about 60 minutes after dosing. Using slow release or depotformulations, the peak F1C levels can be attained at later times for agiven course of dosing, e.g., at about 2 hours to about 2 weeks afterthe last dose is administered. Depot formulations include parenteralpreparations, e.g., solutions, suspensions or gels, that contain a F1C.In some embodiments, these formulations are administered by, e.g.,subcutaneous or intramuscular injection, and significant amounts of theF1C remains at or near the injection site for some period of time, e.g.,for about 2 hours to about 5 days or about 7 days or more. Such depotscan be attained using a single dose of the F1C or multiple doses thatare administered, e.g., daily over a period of 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 or moredays. In these embodiments, the F1C is released from the depot overtime, which can then lead to a sustained level of the compound, e.g.,sustained levels for 1, 2 or 3 days to about 4, 5, 7, 14, 21 or moredays at, e.g., about 10 nM, about 20 nM, about 40 nM, about 60 nM orhigher levels.

In some embodiments, F1C are used to treat, ameliorate, prevent, delaythe onset of or slow the progression of a condition or disease describedherein by continuous daily or intermittent dosing of the F1C for 1 dayto 1, 2, 3 years or more. Thus, F1C can be used to treat, ameliorate,prevent, delay the onset of or slow the progression of a condition ordisease described herein by continuous dosing the F1C every other day ordosing every third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh or 14^(th) day over atime period of 3 days to 1, 2, 3 years or more, e.g., dosing for about2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 days or about 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24 ormore weeks. Daily doses in any of these dosing regimens or protocols maybe subdivided into 2 or 3 subdoses.

Intermittent dosing protocols include administration of a F1C, e.g.,orally, topically or parenterally as follows: (1) daily dosing or dosingevery other day or dosing every third day or dosing every fourth day ordosing every fifth day or dosing every seventh day for about 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 or 28 days toabout 190 days or more, e.g., 1 or 2 years, (2) no dosing of the F1C for1 to about 190 consecutive days (e.g., about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11 or 12 days to about 20 days), (3) daily dosing for about 3 to about190 days (e.g., about 3 to about 20 days), and (4) optionally repeatingstep (2) or a variation of step (2) and (5) optionally repeating thesteps (1), (2), (3) and (4) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 15, 20, 30 or moretimes. In some embodiments, the dosing of steps (1) and (3) are thesame, while in others, step (1) dosing is for a longer time than step(3). Less frequently, step (1) dosing will be for a shorter time. Insome embodiments, steps (1)-(4) or (1)-(5) of the dosing protocoldescribed above where step (4) is included, is repeated at least onetime, e.g., at least 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 times. For conditions that tend toremain chronic, e.g., HIV infection or other chronic conditionsdescribed herein, any of these intermittent dosing protocols can bemaintained over a relatively long time period, e.g., for at least about4 months or 6 months to about 5 or more years.

In some embodiments, the number of days of dosing in steps (1) and (3)is the same in each round of treatment, i.e., each time period in step(1) and (3) is the same in the initial and subsequent rounds of themethod. In other embodiments they differ. Thus, in some embodiments,step (1) may comprise dosing of about 1 mg/day to about 1500 mg/day of aF1C for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 or more consecutive days. Then,step (2) may comprise not administering any F1C for at least about 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 21, 28, 42, 56, 84, 98, 112 or more consecutive days.Step (3) could comprise dosing of a F1C for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10 or more consecutive days. When step (4) is included it is typicallyabout 1 day to about 3 months, usually 3 days to about 6 weeks. On dayswhen the F1C is administered to the subject, it may be delivered in asingle dose or in two, three or more subdoses at, e.g., about 12 hour orabout 8 hour time intervals.

Exemplary embodiments comprise (1) administering a F1C(s) once every (asa single dose or as 2 or 3 daily subdoses) 2 days, every 3 days or every4 days or once per week for about 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 21, 28 ormore days, followed by (2) no dosing for about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 14,15, 21, 20, 25, 28, 30, 35, 40, 42, 45, 49, 56, 60, 70, 77, 84, 98, 112or more days and then (3) administering the F1C(s) at least once more onone day, e.g., administering the F1C(s) as described in step (1), (4)not dosing for 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 or more days, e.g., as described in step(2) for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 weeks, and (5) optionally repeatingsteps (1), (2), (3) and (4) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 times or more. Any of thedosing protocols described herein may be coincident or essentiallycoincident with the appearance or expected appearance of a clinicalcondition, e.g., dosing with a F1C may commence at about 1, 2 or 3 hoursafter to about 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 days after exposure of a subject toradiation or a chemotherapy such as a cancer chemotherapy, to prevent ortreat, e.g., reduce the length and/or severity of an acute or chronicside-effect such as neutropenia, such as grade 3 or grade 4 neutropenia,thrombocytopenia, lung fibrosis or inflammation that can be associatedwith the radiation exposure or the chemotherapy.

Other embodiments comprise (1) administering a F1C(s) once every day (asa single dose or as 2 or 3 daily subdoses) for 3-15 or about 8-12 days,followed by (2) no dosing for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35,40, 45, 50, 56, 70, 84, 98, 112 or more days and then (3) administeringthe F1C(s) at least once more on one day, e.g., administering the F1C(s)once per day for about 3-15 or about 8-12 consecutive days essentiallyas described in step (1) and (4) optionally repeating steps (1), (2) and(3) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 times or more. In a subset of these embodiments(1) comprises administering a F1C(s) once every day for about 5, 6, 7,8, 9 or 10 days, followed by (2) no dosing for about 10-40 days, (3)administering the F1C(s) at least once more on one day, e.g.,administering the F1C(s) once per day for about 10 days (4) repeatingstep (2) or a variation, e.g., no dosing for about 5-45 days, and (5)optionally repeating steps (1), (2), (3) and (4) or a variation thereofthose steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 times or more, (5) administering by s.c.or i.m. injection of about 5-45 mg/kg/dose, about 6-43 mg/kg/dose orabout 7-43 mg/kg/dose of a group 3 compound such as compound 1.1.5.9 ingroup 3 described below, once each 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 10 daysover a period of about 15-28 days, optionally beginning at about 1-72hours after, about 1-48 hours after, about 1-24 hours after or about24-72 hours after exposure of the subject to radiation or a cytotoxicchemotherapy, (6) administering orally or by s.c. or i.m. injectionabout 0.5-10 mg/kg/dose, e.g., about 1.5-3 mg/kg/dose of a group 3compound such as compound 1.1.5.1 described below, once each 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7 or 8 days over a period of about 15-30 days, e.g., over a periodof 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 or 32 days,optionally beginning at about 1-72 hours after, about 1-48 hours after,about 1-24 hours after or about 24-72 hours after exposure of thesubject to radiation or a cytotoxic chemotherapy.

Any of the dosing protocols described herein may be repeated ormaintained to coincide or essentially coincide as described above orelsewhere herein with cycles of a chemotherapy or radiation exposure, orwith the appearance of symptoms of a clinical condition or disease,e.g., fever, fatigue, motor function impairment, cognitive impairment,pain or another symptom of a condition described herein. Thus periods of1 week or 2 weeks or 4 weeks to several months, e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8 or more months to about 24 months or about 36 months or more mayseparate cycles of continuous or intermittent dosing with a F1C. Anygiven dosing protocol may be selected to provide selected levels of theF1C in serum, blood or tissue for selected time periods. Thus, a dosingprotocol may be selected to attain a blood, serum or tissue level of aF1C that is about 0.1 nM to about 4000 nM, e.g., about 1-1000 nm, about10-800 nm, about 30-650 nM or about 3 nM to about 500 nM (e.g., about1-800 ng/mL, 10-250 ng/mL or 1-50 ng/mL in blood, serum or tissue), forat least about 1-24 hours per day, e.g., for about 1-2 hours, about 2-8hours or about 2-12 hours per day, during an entire dosing period ormost of a dosing period, e.g., beginning at about 1, 2, 3 or 4 days intoa continuous (daily) or intermittent dosing protocol, and/or on dayswhen dosing occurs and/or for several days after to about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7 or 8 weeks after a dosing protocol has ended. For some F1Cs,administration of the F1C can give rise to a blood, serum or tissuelevels of the F1C of about 1-25 nM and higher levels, e.g., about100-500 nM of one or more metabolites.

In cases where a depot or deposit of the F1C is formed in a subject invivo, e.g., by parenteral delivery of the compound to skin or muscle,levels of the F1C can be maintained for relatively long periods of time,e.g., for at least about 1, 2, 4, 8,12 or more weeks. In these methods,blood or serum levels of the F1C or one, two or more metabolites of theF1C can be maintained at levels of about 2 or 5 nM to about 30, 60, 100nM or more can be achieved and maintained continuously or essentiallycontinuously, e.g., maintained for at least about 13 or 14 hours perday. The F1Cs that are suitable for forming depots in vivo willgenerally be relatively hydrophobic or lipophilic, e.g., F1Cs with a logP of at least about −0.8, 0.0 or 0.3 to about 2, 3 or 4.5. Such F1Cswill usually have a low solubility in aqueous systems such as water,serum or blood, e.g., a solubility of about 0.1 nM to about 0.4 μM orabout 0.1 or 1 ng/mL to about 50 or 100 ng/mL. In general, F1Cs having alog P of about 0.0 or 0.4 to about 0.8, 2 or more will form depots whenadministered by subcutaneous, peritoneal or intramuscular delivery. Thelog P parameter is a measure of a compound's lipophilicity based on thelog of the partition coefficient of a compound between an aqueous phaseor water and an nonaqueous organic solvent. The nonaqueous phase usuallyis an organic solvent such as a C6-C10 alcohol, typically n-octanol orn-heptane, that is not miscible with water or buffered water, e.g.,where buffer sets the aqueous pH at about 2 or 3 to about 9 or 10,typically at about 6-8 or about 7. When n-octanol is used as thenonaqueous solvent, the partition coefficient is expressed as logP_(oct). The log P_(oct) is commonly used to express a compound'slipophilicity in biological systems. Methods such as HPLC retentiontimes to measure log P for various compounds or portions of compoundshave been described. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,716,225, C. Hansch etal., J. Pharm Sci. 61: 1-19 1972, G. D. Veith et al., Water Research 13:43-47 1979, A. K. Ghose et al., J. Comp. Chem. 9: 80-90 1988, R. F.Rekker et al., Calculation of Drug Lipophilicity, VCH, Weinheim, 1992,A. Hulshoff et al., J. Chromatogr. 120:65-80 1976, J. Ostergaard et al.,Electrophoresis 24:1038-1046 2003 and W. M. Meylan et al., J. Pharm.Sci. 84: 83-92 1995. Computation of the log P or log Poct values ofindividual portions or moieties of a compound can permit identificationof localized hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions of the molecule.

One aspect of the continuous and intermittent dosing protocols ismonitoring the subject's response to a particular dosing regimen orschedule, e.g., to any intermittent administration method disclosedherein. For example, while dosing a subject who has a viral infection(e.g., HCV, HIV, SIV, SHIV), one can measure the subject's or pathogen'sresponse, e.g., amelioration of one or more symptoms or a change ininfectious particles or viral DNA or RNA in the serum or a change in animmune parameter of interest. Once a response is observed dosing can becontinued for one, two or three additional days, followed bydiscontinuing the dosing for at least one day (at least 24 hours),usually for at least about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 21, 28, 42, 56, 70, 84,98, 112 or more days. Once the subject's response shows signs ofremission (e.g., a symptom begins to intensify, viral serum DNA or RNAbegins to increase or an immune parameter, e.g., as described herein,begins to deteriorate), dosing can be resumed for another course. Anaspect of the subject's response to F1C(s) is that the subject may showa measurable response within a short time, usually about 5-10 days,which allows straightforward tracking of the subject's response, e.g.,by monitoring viral titer in peripheral white blood cells (“PBMC”), bymeasuring viral nucleic acid levels in the blood or by measuring a whiteblood cell population(s) or expression of a cytokine or interleukin bye.g., white blood cells or a subset(s) thereof. One may monitor one ormore immune cell subsets, e.g., NK, LAK, dendritic cells or cells thatmediate ADCC immune responses, during and after intermittent dosing tomonitor the subject's response and to determine when furtheradministration of the F1C is indicated. These cell subsets are monitoredas described herein, e.g., by flow cytometry.

For any of the treatments or methods described herein, prolongedbeneficial effects or a sustained immune response by a subject mayresult from a single administration or short course, e.g., about 1-5days or about 8 days to about 4 months, of continuous or intermittentadministration of a F1C. A single administration means that a F1C isadministered to the subject in one, two, three or more doses within a 24hour period and no further administration of any F1C to the subjectoccurs for at least about 4-90 days, e.g., about for at least about 30days to about 2 months, or for about 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more months.Prolonged beneficial effects or immune responses may also persist aftera short course of treatment has been completed (e.g., daily dosing for2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 days) and the subject is no longer receiving any F1C,or, in some cases, any other therapeutic treatment to treat the primarycause of the subject's pathological condition. Such beneficial effectscan persist for more than about 5-30 days, e.g., for at least about 21,28, 42, 56, 70, 84, 98, 112 or more days. Thus, administration of a F1Cprovides a method to help protect a subject against progression of aninfection or against adverse consequences of unwanted immune reactions,e.g., inflammation or immunosuppression or as disclosed herein, withoutany dosing of the compound for at least 1, 2 or 3 months after aninitial dosing protocol.

Other intermittent dosing embodiments comprise administering to asubject having or susceptible to a condition as described herein aneffective amount of a F1C using an initial induction or high dosingregimen. The high dosing regimen may comprise, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7or more daily doses of about 4 to about 40 mg/kg that are administereddaily, every other day, every 3^(rd) day, every 4^(th) day or every5^(th) day. Then, the subject is not dosed with a F1C for a period,e.g., about 5, 7, 14, 21, 28, 42, 56, 70, 84, 98, 112 or moreconsecutive days. Then a lower daily dosing regimen is administered tothe subject, e.g., about 0.2 mg/kg to about 4 or about 6 mg/kg,essentially as described for the high dosing regimen. Alternatively,this low dosing regimen may comprise 1, 2, 3, 6 or more rounds of a lowto moderate initial level, e.g., about 2 to about 10 mg/kg/day,optionally followed by subsequent rounds of daily dosing that decreasethe initial low to moderate level by about 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% or more ineach subsequent round of treatment, which is continued untiladministration is discontinued. These embodiments can be used with anyof the dosing protocols described herein.

Dosages of the F1C, continuous or intermittent dose protocols, routes ofadministration and the use of combination therapies with other standardtherapeutic agents or treatments could be applied essentially asdescribed above for any of the diseases or conditions that are disclosedherein. Thus, the F1Cs may be administered prophylactically ortherapeutically in chronic or acute conditions. In acute conditions, theF1Cs may also be administered at the time of occurrence or relativelysoon after an acute event such as the onset of surgery, a migraine orthe occurrence of trauma, e.g., a central nervous system injury, aradiation exposure or treatment, a cerebral stroke or myocardialinfarction. For acute events, a F1C may thus be administeredconcurrently, e.g., within about 15 minutes or about 30 minutes or about45 minutes of the onset or occurrence of the acute event, or at a latertime, e.g., at about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108 or120 hours after the onset or occurrence of the acute event or at anyrange of times defined by any two of these later times. The F1Cs maythus be administered beginning at about 4-120 hours, about 6-120 hours,about 8-48 hours, 8-24 hours, 8-12 hours, 10-12 hours, 10-14 hours,10-16 hours, about 10-24 hours, 12-14 hours, about 12-16 hours, about12-20 hours, about 13-16 hours, about 13-20 hours, about 14-16 hours,about 14-20 hours, about 24-48 hours, about 48-72 hours or about 72-96hours after an acute event starts, occurs or is believed to have begun,e.g., after a surgical procedure has been completed, after a subject orhuman has suffered an infarction or a nervous system injury or after aradiation treatment or exposure has ended or after a cytotoxicchemotherapy or a myelosuppressive cancer chemotherapy has beenadministered to the subject.

Alternatively, the F1Cs may be administered before, e.g., beginningwithin about 15 minutes, about 30 minutes or about 45 minutes before theonset or occurrence of a planned or anticipated acute event, or at anearlier time, e.g., at about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 72, 84, 96,108 or 120 hours before the onset or occurrence of the acute event. TheF1Cs may thus be administered at about 6-120 hours, about 8-48 hours,about 10-24 hours, about 10-16, or about 12-16 hours before the plannedor anticipated acute event, e.g., before a planned surgery or aradiation treatment starts or occurs. Such treatments can be continuedduring or after the planned or anticipated event. Typically such eventswill be biological insults that can potentially lead to death,especially if untreated, or significant injury, which may be difficultto fully recover from, e.g., a serious cerebral infarction or exposureto a potentially lethal radiation dose.

Formulations and compositions for preparing formulations. Inventionembodiments include formulations described here and elsewhere in thisdisclosure. While it is possible for the F1C(s) to be administered to asubject or incubated with a subject's cells in vitro as the compoundalone, it is usual to use F1C in a formulation or at least in acomposition that contains 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more excipients. Theformulations, which are useful for veterinary or human pharmaceuticaluse, comprise at least one F1C, together with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or moreexcipients and optionally one or more additional therapeuticingredients. The formulations can contain one or more classes ofexcipients such as solubilizers, surfactants, co-solvents, complexationagents, lubricants, binding agents or binders, bulking agents,preservatives, buffers, disintegrants, colorants, sweeteners, souringagents, glidants, flavorants, flavor enhancers, oils such ashydrogenated oils, polymers such as starches, effervescent couples,amino acids, monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, dyes orcolorants.

Exemplary effervescent couples include sodium bicarbonate and citricacid. Exemplary monosaccharides, disaccharides and oligosaccharidesinclude sorbitol, glucose, dextrose, fructose, maltose, xylitol,sucrose, lactose, glucose, galactose, mannitol, dextrates andmaltodextrins. Glidants include silicone dioxide. Lubricants includemagnesium stearate. Flavorants include strawberry aroma, raspberryaroma, cherry flavor, magnasweet 135, key lime flavor, grape flavor,trusil art 5-11815, fruit extracts and prosweet. Flavor enhancers andsweeteners include aspartame, sodium saccharine, sorbitol, glucose andsucrose. Souring agents include citric acid.

The invention includes compositions comprising one or morepharmaceutically acceptable excipients or carriers. The compositions areused to prepare formulations suitable for human or animal use.Formulations may be designed or intended for oral, rectal, nasal,topical or transmucosal (including buccal, sublingual, ocular, vaginaland rectal) and parenteral (including subcutaneous, intramuscular,intravenous, intradermal, intrathecal, intraocular and epidural)administration. In general, aqueous and non-aqueous liquid or creamformulations are delivered by a parenteral, oral or topical route. Inother embodiments, the F1C(s) may be present as an aqueous or anon-aqueous liquid formulation or a solid formulation suitable foradministration by any route, e.g., oral, topical, buccal, sublingual,parenteral, aerosol, a depot such as a subcutaneous depot or anintraperitoneal or intramuscular depot or a rectal or vaginalsuppository. The preferred route may vary with, for example, thesubject's pathological condition or weight or the subject's response totherapy with a F1C or other therapy that is used or that is appropriateto the circumstances. The F1C formulations can also be administered bytwo or more routes, e.g., subcutaneous injection and buccal orsublingual, where these delivery methods are essentially simultaneous orthey may be essentially sequential with little or no temporal overlap inthe times at which the compound is administered to the subject.

The formulations include those suitable for the foregoing administrationroutes. The formulations may conveniently be presented in unit dosageform and may be prepared by any of the methods known in the art ofpharmacy. Techniques, dosage forms and excipients such as binders,diluents, disintegrants, viscosity enhancers, stabilizing agents, waterabsorbing agents, suspending agents and lubricants, are found in, e.g.,A. R. Gennaro et al., eds., Remington: The Science and Practice ofPharmacy, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins., Baltimore, Md. 2000, 20^(th)edition; Nema et al., PDA J. Pharm. Sci. Tech. 1997 51:166-171;Pharmaceutical Coating Technology, 1995, G. Cole, et al., editors,Taylor & Francis, ISBN 0 136628915; Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, 19922^(nd) revised edition, volumes 1 and 2, H. A. Lieberman, et al.,editors, Marcel Dekker, ISBN 0824793870; Pharmaceutical Preformulation,1998, pages 1-306, J. T. Carstensen, Technomic Publishing Co. ISBN1566766907; Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology, volumes 1, 2 and3, 2^(nd) edition, 2002, J. Swarbrick and J. C Boylan, editors, MarcelDekker, Inc., New York, N.Y.; and A. H. Kibbe, ed. Handbook ofPharmaceutical Excipients, 3^(rd) ed., 2000, American PharmaceuticalAssociation, Washington, D.C.

Methods to make invention formulations include the step of bringing intoassociation or contacting a F1C(s) with one or more excipient, such asone described herein or in the cited references. In general theformulations are prepared by uniformly and intimately bringing intoassociation the F1C(s) with liquid excipients or finely divided solidexcipients or both, and then, if appropriate, shaping the product.

Formulations suitable for oral administration are prepared as discreteunits or unit doses such as capsules, soft gelatin capsules (softgels),cachets, tablets or caplets each containing a predetermined amount ofthe F1C(s). F1C formulations can also be present as a powder or granulesor as a solution or a suspension, colloid or gel in an aqueous liquid orbase or in a non-aqueous liquid or base; or as an oil-in-water liquidemulsion or a water-in-oil liquid emulsion. The F1C formulations mayalso be a bolus, electuary or paste. Suspension formulations willtypically contain about 0.5% w/w or about 1% w/w to about 5%, 10%, 15%or 20% w/w of the F1C, which can be for parenteral use or for otherroutes of administration, e.g., oral softgels.

A tablet is made by compression or molding, optionally with one or moreaccessory ingredients. Compressed tablets may be prepared by compressingin a suitable machine the F1C(s) in a free-flowing form such as a powderor granules, optionally mixed with a binder, lubricant, inert diluent,preservative, surface active or dispersing agent. Molded tablets may bemade by molding in a suitable machine a mixture of the powdered orgranulated F1C and one or more excipients, which are optionallymoistened, with an inert liquid diluent or excipient. The tablets mayoptionally be coated or scored and optionally are formulated so as toprovide slow or controlled release of the F1C(s) therefrom. An exemplarytablet or caplet formulation suitable for buccal or sublingual deliveryof a F1C to a subject's tissues comprises about 25 or 50 mg of a F1Ccomprising per 25 mg of the F1C about 6.2 mg povidone, about 0.62 mgmagnesium stearate, about 45 mg mannitol and about 48 mg of compressiblesucrose.

For formulations adapted for administration to the eye or other externaltissues e.g., the mouth, oral mucosa or skin, the formulations can beapplied as a topical ointment or cream or sterile eye drops containingthe F1C(s) in an amount of, for example, about 0.075 to about 20% w/w(including F1C(s) in a range between about 0.1% and 20% in increments of0.1% w/w such as about 0.6% w/w, about 0.7% w/w, about 1% wlw, about1.5% w/w, about 2% wlw, about 2.5 wlw, about 3% wlw, about 5% wlw, about7% w/w, about 10% w/w etc.), including about 0.2 to 15% w/w and about0.5 to 10% w/w. When formulated in an ointment, the F1C(s) may beemployed with either a paraffinic or a water-miscible ointment base.Alternatively, they may be formulated in a cream with an oil-in-watercream base. Ocular administration formulations are usually sterile andinclude a F1C(s) dissolved or suspended in a suitable excipient(s),including an aqueous solvent for a F1C(s) that comprise at least about0.5, one, two or more charges at pH values near neutrality, e.g., aboutpH 6-8. The F1C(s) is typically present in such formulations in aconcentration of about 0.5-20% w/w, about 1-10% w/w or about 2-5% w/w.

If desired, the aqueous phase of a cream base may include, for example,at least 30% w/w of a polyhydric alcohol, i.e. an alcohol having two ormore hydroxyl groups such as propylene glycol, butane 1,3-diol, butane1,4-diol, mannitol, sorbitol, glycerol and a polyethylene glycol(including, e.g., PEG 300 and PEG 400) and mixtures thereof. The topicalformulations may include a compound that enhances absorption orpenetration of the F1C(s) through the skin or other affected areas.Examples of such dermal penetration enhancers include dimethylsulphoxide and related analogs.

The oily phase of the emulsion formulations may be constituted fromknown excipients in a known manner. While the phase may comprise anemulsifier or emulgent, it typically comprises a mixture of at least oneemulsifier with a fat or an oil or with both a fat and an oil. Ahydrophilic emulsifier may be included together with a lipophilicemulsifier, which acts as a stabilizer. Some embodiments include both anoil and a fat. Together, the emulsifier(s) with or without stabilizer(s)make up the so-called emulsifying wax, and the wax together with the oiland fat make up the so-called emulsifying ointment base, which forms theoily dispersed phase of the cream formulations.

Emulgents and emulsion stabilizers suitable for use in the formulationsinclude Tween60™, Span80™, cetostearyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, myristylalcohol, glyceryl mono-stearate and sodium lauryl sulfate. Otherexcipients include emulsifying wax, propyl gallate, citric acid, lacticacid, polysorbate 80, sodium chloride, isopropyl palmitate, glycerin andwhite petrolatum.

The choice of suitable oils or fats for the formulation is based onachieving the desired cosmetic properties. Creams are generally anon-greasy, non-staining and washable products with suitable consistencyto avoid leakage from tubes or other containers. Straight or branchedchain, mono- or dibasic alkyl esters such as di-isoadipate, isocetylstearate, propylene glycol diester of coconut fatty acids, isopropylmyristate, decyl oleate, isopropyl palmitate, butyl stearate,2-ethylhexyl palmitate or a blend of branched chain esters known asCrodamol CAP may be used. These may be used alone or in combinationdepending on the properties required. Alternatively, high melting pointlipids such as white soft paraffin and/or liquid paraffin or othermineral oils are used.

Formulations suitable for topical administration to oral mucosa includelozenges or tablets comprising the F1C(s) in a flavored basis or amonosaccharide or disaccharide such as sucrose, lactose or glucose andacacia or tragacanth; pastilles comprising the F1C(s) in an inert basissuch as gelatin and glycerin, or sucrose and acacia; and mouthwashescomprising the F1C(s) in a suitable liquid excipient(s). In someembodiments, the lozenges or tablets optionally comprise the property ofrapid dissolution or disintegration, e.g., disintegration within about15 seconds to about 2 minutes, while in others, the lozenges or tabletscomprise the property of slower dissolution or disintegration, e.g.,disintegration within about 2 minutes to about 10 minutes or more.

Formulations for rectal administration may be presented as a suppositorywith a suitable base comprising for example cocoa butter or asalicylate.

Formulations suitable for vaginal administration may be presented aspessaries, tampons, creams, gels, pastes, foams or spray formulationscontaining in addition to the F1C(s) such excipients as are known in theart to be appropriate.

Formulations suitable for parenteral administration include aqueous andnon-aqueous sterile injection solutions which may contain anti-oxidants,buffers, bacteriostats, salts (e.g., NaCl, potassium or sodium carbonateor bicarbonate or potassium or sodium phosphates) and solutes whichrender the formulation isotonic with the blood of the intended subject;and aqueous and non-aqueous sterile suspensions which may includesuspending agents or thickening agents. In general, the F1C that ispresent in liquid compositions or formulations is completely dissolvedin aqueous or non-aqueous excipients. However, in some embodiments,e.g., transient compositions or some formulations, the F1C is partiallydissolved while the remaining portion is present as a solid, which canbe a suspension or a colloid.

Formulations suitable for parenteral delivery of F1Cs to subjects suchas humans or animals typically comprise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or moreexcipients. Exemplary embodiments include (1) any two, three or four ofpropylene glycol, PEG200, PEG300, ethanol, benzyl alcohol and benzylbenzoate and (2) any two, three or four of propylene glycol, PEG100,PEG200, PEG300, PEG400, benzyl alcohol and benzyl benzoate. Typicallysuch formulations will contain both propylene glycol and one or morePEGs, e.g., PEG100, PEG200, PEG300 or PEG400, which enhance thesolubility of the F1C by a cosolvent effect.

Formulations, or compositions disclosed herein for use to makeformulations suitable for administration by the routes disclosed hereinoptionally comprise an average particle size in the range of about 0.01to about 500 microns, about 0.1 to about 100 microns or about 0.5 toabout 75 microns. Average particle sizes include a range between 0.01and 500 microns in 0.05 micron or in 0.1 micron or other increments,e.g., an average particle size of about 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5,0.7, 1, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15,20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50, 60, 75, 85, 100, 120, 150, etc. microns). TheF1C itself that is used to make a formulation can have one, two or moreof these average particle sizes. When F1Cs or compositions that comprisea F1C are used as intermediates to make a formulation, they may compriseone, two, three or more of these average particle sizes, or size ranges.In preparing any of the compositions or formulations that are disclosedherein and that comprise a F1C (and optionally one or more excipients),one may optionally mill, sieve or otherwise granulate the compound orcomposition to obtain a desired particle size, e.g., as described above.

Milling or micronization by any other method may occur before or afterthe F1C is contacted with one or more excipients. For example, one maymill a F1C to obtain an average particle size (or diameter) of about0.05-50 μM or about 0.5-10 μM (e.g., about 0.02, 0.04, 0.05, 0.07, 0.1,0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 100 or 120 μMaverage particle size or diameter) before contacting the milled F1C witha liquid or solid excipient. In some cases the F1C is milled or sievedto obtain an average particle size of about 5 μm or about 10 μm beforeit is contacted with a solid or liquid excipient(s) to obtain a solutionor suspension or a powder suitable for making a tablet, capsule or otherdosage form as described herein or in the cited references. Micronizedcompound may be prepared using any suitable process for obtaining smallparticles, e.g., controlled precipitation from a solution, micronizingor milling, a number of which are known in the art. The micronizedparticles may include a percentage of particles that are less than orequal to about 0.1-20 μm in diameter. Ranges of average particle sizesinclude F1Cs of about 0.04-0.6 μm, about 0.04-1.0 μm, about 0.05-0.6 μm,about 0.05-1.0 μm, about 0.1-0.4 μm, about 0.5-1 μm, about 1-20 μm orabout 2-50 μm.

As used herein, reference to an average particle size or an averageparticle diameter means that the material, e.g., a F1C(s), anexcipient(s) or a composition that comprises both, is ground, milled,sieved or otherwise treated so as to comprise the specified averagesize. It is to be understood that some particles may be larger orsmaller, but the composition or the F1C(s) will comprise a significantproportion of the material with the specified size or within anacceptable range of the specified size, e.g., at least about 70% orabout 80% of the particles within about 30% to about 50% of the averagesize or diameter. Micronization methods include milling by ball mills,pin mills, jet mills (e.g., fluid energy jet mills) and grinding,sieving and precipitation of a compound(s) from a solution, see, e.g.,U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,919,341, 5,202,129, 5,271,944, 5,424,077 and 5,455,049.Average particle size is determined by known methods, e.g., transmissionelectron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, light microscopy,X-ray diffractometry, light scattering methods or Coulter counteranalysis.

Thus, the F1Cs may comprise a powder that consists of one, two or moreof these average particle sizes and the powder may be contacted with asolid excipient(s), suitably mixed and optionally compressed or formedinto a desired shape. Alternatively, such a F1C(s) is contacted with aliquid excipient(s) to prepare a liquid formulation or a liquidcomposition that is incorporated into a solid formulation. Suitablemicronized formulations thus include aqueous or oily solutions orsuspensions of the F1C(s).

Formulations suitable for aerosol administration typically will comprisea fine powder, e.g., having an average particle size of about 0.1 toabout 20 microns or any one, two or more of the average particle sizeswithin this range that are described above. The powder is typicallydelivered by rapid inhalation through the nasal passage or by inhalationthrough the mouth so as to reach the bronchioles or alveolar sacs of thelungs.

Formulations suitable for aerosol, dry powder or tablet administrationmay be prepared according to conventional methods and may be deliveredwith other therapeutic agents such as compounds heretofore used in thetreatment or prophylaxis of viral or other infections as describedherein. Such formulations may be administered, e.g., orally,parenterally (e.g., intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous,intradermal, intrathecal), topically, sublingually or by a buccal orsublingual route.

Micronized F1C is useful, e.g., to facilitate mixing, dissolution oruniform suspension of the F1C in one or more liquid or solid excipients,e.g., a PEG such as PEG 300 or PEG 400, propylene glycol, benzylbenzoate, a complexing agent, such as a cyclodextrin (e.g., an α-, β- orγ-cyclodextrin such as hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin). Micronized F1C isalso useful to facilitate uniformly distributing drug substance when themicronized compound is contacted with one or more solid excipients(e.g., a filler, a binder, a disintegrant, complexing agent (e.g., acyclodextrin such as hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin), a preservative, abuffer or a lubricant).

In related embodiments, suitable compositions or formulations comprise aF1C that is present in two or more physical forms. For example, a liquidcomposition or formulation may comprise a F1C that is present insolution and as undissolved particles, which may be milled as describedherein. Alternatively, a solid composition or formulation may comprise aF1C that is present as an amorphous form and as a crystal or in anencapsulated granule. Such encapsulated granules may comprise a slowrelease type formulation and the F1C that is present may be in one ormore physical forms, e.g., liquids or solids as described herein, butusually as a solid in tablets or other solid formulations.

The formulations are presented in unit-dose or multi-dose containers,for example sealed ampules and vials, and may be stored in afreeze-dried (lyophilized) condition requiring only the addition of thesterile liquid excipient, for example water for injection, immediatelyprior to use. In general, solid, liquid or other formulations orcompositions that comprise a F1C, e.g., unit dosages for solid or liquidformulations, are stored in a sealed container, which may optionally beopaque or nearly opaque (e.g., amber or blue glass or brown plastic) toreduce the amount of light that reaches the formulation or composition.Such containers are also optionally sealed, e.g., hermetically sealed,to prevent or limit exchange of air, water or other gases between thecontainer's contents and air. Extemporaneous injection solutions andsuspensions are prepared from sterile powders, granules and tablets asdescribed above. Unit dosage formulations are those containing a dailydose or unit daily sub-dose, as recited herein, or an appropriatefraction thereof, of the F1C(s).

It should be understood that in addition to the ingredients particularlymentioned above the formulations of this invention may include otheragents or excipients conventional in the art having regard to the typeof formulation in question, for example those suitable for oraladministration may include flavoring agents. Excipients include liquids,such as benzyl benzoate, cottonseed oil, N,N-dimethylacetamide, a C₂₋₁₂alcohol (e.g., ethanol), glycerol, peanut oil, vitamin E, poppy seedoil, safflower oil, sesame oil, soybean oil and vegetable oil.Excipients may optionally exclude one or more excipient, e.g.,chloroform, dioxane, vegetable oil, DMSO, other excipients or anycombination of these. Other excipients are components typically used inthe pharmaceutical formulation arts, e.g., one, two or more of fillers,binders, disintegrants, dispersants, preservatives, glidants andlubricants, e.g., povidone, crospovidone, corn starch, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, microcrystalline cellulose,gum arabic, polysorbate 80, butylparaben, propylparaben, methylparaben,BHA, EDTA, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride,titanium dioxide, magnesium stearate, castor oil, olive oil, vegetableoil, buffering agents such as sodium hydroxide, monobasic sodiumphosphate, dibasic sodium phosphate, potassium hydroxide, monobasicpotassium phosphate, dibasic potassium phosphate, tribasic potassiumphosphate, potassium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, ammoniumhydroxide, ammonium chloride, saccharides such as mannitol, glucose,fructose, sucrose or lactose any of which may be compressible or any ofwhich may be spray dried, milled, micronized or otherwise treated toobtained desired characteristics.

Formulations made from or comprising a F1C are optionally stored underconditions that limit the amount of light or water that reaches theformulation, e.g., in a sealed container that holds a formulation orunit dosage form and optionally contains silica gel or activated carbon.Water permeation characteristics of containers have been described,e.g., Containers—Permeation, Chapter, USP 23, 1995, U.S. PharmacopeialConvention, Inc., Rockville, Md., p.1787.

The invention further provides veterinary compositions comprising atleast one F1C together with a veterinary excipient(s) therefor.Veterinary excipients are materials useful for the purpose ofadministering the composition and may be solid, liquid or gaseousmaterials that are otherwise inert or acceptable in the veterinary artand are compatible with the F1C(s). These veterinary compositions may beadministered orally, parenterally or by any other desired route.

Invention formulations include controlled release or slow releaseformulations containing a F1C(s) in which the release of the F1C(s) iscontrolled or regulated to allow less frequency dosing or to improve thepharmacokinetic or toxicity profile of a given F1C(s). Polymers andother materials that are suitable to prepare controlled releaseformulations that comprise a F1C have been described, e.g., U.S. Pat.Nos. 4,652,443, 4,800,085, 4,808,416, 5,013,727, 5,188,840.

Formulations may comprise a liposome or lipid complex that comprises orcontains a F1C(s). Such formulations are prepared according to knownmethods, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,427,649, 5,043,165, 5,714,163,5,744,158, 5,783,211, 5,795,589, 5,795,987, 5,798,348, 5,811,118,5,820,848, 5,834,016 and 5,882,678. The liposomes optionally contain anadditional therapeutic agent(s), e.g., amphotericin B, cis-platin,adriamycin, a protease inhibitor, a nucleoside or a nucleotide analog,such as one of those mentioned herein. Formulations that compriseliposomes can be delivered to a subject by any standard route, e.g.,oral, aerosol or parenteral (e.g., s.c., i.v. or i.m.).

Invention embodiments include the product made by a process ofcombining, mixing or otherwise contacting a F1C and one, two or moreexcipients. Such products are produced by routine methods of contactingthe ingredients. Such products optionally contain a diluent, adisintegrant, a lubricant, a binder, or other excipients describedherein.

Other embodiments include compositions that transiently occur when amethod step or operation is performed. For example, when a F1C,containing less than about 3% w/w water is contacted with an excipient,e.g., a PEG, an alcohol, propylene glycol benzyl alcohol or benzylbenzoate, the composition before addition of one ingredient with anotheris a non-homogenous mixture. As the ingredients are contacted, themixture's. homogeneity increases and the proportion of ingredientsrelative to each other approaches a desired value. Thus, inventioncompositions, which contain less than about 3% w/w or less than about 2%w/w or less than about 1% w/w or less than about 0.5% w/w water cancomprise about 0.0001-99% w/w of a F1C and 1,2, 3 or more excipients.These transient compositions are intermediates that necessarily arisewhen one makes an invention composition or formulation and they areincluded in invention embodiments.

When a F1C and an excipient(s) is contacted or mixed, the finalcomposition may comprise a homogenous mixture or it may comprise amixture that is not homogenous for one or more of the compounds that arepresent in the composition. Compositions and formulations that areeither homogenous or non-homogenous are included in the scope of theinvention. Non-homogenous compositions can be used, e.g., to makecontrolled release formulations.

Invention embodiments include compositions and formulations thatcomprise less than about 3% water, a F1C and a compound that is notgenerally considered suitable for human use but is useful to make aninvention formulation for veterinary use. Veterinary formulations arecompositions useful for the purpose of administering inventioncompositions to primates, cats, dogs, horses, cows, rabbits and othersubjects and may contain excipients acceptable in the veterinary art andare compatible with F1Cs. These veterinary compositions may not alwaysbe suitable for human use because they contain an excipient that is notsuitable for human use, e.g., an alcohol other than ethanol such asmethanol, propanol or butanol. Typically such excipients will be presentat relatively low levels, e.g., about 1-30%, usually about 1-5%.

Invention embodiments include non-aqueous compositions and formulations,e.g., unit dosage forms and sterile solutions or suspensions, thatcomprise about 1-25% w/w of a F1C, about 20-60% w/w propylene glycol,about 15-55% w/w of more or more PEGs, e.g., PEG100 or PEG200, about0-5% w/w benzyl benzoate, about 0-5% w/w benzyl alcohol and optionallyone or more additional excipients. These non-aqueous formulations willusually contain less than about 3%, 2%, 1%, 0.8%, 0.5%, 0.4%, 0.3%, 0.2%or 0.1% w/w of water. In formulations that contain non-aqueousexcipients, the F1C will usually be relatively hydrophobic and willusually not contain any easily charged or ionizable moieties such asfree carboxyl groups.

F1Cs may be administered to subjects by transmucosal dosing, e.g., bybuccal or sublingual administration. The buccal area generally refers tothe subject's mouth and pharynx, and the buccal mucosa includes themucosa of the mouth and pharynx. The sublingual area refers generally tothe mucosa below and adjacent to the tongue. Formulations suitable forbuccal or sublingual administration typically comprise about 1-100 mg ofF1C per unit dose, often about 2-60 mg. Transmucosal dosages maycomprise a slow release or a rapid release formulation or tablet thatcontains about 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50 or 60 mg of a F1C.Slow release formulations will generally degrade or release the F1C fromthe dosage over a period of about 2 minutes to about 60 minutes or more.Rapid release formulations will generally release the F1C over a periodof about 4 seconds to about 2 minutes, typically over about 0.1 to about1 minute. Solid and liquid buccal or sublingual formulations optionallyinclude one, two, three or more excipients such as fillers, binders,lubricants, antioxidants, preservatives, flavoring agents ordisintegrants, e.g., lactose, sucrose, mannitol, Tween-80, magnesiumstearate, butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene,cyclodextrins (e.g., α-cyclodextrins, β-cyclodextrins, γ-cyclodextrins,hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, β-cyclodextrin ether comprising one ormore hydroxybutyl sulfonate moieties, cyclodextrins as described in U.S.Pat. No. 6,610,671 or U.S. Pat. No. 6,566,347), carbomers, hydrolyzedpolyvinylalcohol, polyethylene oxide, polyacrylates,hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, and combinationsthereof. Such formulations may be a unit solid such as a tablet orpowder or a liquid. Buccal tablets may comprise a concave surface forcontacting the buccal mucosa and adhering to it. A buccal or sublingualdosage may comprise a compressed tablet of a substantially uniformmixture of a bioerodible polymeric carrier, which on sustained contactwith the oral mucosa, substantially or completely erodes within apredetermined period in the range of about 10 minutes to about 24 hours.In some embodiments, the F1C is administered by a method foradministering the compound to the subject, e.g., to a mammal or a human,comprising affixing a unit dosage or tablet to the subject's buccalmucosa in a region at or near the upper gum between the first bicuspidon the left and the first bicuspid on the right (or an alternativelocation for the dosage unit is the inner lip area opposing the thisupper gum area) and optionally allowing the tablet to remain in placeuntil erosion thereof is complete or nearly complete. Exemplaryexcipients may comprise a combination of polyethylene oxide and acarbomer, e.g., wherein the polyethylene oxide and the carbomer are inan approximately 1:5 to 5:1 ratio by weight.

Tablets or unit dosages for buccal or sublingual delivery may be about 5mm in diameter and 2 mm in height, so that the unit dosage occupiesabout 40 mm³. Such dosages will typically weigh less than about 100 mg(e.g., about 5 to 60 mg), with a contact surface area of about 10-30mm², e.g., about 15-20 mm². Such dosages will generally be about 4-10 mmin diameter and about 1-3 mm in height. When a polymer excipient isused, it optionally comprises a polymer having sufficient tack to ensurethat the dosage unit adheres to the buccal mucosa for a sufficient timeperiod, e.g., the time period during which drug is to be delivered tothe buccal mucosa. The polymeric excipient is gradually “bioerodible,”and it hydrolyzes, dissolves, erodes or disintegrates (collectively“erodes”) at a predetermined rate upon contact with water or saliva. Thepolymeric carrier is generally sticky when moist, but not when dry, forconvenience in handling. The average molecular weight of the polymer maybe about 400 to 1,000,000, or about 1,000 to 100,000. Higher themolecular weight polymers generally erode more slowly.

For these buccal and sublingual dosages, a pharmaceutically acceptablepolymer(s) can be used. Such polymers will provide a suitable degree ofadhesion and the desired drug release profile, and are generallycompatible with the drug to be administered and any other componentsthat may be present in the buccal dosage unit. The polymeric carriersoptionally comprise hydrophilic (water-soluble and water-swellable)polymers that adhere to the wet surface of the buccal mucosa. Examplesof polymeric carriers that are useful herein include acrylic acidpolymers, e.g., those known as “carbomers” (Carbopol™, which may beobtained from B.F. Goodrich, is one such polymer). Other suitablepolymers include hydrolyzed polyvinylalcohol; polyethylene oxides (e.g.,Sentry polyoX™ water soluble resins, available from Union Carbide);polyacrylates (e.g., Gantrez™, which may be-obtained from GAF); vinylpolymers and copolymers; polyvinylpyrrolidone; dextran; guar gum;pectins; starches; and cellulosic polymers such as hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, (e.g., Methocel™, which may be obtained from the DowChemical Company), hydroxypropyl cellulose (e.g., Klucel™, which may beobtained from Dow), hydroxypropyl cellulose ethers (see, e.g., U.S. Pat.No. 4,704,285 to Alderman), hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, cellulose acetate phthalate, cellulose acetate butyrate, andthe like. The carrier may also comprise two or more suitable polymers incombination, for example, a carbomer combined in an approximately 1:5 to5:1 ratio, by weight, with a polyethylene oxide.

Buccal dosages may contain only the F1C and the polymer(s). However, itmay be desirable in some cases to include one or more additionalexcipients. For example, a lubricant may be included to facilitate theprocess of manufacturing the dosage units; lubricants may also optimizeerosion rate and drug flux. If a lubricant is present, it may optionallyrepresent about 0.01 wt. % to about 2 wt. %, or about 0.01 wt. % to 0.5wt. %, of the dosage unit. Suitable lubricants include, but are notlimited to, magnesium stearate, calcium stearate, stearic acid, sodiumstearylfumarate, talc, hydrogenated vegetable oils and polyethyleneglycol. However, modulating the particle size of the components in thedosage unit and/or the density of the unit can provide a similar effect,e.g., improved manufacturability, and optimization of erosion rate anddrug flux without addition of a lubricant.

Other excipients are also optionally incorporated into buccal unitdosages. Such additional optional excipients include, one or moredisintegrants, diluents, binders, enhancers, or the like. Examples ofdisintegrants that may be used include, but are not limited to,cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidones, such as crospovidone (e.g.,Polyplasdone™ XL, which may be obtained from GAF), cross-linkedcarboxylic methylcelluloses, such as croscarmelose (e.g., Ac-di-sol™,which may be obtained from FMC), alginic acid, and sodium carboxymethylstarches (e.g., Explotab™, which may be obtained from Edward Medell Co.,Inc.), methylcellulose, agar bentonite and alginic acid. Suitablediluents are those which are generally useful in pharmaceuticalformulations prepared using compression techniques, e.g., dicalciumphosphate dihydrate (e.g., Di-Tab™, which may be obtained fromStauffer), sugars that have been processed by cocrystallization withdextrin (e.g., co-crystallized sucrose and dextrin such as Di-Pak™,which may be obtained from Amstar), lactone, calcium phosphate,cellulose, kaolin, mannitol, sodium chloride, dry starch, powdered sugarand the like. Binders, if used, are those that. enhance adhesion.Examples of such binders include, but are not limited to, starch,gelatin and sugars such as sucrose, dextrose, molasses, and lactose.Permeation enhancers may also be present in the novel dosage units inorder to increase the rate at which the active agent passes through thebuccal mucosa. Examples of permeation enhancers include, but are notlimited to, polyethylene glycol monolaurate (“PEGML”), glycerolmonolaurate, lecithin, the 1-substituted azacycloheptan-2-ones,particularly 1-n-dodecylcyclaza-cycloheptan-2-one (available under thetrademark Azone™ from Nelson Research & Development Co., Irvine,Calif.), lower alkanols (e.g., ethanol), SEPA™ (available from MacrochemCo., Lexington, Mass.), cholic acid, taurocholic acid, bile salt typeenhancers, and surfactants such as Tergitol™, Nonoxynol-9™ andTWEEN-80™.

Flavorings are optionally included in buccal or sublingual formulations.Any suitable flavoring may be used, e.g., one or more of mannitol,sucrose, glucose, lactose, lemon, lemon lime, orange, menthol orartificial sweeteners such as aspartame, saccharin sodium, dipotassiumglycyrrhizinate, stevia and thaumatin. Some sweeteners such as sucrosemay also aid in dissolution or erosion of solid formulations. Coloringagents may also be added, e.g., any of the water soluble FD&C dyes ormixtures thereof, e.g., one or more of FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C RED No.2,FD&C Blue No.2, etc., food lakes or red iron oxide. In addition suchformulations dosages may be formulated with one or more preservatives orbacteriostatic agents, e.g., methyl hydroxybenzoate, propylhydroxybenzoate, chlorocresol, benzalkonium chloride, or the like.

Other embodiments include solid buccal or sublingual formulationscomprising (i) a F1C and (ii) erythritol, (iii) crystalline celluloseand (iv) a disintegrant, e.g., crospovidone. These formulations arecapable of buccal disintegration or dissolution and may further comprisemannitol. These formulations may dissolve completely in solely salivawithin about 1-10 minutes of administration to a subject. The erythritolis optionally contained in a proportion of about 5-90 parts by weight,based on 100 parts by weight of the solid buccal formulation. Thecrystalline cellulose is optionally contained in a proportion of about3-50 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the formulation.The disintegrant is optionally contained in a proportion of 1-10 partsby weight. In any of the solid buccal or sublingual formulations theingredients are generally uniformly mixed, although non-uniform mixturesmay be used. An exemplary formulation comprises a solid capable ofbuccal disintegration or dissolution, which comprises (i) about 0.3-50parts by weight of a F1C, (ii) about 50-80 parts by-weight oferythritol, (iii) about 5-20 parts by weight of crystalline celluloseand (iv) about 3-7 parts by weight of a disintegrant, which optionallyis one or more of crospovidone, croscarmellose, croscarmellose sodium,carmellose calcium, carboxymethylstarch sodium, low substitutedhydroxypropyl cellulose or corn starch. Examples of the crystallinecellulose include products of various grade such as CEOLUS KG801, avicelPH101, avicel PH102, avicel PH301, avicel PH302, avicel RC-591(crystalline cellulose carmellose sodium) and so on. One crystallinecellulose may be used or two or more species may be used in combination.The disintegrant, e.g., crospovidone, may be used singly or incombination with other disintegrants. Crospovidone includes anycross-linked 1-ethenyl-2-pyrrolidinone homopolymer, and may comprise apolymer of molecular weight of 1,000,000 or more. Examples ofcommercially available crospovidone include Cross-linked povidone,Kollidon CL, Polyplasdone XL, Polyplasdone XL-10, INF-10 (manufacturedby ISP, Inc.), polyvinylpolypyrrolidone, PVPP and1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone homopolymer. The disintegrants are optionallyincorporated in a proportion of about 1-15 parts by weight, or about1-10 parts by weight, or about 3-7 parts by weight, based on 100 partsby weight of the solid formulation.

Some embodiments include a solid buccal or sublingual formulationcontaining a F1C where unit doses of the formulation substantially orcompletely disintegrates or erodes within about 20-120 seconds in waterat 37° C. or on insertion of the unit dose into the buccal area or uponplacement under the tongue. Such formulations may comprise a swellablehydrophilic excipient, a water-soluble or a water-dispersible excipient,e.g., one or more of partially hydrolyzed gelatin, hydrolyzed dextran,dextrin, mannitol, alginates, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidine,water soluble cellulose derivatives, methylcellulose, ethyl cellulose,carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, alginates, gelatin, guargum, gum tragacanth, gum acacia, polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid,polysilicic acid, polylactic acid, polymaleic acid, polyvinyl alcohol,polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, nonionic blocked polymers,carbomers, polycarbophils, a water soluble starch, dicalcium phosphate,calcium carbonate, silica or polyethyleneglycol, e.g., PEG1000, PEG2000or a polyethylene oxide (“PEO”), PEO1000, PEO100000 or PEO5000000.

Other embodiments include the product obtained by storing inventioncompositions or formulations, e.g., unit dosage forms or compositionsused to make formulations, at about 4-40° C. for at least about 30 days,e.g., storage at ambient temperature for about 1-24 months. Inventionformulations will typically be stored in hermetically or inductionsealed containers for these time periods. Compositions and formulationsthat comprise a F1C will typically be held in closed or sealedcontainers, particularly when the composition is a formulation forpharmaceutical or veterinary use.

Typical containers for storage of compositions and formulations thatcomprise a F1C will limit the amount of water that reaches the materialscontained therein. Typically, formulations are packaged in hermeticallyor induction sealed containers. The containers are usually inductionsealed. Water permeation characteristics of containers have beendescribed, e.g., Containers—Permeation, chapter, USP 23<671>, UnitedStates Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., 12601 Twinbrook Parkway,Rockville, Md. 20852, pp.: 1787 et seq. (1995).

Immune modulation. The F1Cs, or the biologically active substancesproduced from these compounds by hydrolysis or metabolism in vivo, havea number of clinical and non-clinical applications. The compounds aregenerally useful to correct immune dysregulation, e.g., imbalancedimmune responses to disease conditions, pathogens or the like,suppression of an innate or acquired immune response(s) and inflammationconditions in vertebrate or mammalian subjects, e.g., as disclosedherein. Thus, while the compounds will generally enhance a deficientimmune response in a given clinical condition, they will generallyreduce the same immune response when it is too active in a differentclinical condition. For example, they can enhance insufficient orsuboptimal Th1 immune responses, reduce excess or undesirable Th2 immuneresponses, reduce excess or undesirable Th1 immune responses or enhanceinsufficient or suboptimal Th2 immune responses or they can reduceexcess or undesirable inflammation or one or more of its symptoms. Thecompounds will generally also modulate dysregulated Tc1 and Tc2 immuneresponses (associated with CD8⁺ T cells) in a similar manner, e.g.,excessive Tc1 or Tc2 responses will be detectably decreased anddeficient or suboptimal Tc1 or Tc2 responses will generally bedetectably enhanced.

Invention embodiments include a method to modulate a subject's innateimmunity, Th1 immune responses, Tc1 immune responses, Th2 immuneresponses or Tc2 immune responses comprising administering an effectiveamount of a F1C to a subject or delivering the F1C to the subject'stissues. Other methods include modulating an immune or cellular responsein a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject, ordelivering to the subject's tissues, an effective amount of a compoundof formula 1. Immune and cellular response modulation includes enhancingTh1 immune responses, reducing Th2 immune responses, reducing Th1 immuneresponses, enhancing Th2 immune responses, reducing unwanted orpathological inflammation, enhancing hematopoiesis or modulating thesynthesis, level or a biological activity of a biomolecule such as (1) atranscription factor such as a nuclear hormone receptor or an associatedreceptor factor, (2) a purine such as adenosine, (3) a nucleotidecofactor such as NADPH, (4) a cytokine or interleukin or a receptor fora cytokine or interleukin, or (5) another biomolecule as disclosedherein. Such enhancements, reductions, levels or activities are usuallyin an easily detectable range, e.g., a change compared to a suitablecontrol of at least about 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%,90%, 95% or a range that is between about any two of these values.Typically the subject is in need of such treatment, e.g., by having aclinical condition disclosed herein or being subject to developing sucha condition, e.g., having been exposed or potentially exposed to apathogen or having a predisposing condition such as precancer.

In modulating one or more activities of Th1, Th2, Tc1 or Tc2 cells ortheir function(s), the F1Cs will typically detectably modulate one, two,three or more factors, e.g., immune cell subsets or populations,cytokines, interleukins, surface antigens such as a CD molecule(s)and/or their receptors that affect the development, migration, numbersor biological function(s) of such cells. When a Th1 or Tc1 cell orpopulation is affected, the F1Cs will typically increase or decrease thesynthesis or level of one, two or more of an associated effector factor,e.g., IFNγ, IL-2, IL-1 2, IL-1 8, T-bet, PPARα and PPARγ or a cellsurface molecule, e.g., as disclosed herein or in the cited references,that is associated with or needed for normal, optimal or enhanced Th1 orTc1 cells or cell function. Such molecules are generally associated withdevelopment or enhancement of Th1 or Tc1 cells or their biologicalfunction(s). When a Th2 or Tc2 cell or population is affected, the F1Cswill typically increase or decrease the synthesis or level of one, twoor more of an associated effector factor, e.g., IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8,IL-10, IL-13, GATA-3, COX-2 or a cell surface molecule, e.g., asdisclosed herein or in the cited references, that is associated with orneeded for normal, optimal or enhanced Th2 or Tc2 cells or cellfunction(s). Such molecules are generally associated with development orenhancement of Th2 or Tc2 cells or their biological function(s).

Similarly, when a subject has or is subject to developing an unwanted orexcessive inflammation, the F1Cs will generally detectably modulate oneor more relevant effector factors for inflammation, e.g., a detectabledecrease of one, two, three or more of IL-1α, IL-1β, TNFα, TNF-β,MIP-1α, MIP-2, TGF-β1, IP-10, LT-β, γIFN, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 and COX-2,lipoxygenase, or an increase of one or more suppressor factors orantagonists of inflammation. Such modulation can comprise increases ordecreases of at least about 2%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 40%, 50%,60%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, 100%, 200%, 300%, 500%, 1000%,5000% or within a range between any two of these values, e.g., betweenabout 5-95%, about 10-90%, about 5-60% or about 40-95%. In general, suchchanges leads to a detectable amelioration of an inflammation-associateddisease, condition, symptom or to the detectable slowing of theprogression thereof or to a detectably reduced incidence or severity ofor susceptibility to developing an unwanted inflammatory response.

In conditions where an unwanted or excessive Th1, Tc1 , Th2 or Tc2response is associated with or causes a disease(s), disease(s)progression, disease(s) state maintenance, condition(s) or symptom(s),the F1Cs will generally decrease the level or one or more biologicalactivity of one, two or more of their respective associated effectormolecules. In conditions where a deficient or suboptimal Th1, Tc1 , Th2or Tc2 response is associated with or causes a disease(s), disease(s)progression, disease(s) state maintenance, condition(s) or symptom(s),the F1Cs will generally increase the level or one or more biologicalactivity of one, two, three or more of their respective associatedeffector molecules. Such changes in the level or biologicalactivity(ies) the associated effector molecules is generally detectableusing standard methods and is typically an increase (when a response isinsufficient) or a decrease (when a response is in excess) of at leastabout 2%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 75%, 80%,85%, 90%, 95%, 98% or within a range between any two of these values,e.g., between about 5-95%, about 10-90%, about 5-60% or about 40-95%. Ingeneral, such changes leads to a detectable amelioration of a disease,condition, symptom or to the detectable slowing of the progressionthereof or to a detectably reduced incidence or severity of orsusceptibility to developing a disease(s) or the occurrence of asymptom(s) for a at least a portion of subjects that are treated with aF1C, e.g., at least about 5%, 10%, 20%, 40%, 60% or 80% of treatedsubjects. The F1Cs may facilitate the clinical cure of a disease(s),prolong remission of a disease(s) or eliminate or ameliorate aclinically detectable symptom(s).

The F1C will generally also affect the function of other immune cellsubsets in a similar manner. Thus, when an insufficient macrophage,dendritic cell or neutrophil response is associated with theestablishment, maintenance or progression of a disease, symptom or acondition, the F1Cs will generally enhance of the level or a biologicalactivity(ies) of one or more effector molecule associated with or neededfor an optimal or more normal response or immune function that ismediated by the macrophages, dendritic cells or neutrophils. Similarly,when the subject suffers from a excessive or pathological activityassociated with macrophages, dendritic cells or neutrophils, which isassociated with the establishment, maintenance or progression of adisease, symptom or a condition, the F1Cs will generally detectablyreduce the level or a biological activity(ies) of one or more effectormolecule associated with or needed for an optimal or more normalresponse or immune function that is mediated by the macrophages,dendritic cells or neutrophils. Such effector molecules are as describedherein or in the cited references.

As used herein, reference to Th1 or Th2 immune responses means suchresponses as observed in mammals generally and not as observed in themurine system, from which the Th1 and Th2 terminology originated. Thus,in humans, Th1 cells are CD4⁺ T lymphocytes and they usuallypreferentially display chemokine receptors CXCR3 and CCR5, while Th2cells are CD4⁺ T lymphocytes and usually preferentially express theCCR4, CCR8 and/or CXCR4 chemokine receptor molecule(s) and generally asmaller amount of CCR3, see, e.g., U. Syrbe et al., Springer Semin.Immunopathol. 1999 21:263-285, S. Sebastiani et al., J. Immunol. 2001166:996-1002. Tc1 and Tc2 immune responses are mediated by CD8⁺lymphocytes and means to identify these cells and their associatedlymphokines, cell specific antigens and biological activities have beendescribed, see, e.g., M. B. Faries et al., Blood 2001 98:2489-2497, W.L. Chan et al., J. Immunol. 2001 167:1238-1244, C. Prezzi et al., Eur.J. Immunol. 2001 31:894-906, H. Ochi et al., J. Neuroimmunol. 2001119:297-305, D. H. Fowler and R. E. Gress, Leukemia and Lymphoma 200038:221-234.

The F1Cs are useful in reestablishing normal immune function in variousimmune dysregulation or immune suppression conditions. For example, theyare useful to treat, slow progression of or to ameliorate one or moresymptoms associated with one or more of an autoimmune condition(s), ainflammation condition(s), an infection(s), a cancer(s), a precancer(s),a chemotherapy(ies), radiation therapy, a burn(s), a trauma(s), asurgery(ies), a pulmonary condition, a cardiovascular disease(s) and aneurological or neurodegenerative disease(s). Without being limited toany theory, the F1Cs are believed to act through several mechanisms,including by directly or indirectly modulating nuclear hormone receptoractivity or by affecting or modulating other biological targets such astranscription factors, steroid binding proteins or enzymes in at leastsome of the diseases, conditions or symptoms disclosed herein.

The F1Cs are useful to modulate delayed-type hypersensitivity (“DTH”)responses and anergic conditions in subjects having to subject todeveloping abnormal DHT responses or anergy. Means to measure suchresponses and conditions are known and can be used to characterize theeffects of the F1Cs on these responses and conditions. See, e.g., A. E.Brown, et al., J. Med. Assoc. Thailand 83:633-639 2000, R. A. Smith etal., J. Adolesc. Health 27:384-390 2000, N. M. Ampel, Med. Mycology37:245-250 1999. The compounds will generally detectably enhance orrestore DTH in immune suppression conditions. They will also generallydetectably reduce or eliminate anergy in subjects having significantlyreduced or no immune response to, e.g., specific antigens or pathogens.

The invention provides a method to detectably enhance an antigenspecific immune response, cell mediated immune response or adelayed-type hypersensitivity immune response in a subject havingimpaired or negligible antigen specific immune response, cell mediatedimmune response or delayed-type hypersensitivity immune response,comprising administering to the subject, or delivering to the subject'stissues, an effective amount of a F1C. The antigen specific immuneresponse, cell-mediated immune response or delayed-type hypersensitivityimmune response can be enhanced at least about 25%, at least about 40%,at least about 50%, at least about 60%, at least about 75% or at leastabout 90%. Some-of the-subjects may have an antigen specific immuneresponse, cell mediated immune response or a delayed-typehypersensitivity immune response that is impaired or negligible, e.g.,about 50% or less or about 30% or less or about 10% or less of theresponse that an otherwise normal subject would be expected to have.Such subjects may not detectably respond to at least 1 antigen out of 2,3, 4 or 5 antigens that a normal subject would respond to. In someembodiments, the subject is an HIV-infected human having a CD4⁺ T cellcount of about 0-150 cells/mm³ or about 2-100 cells/mm³ and/or whereinthe antigen specific immune response, cell mediated immune response ordelayed-type hypersensitivity immune response is an enhanced response toa viral, bacterial, parasite or fungal antigen such as an HIV, HCV, HBVor CMV antigen such as a viral or HIV core antigen or HIV p24 antigen ora viral or HIV envelope antigen, a Candida antigen, a viral, bacterial,parasite or fungal antigen essentially as described herein or tophytohemagglutinin. The responses to treatment with a F1C may bequantitated by, e.g., mixed lymphocyte reaction, ELlspot analysis orflow cytometric analysis of, e.g., circulating blood cells such as CD4⁺or CD8⁺ T cells or for levels of cytokines (e.g., IL-2, TNFα or IFNγ) insuch cells. Such analyses have been described, e.g., V. P. Badovinac andJ. T. Hardy, J. Immunol. Methods 2000, 238:107-117, N. Favre et al., J.Immunol. Methods 1997, 204:57-66, E. Hagiwara et al., Cytokine 1995,7:815-822, N. W. Lukacs et al., Blood 1993, 82:3668-3674, M. Umemoto etal., Clin. Exp. Immunol. 1998, 112:459-463, A. Fietta et al.,Gerontology 1994, 40:237-245, C. H. Orteu et al., J. Immunol. 1998,161:1619-1629.

Clinical indications that have an association with or have a symptom(s)that is consistent or associated with an excessive or unwanted Th2immune response include, e.g., fatigue, pain, fever or an increasedincidence of infection, schizophrenia, acute myelitis, tumorprogression, progressive systemic sclerosis, Omenn's syndrome, atopicdisease, atopy, allergen hypersensitivity, atopic asthma, atopicdermatitis, burns, trauma (e.g., bone fracture, hemorrhage, surgery),immune responses to xenotransplantation, chronic periodontitis, SLE(systemic lupus erythematosus), discoid lupus erythematosus,osteoporosis, myasthenia gravis, Graves disease, mite-associatedulcerative dermatitis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.Excessive Th2 immune responses are also associated with an unwantedsymptom or pathology, e.g., fatigue, pain, fever or an increasedincidence of infection, that is associated with aging, allergy andinflammation conditions such as allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosisin cystic fibrosis patients, allergic respiratory disease, allergicrhinitis, atopic dermatitis, subepithelial fibrosis in airwayhyperresponsiveness, chronic sinusitis, perennial allergic rhinitis,fibrosing alveolitis (lung fibrosis). This common underlying immunecomponent is at least part of the pathology or symptoms of all of theseconditions. This allows a F1C to be effectively used to prevent or treatthe condition or to treat or ameliorate one or more symptoms that areassociated with these conditions. Thus, in some embodiments, an unwantedor excessive Th2 response is present and amelioration of one or moresymptoms associated with this condition is accomplished by administeringan effective amount of a F1C according to the methods described herein,e.g., F1C is administered using a formulation and a route ofadministration essentially as described herein on an intermittent or adaily basis.

Typically, unwanted Th2 immune responses are associated with, or causedby, increased expression of one or more cytokines or interleukins suchas one, two, three or more of cortisol, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10 andIL-13. Administration of a F1C will generally reduce the expression ofone or more of the Th2-associated cytokines or interleukins. At the sametime, the compounds generally enhance the expression of one or morecytokines or interleukins associated with Th1 immune responses. Becauseof their capacity to modulate or to balance Th1 and Th2 immuneresponses, the compounds are useful for a variety of clinicalconditions, e.g., infection, immunosuppression or cancer, where anenhanced Th1 immune response is desired. Effects of the F1Cs intreating, preventing or slowing the progression of the clinicalconditions described herein can include one or more of (1) enhancing theTh1 character of a subject's immune response or immune status, (2)increasing the intensity of a Th1 or a Th2 immune response or both and(3) decreasing inflammation or a symptom thereof.

Exemplary conditions where an immune imbalance or an excessive Th1immune response is involved include autoimmune diseases such as multiplesclerosis, Crohn's disease (regional enteritis), ulcerative colitis,inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis,acute allograft rejection, sarcoidosis, type 1 diabetes mellitus,Helicobacter pylon associated peptic ulcer, graft versus host diseaseand Hashimotos' thyroiditis. Because these conditions are associatedwith a similar type immune dysfunction, a F1C can be effectively used toprevent or treat these conditions or to treat or ameliorate one or moresymptoms associated therewith. Thus, in some embodiments, an unwanted orexcessive Th1 response is present and amelioration of one or moresymptoms associated with this condition is accomplished by administeringan effective amount of a F1C according to the methods described herein,e.g., F1C is administered using a formulation and a route ofadministration essentially as described herein on an intermittent or adaily basis. In other embodiments, an deficient Th1 response isenhanced, which is optionally observed as a detectable increase in oneor more of IFNγ, IL-2, IL-12 or IL-18 in Th1 cells or in accessory cellssuch as a dendritic cell or macrophage. In all of the conditions wherean insufficient or excess Th1, Th2, Tc1 or Tc2 response is present,amelioration of one or more symptoms associated with the condition isaccomplished by administering an effective amount of a F1C according tothe methods described herein.

Aspects of the invention include the use or administration ofcompositions or formulations that comprise a carrier and an amount of atleast one F1C effective to detectably modulate an immune parameter. Forexample, to enhance the relative proportion of a desired immune cellsubset, e.g., CD4⁺ T cells, CD8⁺ T cells, NK cells, LAK cells,neutrophils, granulocytes, basophils, eosinophils or dendritic cells, orto modulate (detectably increase or decrease) one or more functions ofimmune cell subsets. The F1Cs can modulate the expression of CDmolecules or alter the proportion of cell subsets, e.g., CD4⁺ or CD8⁺ Tcells, or their relative numbers in a subject's blood or tissues. CD andrelated molecules participate in the function of various immune cellsubsets and can be useful as markers for immune function in vivo. Insome aspects, the F1Cs activate immune cells which generally alters(increases or decreases) expression of, or changes the numbers of cellsthat express one or more of, CD4, CD6, CD8, CD25, CD27, CD28, CD30,CD36, CD38, CD39, CD43, CD45RA, CD45RO, CD62L, CD69, CD71, CD90 orHLA-DR molecules. Often, the numbers of cells that express thesemolecules are increased, e.g., CD25, CD36, CD16 or CD69. Typically, suchincreases are observed as an increased proportion of circulating whiteblood cells that express one or more of these molecules or white bloodcells, e.g., T cells or dendritic cells, that express CXCR3, CCR5, CCR4,CCR8 and/or CXCR4. In some cases the number of such molecules per cellis detectably altered.

Expression of one or more adhesion molecules CD2, CD5, CD8, CD11a,CD11b, CD11c, CD18, CD29, CD31, CD36, CD44, CD49a, CD49b, CD49c, CD49d,CD49e, CD49f, CD50, CD54, CD58, CD103 or CD104 are also detectablymodulated after administration of the F1Cs to a subject. Often, thenumbers of cells that express these molecules are increased, e.g., CD5or CD56. The adhesion molecules function in various aspects of immuneresponses, such as binding to class I MHC molecules, transducing signalsbetween cells or binding to molecules in the extracellular matrixassociated with endothelial or other cell types. Administration of theF1Cs to a subject also affects the numbers of certain immune cellsubsets, e.g., NK cells (e.g., CD8⁻, CD56⁺ or CD8⁺, CD56⁺) or lymphokineactivated killer cells (LAK). Increased circulating NK or LAK cells aretypically observed, which is reflected in increased numbers of cellsthat express one or more of CD16, CD38, CD56, CD57 or CD94. Also,increased numbers of circulating dendritic cell precursors are observed,as shown by increases in cells that express one or more of CD11c, CD80,CD83, CD106 or CD123. Although one can observe an increased proportionof circulating white blood cells that express one or more of thesemolecules, in some instances the number of such molecules per cell isdetectably altered. Both the cell numbers and the density of CD moleculeper cell can also be detectably modulated. Modulation of immune cellsubsets typically occurs on intermittent dosing of a F1C, but will arisefrom any suitable dosing regimen, e.g., as described herein.

Expression of one or more homing or other receptors or receptor subunitssuch as CD62L, CLA-1, LFA1, CD44, ICAM, VCAM or ECAM may also bedetectably affected after administration of the F1Cs to a subject. Thenumbers of cells that express these molecules, or the relative amountsper cell of, e.g., CD44 or CD62L, may be increased where a desiredimmune response is desired, e.g., migration of T cells to mucosaltissues or exposure of naive T cells to antigen in lymph nodes.Alternatively, numbers of cells that express these molecules, or therelative amounts per cell of, e.g., CLA-1, may be decreased whereinhibition of an undesired immune response, such as an inflammatoryresponse is desired. The subject's response to such enhanced expressionincludes migration of cells such as movement of naive T cells toperipheral lymph nodes in response to modulation of CD62L or otherhoming receptor expression. Thus, the F1Cs can also facilitate migrationof various immune cell types, e.g., dendritic cells, NK cells, LAKcells, macrophages or lymphocytes, from one location to another within asubject. For example, the compounds can enhance dendritic cell orlymphocyte migration from areas such as the skin tissues to the gutassociated lymphoid tissue (“GALT”), lymph nodes or spleen. Suchmigration may facilitate the function of those cell types by increasingtheir transit to tissues where their effector functions, e.g., antigenpresentation by dendritic cells, normally occur. The migration period isoften relatively transient (e.g., observable over about 1-7 days) oroccasionally longer (e.g., occurring for about 8-40 days), depending onthe dosing regimen and other factors. This migration can be observed bystandard methods, e.g., by cell staining, by PCR analyses or bydetermining the presence of a given cell type in circulation ordetermining a decrease in the number circulating cells. A decrease wouldgenerally reflect sequestration of an immune cell population(s) in atissue(s) where the immune cell normally exercises its effectorfunctions.

Thus, in some embodiments, the migration of one or more immune cellsubsets such as CD11C⁺ cells from tissue such as skin or lung throughthe blood to immune tissue such as lymph nodes or GALT is seen as atransient increase in the level of circulating CD11C⁺ cells in responseto exposure of the subject's tissues to a suitable amount of a F1C.Thus, the level of CD11C⁺ cells in the blood will generally detectablyincrease, e.g., a statistically significant increase, plateau and thendecrease as migration of the cells to immune tissue subsides. In theseembodiments, the proportion of the cells of the affected immune cellsubset is typically relatively low in most physiological immune states,e.g., normal or abnormal immune conditions, compared to the total whiteblood cell population in circulation. In other embodiments, themigration of one or more immune cell subsets such as CD123⁺ cells fromthe circulation to immune tissue such as lymph nodes or GALT results ina decrease. In these embodiments, the decrease in the numbers ofcirculating immune cells reflects the migration of the immune cells fromthe blood to immune tissue such as lymph nodes or GALT. Such a decreasemay be transient and followed by recovery of the affected immune cellsubset(s) over about 2 to 24 weeks. In conducting these embodiments,administration of the F1C to the subject is accomplished using theformulations or the methods as described herein.

Thus, an aspect of the invention is a method to enhance the migration ofone or more immune cell types in a subject from one location (e.g., bonemarrow, circulating blood or a tissue such as the skin, liver, centralnervous system or lung) to another (e.g., to the blood or to a lymphoidtissue such as a lymph node, spleen or a mucosal tissue such as GALT) byadministration to a subject as described herein of an effective amountof a F1C essentially as described by any of the methods disclosedherein. A related aspect is the monitoring, e.g., by suitable bloodcounts or tissue biopsy, of the subject's response to determine thetiming and extent of such immune cell migration.

Other CD molecules that are modulated by the presence of the F1Cs in asubject include cytokine receptor molecules such as one or more ofCD115, CDW116, CD117, CD118, CDW119, CD120a, CD120b, CD121a, CD121b,CD122, CD123, CD124, CD125 CD126, CDW127, CDW128 or CDW130. Often, thenumbers of receptor molecules per cell will be modulated. For example,receptors for cytokines that mediate or facilitate Th1 immune responsesor innate immune responses (e.g., one or more of IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2,IL-4, IL-1 2, γIFN or α-interferon) will typically increase in or oncells that mediate Th1 or innate immune responses. Modulation of thesemolecules may be by direct interactions with a receptor(s) in the cellthat expresses the cytokine receptor or indirectly by modulation ofcytokine synthesis in the affected cells or in other cells, typicallyimmune cells that may interact with the cells whose receptor synthesisis being modulated. Thus, autocrine or paracrine mechanisms may underliesome of the effects associated with administration of a F1C(s) such asaltered cytokine profiles in immune cells or altered immune cellpopulations. Endocrine cytokine mechanisms may also contribute todesired immune responses.

Treatment of a subject with a F1C can result in a change of at leastabout 20-80% or about 25-50% above or below (e.g., at least 30% or atleast 40% above or below) the control or basal level of affected immunecell subsets. For example, increases of more than about 30% in the totalnumbers of activated CD8⁺ T cells, e.g., CD8⁺, CD69⁺, CD25⁺ T cells,CD8⁺, CD69⁺, CD25⁻ T cells or CD8⁺, CD69⁻, CD25⁺ T cells, can occur by 7days after a single dose of a F1C to a subject. Such increases may begreater than 50%, 60% or 100% in the total numbers of activated CD8⁺ Tcells or subsets of activated CD8⁺ T cells in individual subjects.Typically such increases are about in the total numbers of activatedCD8⁺ T cells or subsets of activated CD8⁺ T cells averages about 30-40%,with individual subjects experiencing increases over 100% in the numbersof activated CD8⁺ T cells per unit blood volume compared to the basallevel.

Administration of the F1Cs can affect other immune cell subsets. Forexample, the concentration of circulating CD4⁺, CD69⁺, CD25⁻ (Th1 helpercells) and CD8⁺, CD16⁺, CD38⁺ LAK cells or CD8⁻, CD16⁺, CD38⁺ LAK cellstypically increases during or after the course of dosing a subject witha F1C. Also, CD8⁻, CD16⁺, CD38⁺ and CD8⁺, CD16⁺, CD38⁺ (ADCC effectorcells) and low side scatter Lin⁻, DR⁺, CD123⁺ (dendritic precursors) orlow side scatter Lin⁻, DR⁺, CD11c⁺ (dendritic cells or precursors) mayshow modest to significant increases.

In subjects that are immunosuppressed, e.g., from certain infections(e.g., viral (HIV, HCV), bacterial infection or parasite infection) orfrom chemotherapy (e.g., an antiviral therapy, a cancer chemotherapy ora radiation therapy), administration of the F1Cs to the subject resultsin a favorable shift in the balance of Th1 or Th2 responses the subjectcan mount in the face of immunosuppression. When Th1 responses aresuboptimal or insufficient, treatment with a F1C results in enhancementof Th1 responses or a reduction in Th2 responses. Conversely, when Th2responses are suboptimal or insufficient, treatment with a F1C resultsin enhancement of Th2 responses, which may occur with a concomitantmodulation (increase or decrease) in Th1 responses. The F1Cs can thus beused to shift the nature of a subject's immune response to result in amore balanced immune response from immunosuppression. Alternatively, thecompounds can selectively suppress inappropriate or unwanted immuneresponses. Enhanced Th1 responses appears to be at least partly due toone or more of (i) a reduction in biological restraints, e.g., highlevels of IL-4 or IL-10, on Th1 functions by preexisting primed Th1effector cells, (ii) enhanced differentiation of ThO cells to Th1 cellsor enhanced responses mediated by Th1 cells, (iii) enhanced function ofaccessory cell function, e.g., antigen presentation by dendritic cells,dendritic precursor or progenitor cells or by macrophages or theirprecursors or progenitors, (iv) enhanced proliferation anddifferentiation of Th1 precursor or progenitor cells, (v) enhanced IL-12expression in dendritic cells or their precursors, which results inenhanced differentiation of Th1 cells from ThO precursors, (vi) enhancedexpression or activity of factors associated with Th1 functions, e.g.,IL-2, gamma interferon (γIFN or IFNγ), IL-18 or lymphotoxin.

An aspect of the invention methods is an alteration in the expression ofIL-4 or IL-10 that occurs after administration of a F1C to a subject. Aconsistent observation is that extracellular IL-4 or IL-10 levelsrapidly decrease to levels that are undetectable by ELISA. IntracellularIL-10 levels are reduced to levels that are near or below the limits ofdetection by flow cytometry. The administration of a F1C to a subjectthus provides a means to inhibit either or both of these interleukins.Such inhibition may be associated with enhancement of Th1 immuneresponses relative to Th2 or ThO responses, e.g., in subjects where Th1responses are suppressed (e.g., from viral, bacterial or parasiteinfection (HIV, HCV, etc) or chemotherapy) or are otherwise suboptimal.In many subjects, levels of either IL-4 or IL-10, usually IL-10, beforedosing with a F1C is low or undetectable. In these subjects, dosing withthe F1C results in a rapid drop in the interleukin that is detectable,usually IL-4.

Clinical conditions are described in more detail below where the F1Csare useful for treating, preventing, slowing the progression of, orameliorating one or more symptoms associated with the describedconditions. In any these conditions, any F1C disclosed herein can beused according to one or more of the dosing methods that are disclosedherein. For these conditions, dosages for the F1Cs, formulations androutes of administration are as described herein. Additional informationregarding these and other clinical conditions or symptoms that can betreated, prevented or ameliorated with the F1Cs are found at e.g., TheMerck Manual, 17^(th) edition, M. H. Beers and R. Berkow editors, 1999,Merck Research Laboratories, Whitehouse Station, N.J., ISBN0911910-10-7, or in other references cited herein.

Responses to treatment of a subject having a condition disclosed hereinwith a F1C is optionally monitored by observing changes in one or moreimmune or other appropriate clinical parameters, e.g., as describedherein or in D. S. Jacobs et al., editors, Laboratory Test Handbook,4^(th) edition, pages 11-686, Lexi-Comp Inc., Hudson, Ohio, ISBN0-916589-36-6, or in any of the references cited herein, or bymonitoring the progression or severity of the underlying conditionaccording to known methods, e.g., J. B. Peter, editor, Use andInterpretation of Laboratory Tests in Infectious Disease, 5^(th)Edition, pages 1-309, 1998, Specialty Laboratories, Santa Monica,Calif., ISBN 1-889342-13-0.

Infection treatments. In some embodiments, the F1C(s) is administered toa subject who has a pathogen infection, such as a viral, bacterial,fungal, yeast, intracellular parasite or extracellular parasiteinfection. The F1Cs can be considered for use in a broad scope ofinfections (see, e.g., J. B. Peter, editor, Use and Interpretation ofLaboratory Tests in Infectious Disease, 5^(th) edition, SpecialtyLaboratories, Santa Monica, Calif. 90404, 1998, pages 1-271), since thecompounds generally enhance Th1 immune responses and/or reduce Th2immune responses and/or reduce inflammation or its symptoms. Difficultyin treating many infections, e.g., progressive toxoplasmic encephalitis,malaria, tuberculosis, Leishmaniasis and schistosomiasis, often appearto be associated with one or more of an unwanted Th2 immune responses, asuboptimal Th1 response or the development of resistance of theinfectious agent to antimicrobial agents. For example, in disseminatedor diffuse tuberculosis, a reduced Th2 response would be desirable toallow a patient to slow progression of the disease or to clear infectedcells more efficiently. In treating chloroquine resistant or sensitivemalaria, the F1Cs have essentially the same activity.

Exemplary viral infections that the F1Cs can be used to treat, preventor ameliorate include infections by one or more DNA or RNA viruses, or asymptom(s) associated with such infection(s), such as a genogroup,clade, serotype, serotype subtypes, isolate, strain, subtype or so forthof influenza viruses (e.g., a human influenza A virus, a human influenzaB virus, an avian (e.g., chicken, duck, goose) influenza virus, a swineinfluenza virus or a recombinant avian-swine influenza virus),respiratory syncytial viruses, Rotaviruses, Hantaviruses, animal orhuman Papillomaviruses (e.g., HPV-1, HPV-2, HPV-6, HPV-7, HPV-10,HPV-11, HPV-13, HPV-16, HPV-18, HPV-32, HPV-33, HPV-35, HPV-39, HPV-42,HPV-43, HPV-44, HPV-45, HPV-61, HPV-72 or HPV-83), Poxviruses,Poliovirus, rabies viruses, human and animal Retroviruses (e.g., HIV-1,HIV-2, LAV, human T-cell leukemia virus I (“HTLV I”), HTLV II, HTLV III,SIV, SHIV, FIV or FeLV), Togaviruses and Flaviviruses (e.g., West NileVirus, Yellow Fever Virus, Dengue viruses), Herpesviruses (e.g., CMV,EBV, Varicella Zoster Virus (human Herpesvirus 3), Herpes simplex virus1 (“HSV-1”), Herpes simplex virus 2 (“HSV-2”), human Herpesvirus 6(“HHV-6”), human Herpesvirus 7, human Herpesvirus 8 (“HHV-8”)), measlesviruses, mumps viruses, rubella virus, Hepadnaviruses or hepatitisviruses, Adenoviruses, Retroviruses, Togaviruses, Alphaviruses,Arboviruses, Coronaviruses (e.g., human severe acute respiratorysyndrome virus, Urbani SARS-associated coronavirus, human respiratorycoronaviruses such as HCV-229E or HCV-OC43, including serogroups,genotypes, strains or variants of any of these viruses), Flaviviruses,Filoviruses, Rhinoviruses, Picornaviruses, Papovaviruses, Bunyaviruses,Picornaviruses, Poxviruses, Parvoviruses (e.g., human B19 parvovirus)and/or Pestiviruses.

Specific viruses, including their genogroups, clades, isolates,serotypes, serotype subtypes, strains and so forth, that may establish avirus infection susceptible to the treatment methods disclosed hereininclude one or more of human hepatitis C virus (“HCV”), human hepatitisB virus (“HBV”), human hepatitis A virus (“HAV”), human hepatitis deltavirus, human hepatitis E virus, duck hepatitis virus, woodchuckhepatitis virus, one or more of human herpesviruses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6A,6B, 7 or 8, human SARS virus, one or more of human papilloma viruses1-60, e.g., HPV 6, HPV 11, HPV 16, HPV 18, HPV 31, HPV 45, animalpapilloma viruses, poliovirus 1, poliovirus 2, poliovirus 3, one or moreof Dengue virus types 1, 2, 3 or 4, one or more of foot-and-mouthdisease virus 1-7, including serotypes O, A, C, SAT 1, SAT 2, SAT 3 andASIA-1, one or more of coxsackievirus A1-A22, A24, and B1-B6, one ormore of human echovirus 1-9, 11-27 and 29-34, one or more of humanenterovirus 68-71, one or more of adenovirus 1-49, one or more ofParainfluenza viruses 1, 2, 3 or 4, Human respiratory coronaviruses 229Eand OC43, one or more of Human rotaviruses, BK virus, Bunyamwera virus,California Encephalitis Virus, Central European Encephalitis Virus,encephalomyocarditis virus, Colorado tick fever virus, Cowpox virus,Eastern equine encephalitis virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus,Argentine hemorrhagic fever virus, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever virus,Lacrosse virus, Hantaan virus, JC virus, Lassa virus, Lymphocyticchoriomeningitis virus, Kyasanur forest virus, Marburg virus, Measlesvirus, Mokola virus, Monkeypox virus, Molluscum contagiosum virus, Mumpsvirus, Murray Valley encephalitis virus, Norwalk virus, O'nyong-nyongvirus,-Omsk hemmorhagic virus, Orf virus, Rabies virus, RA-1 virus,Western equine encephalitis virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, YellowFever Virus, West Nile virus, Variola (smallpox) virus, cowpox virus,Vaccinia virus, Ebola virus, Respiratory syncytial virus, humancytomegalovirus, Rhinoviruses 1-113, Rift Valley fever virus, Ros rivervirus, Rubella virus, Russian spring-summer encephalitis virus, Sandflyfever viruses, St. Louis encephalitis virus, SV40 virus, vaccinia virus,Varicella-zoster virus, Vesicular stomatitis viruses and Bovine ViralDiarrhea Virus. These and other exemplary viruses have been described.See, for example B. N. Fields, et al., editors, Fundamental Virology,3^(rd) edition, 1996, Lippencott-Raven Publishers, see chapter 2 atpages 23-57, including table 4 at pages 26-27, table 5 at pages 28-29,chapter 17 at pages 523-539, chapters 26-27 at pages 763-916, chapter 32at pages 1043-1108 and chapter 35 at pages 1199-1233, T. G. Ksiazek etal., New Engl. J. Med., electronic publication on Apr. 10, 2003 atwww.nejm.org.

In related embodiments, the F1Cs are used to treat, prevent orameliorate Arbovirus infections, Arenavirus infections, Hantavirusinfections and hemorrhagic fever virus infections, or a symptom(s) orcomplication(s) thereof, in subjects such as humans. In these infectionsthe F1Cs can treat, prevent or ameliorate one or more symptoms includingfever, headache, drowsiness, vomiting, stiff neck, mental confusion,muscle trembling, convulsions, and coma. Hemorrhagic fevers in humansare associated with infection by Hantaviruses and Filoviruses such asEbola and Marburg viruses, which can cause infections that includeKorean, Bolivian and Argentinean hemorrhagic fevers, Congo fever andLassa fever.

Hantavirus infection is a viral disease that rodents can transmit tohumans and the infection is associated with serious lung or kidneyinfection. Symptoms of Hantavirus infection of the lungs include one ormore of fever, muscle pain, myalgia, headache, abdominal pain,conjunctival bleeding, diarrhea, orr coughing. Hantavirus kidneyinfection may be mild or severe and is associated with fever, headache,backache, abdominal pain, small bruise-like patches on the whites of theeyes, abdominal rash, impaired kidney function, nausea, loss ofappetite, fatigue and intracranial bleeding.

The F1Cs can also be used to treat, prevent or ameliorate infectionscaused by members of the Poxviridae family, e.g., members of theOrthopoxvirus genus in subjects such as mammals or humans. The compoundscan be used to treat, ameliorate or prevent one or more symptomsassociated with Orthopoxvirus infections. For example, the variola orsmallpox virus causes a serious infection with symptoms that includefever, chills, backache, headache, skin lesions and death. In treatingOrthopoxvirus infections such as a variola infection, the F1Cs canresult in enhanced efficacy of host factors such as cytokines orinterferons such as IFN-α or IFN-γ. The subject may also be optionallytreated with another agent such as IFN-γ, a nucleoside analog or anucleotide analog such as one described herein or in the citedreferences. Treatment of a subject such as a human who is anticipated topotentially come in contact with a virus, e.g., an Orthopoxvirus such asthe variola virus or the vaccinia virus is accomplished by administeringa F1C to the subject by, e.g., daily or intermittent dosing, beginningat about 1-14 days before an anticipated potential exposure.

Parasites that can be treated using a F1C(s) include malaria parasites,sleeping sickness parasites and parasites associated withgastrointestinal infections. Exemplary parasite, fungi, yeast andbacterial infections that can be treated, prevented or ameliorated insubjects such as mammals or humans, include ones caused by or associatedwith species, groups, genotypes, serotypes, strains, genomovars orisolates of gastrointestinal helminths, microsporidia, isospora,cryptococci, cryptosporidia (Cryptosporidium parvum), Trypanosoma sp.(e.g., T. brucei, T. gambiense, T. cruzi, T. evansi), Leishmania sp.(e.g., L. donovani, L. major, L. braziliensis), Plasmodium sp. (e.g., P.falciparum, P. knowlesi, P. vivax, P. berghei, P. yoelli), Ehrlichia sp.(e.g., E. canis, E. chaffeensis, E. phagocytophila, E. equi, E.sennetsu), Entamoeba sp., Babesia microti, Bacillus anthracis, Borreliasp. (e.g., B. burgdorferi), Brucella sp. (e.g., B. militensis, B.abortus), Bartonella sp. (B. henselae), Bordetella sp. (e.g., B.bronchiseptica, B. pertussis), Burkholderia sp., (e.g., B. pseudomallei,B. cepacia), Campylobacter sp., Clostridium sp. (e.g., C. perfringens,C. difficile, C. tetani, C. septicum), Chlamidya sp. (e.g., C.pneumoniae), Francisella sp. (e.g., F. tularensis), Enterococcus sp.(e.g., E. faecalis, E. faecium), Enterobacter sp., Bacteroides sp.(e.g., B. fragilis, B. thetaiomicron), Prevotella sp., Fusobacteriumsp., Porphyromonas sp., Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Escherichia sp.(E. coli), Gardnerella vaginalis, Haemophilus sp. (e.g., H. somnus, H.influenzae, H. parainfluenzae), Klebsiella sp. (K. pneumoniae),Leptospira sp., Legionella pneumonia, Listeria (e.g., L. monocytogenes,L. ivanovil), Morganella sp. (e.g., M. morganii), Mycobacterium sp.(e.g., M. avium, M. bovis, M. Ieprae, M. tuberculosis, M. pneumoniae. M.penetrans), Mycoplasma sp. (e.g., M. fermentans, M. penetrans, M.pneumoniae), Neisseria (e.g., N. gonorrhoeae, N. meningitidis), Nocardiaasteroides, Proteus sp. (e.g., P. mirabilis, P. vulgaris, P.myxofaciens), Providencia sp. (e.g., P. rettgeri, P. stuartii),Pseudomonas sp. (P. aeruginosa), Salmonella sp. (e.g., S. typhimurium,S. tyhpi, S. paratyhpi, S. dublin, S. enteritidis, S. schottmuelleri, S.hirschfeldii), Serratia sp., Shigella sp. (e.g., S. flexneri, S. sonnet,S. dysenteriae), Streptococcus sp. (e.g., S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, S.faecalis, S. faecium, S. agalactiae, S. mutans, S. sanguis),Staphylococcus sp. (e.g., S. aureus), Rickettsia sp. (e.g., R.rickettsia, R. prowazekii, R. tsutsugamushi), Treponema sp. (e.g., T.pallidum, T. carateum), Vibrio sp. (e.g., V. cholerae, V.parahaemolyticus, V. mimicus), Yersinia sp. (e.g., Y. enterocolitica, Y.pestis), Pneumocystis sp. (e.g., P. carinii), Aspergillus sp. (e.g., A.fumigatus, A. terreus, A. flavus), Candida sp. (e.g., C. albicans, C.krusei, C. tropicalis), Chlamidya sp. (e.g., C. trachomatis),Schistosoma sp. (e.g., S. mansoni, S. japonicum, S. haematobium),Strongyloides stercoralis, Wucheria bancrofti, Brugia sp. (e.g., B.malayi, B. timori), Trichomonas sp., (e.g., T. vaginalis) and Taeniasp., (e.g., T. pedis, T. solium).

Human Aspergillus infections that can be treated include invasiveaspergilliosis, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, aspergillomaand chronic necrotizing aspergillosis. Bacterial infections that can betreated, prevented or ameliorated thus include infections byintracellular or extracellular gram positive bacteria, gram-negativebacteria, acid fast bacteria, Mycoplasma or rickettsial infections(e.g., a rickettsial spotted fever infection or a rickettsial typhus orscrib typhus infection),. Other pathogens that are amenable to F1Ctreatments are as described. See, e.g., J. B. Peter, editor, Use andInterpretation of Laboratory Tests in Infectious Disease, 5^(th)Edition, pages 1-309, 1998, Specialty Laboratories, Santa Monica,California, ISBN 1-889342-13-0.

For any of the infections disclosed herein, a subject who has theinfection, or is susceptible of developing the infection, e.g., bysuspected or potential exposure to an infectious agent, is treated byadministering an effective amounf of a F1C to the subject. Such subjectsmay have, or be susceptible to developing another condition, e.g., anautoimmune condition, inflammation condition, cardiovascular conditionor a cancer-or precancer as described herein, such as rheumatoidarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosis, Crohn's disease, ulcerativecolitis, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, peptic ulcers, skin ulcers,oral cavity ulcers, asthma, multiple sclerosis, coronary artery disease,acute or chronic rheumatuc heart disease, atherosclerosis, stroke orlung cancer, that can be related to or exacerbated by the infection. Inthese embodiments, the F1Cs can function by one or more mechanisms,including enhancing innate immune responses, modulating, e.g.,detectably increase or decrease, the level or activity of one or more ofthe transcription factors, enzymes or other biomolecules describedherein, e.g., IL-1α, IL-1, TNFα, TNF-β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, gro-α, IFN-γ,IFN-α, MCP-1, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, MIP-2, IP-10, LT-β, GM-CSF, RANTES ortheir isotypes or homologs or cortisol. For example, molecules such asIL1α, TNFα, MIP-1α or MCP-1 are generally decreased in infections wherethere is an overexpression of one or more of these molecules. Adetectable decrease of one or more of these molecules often occurs.

In an exemplary embodiment, a subject such as a human that is known orsuspected of having been exposed to B. anthracis spores or cells istreated with a F1C. The subject may have overt symptoms of eithercutaneous or pulmonary infection. The F1C is administered at a dosagedisclosed herein, e.g., about 0.05-10 mg/kg/day or about 0.1-5 mg/kg/dayby buccal delivery or by a parenteral route such as subcutaneous,intramuscular or intravenous injection, for about 5-14 consecutive days.An oral dosage would be about 10-25 mg/kg/day of a F1C for about 5-14consecutive days. Dosing with the F1C will typically begin at about thetime that the infection is suspected or is diagnosed, or shortlythereafter, e.g., within about 1-12 hours.

During or after treatment, the patient is optionally monitored and theamelioration of one or more symptoms or a slowed disease progression isobserved. Such symptoms can include one or more of a red-brown bump withswelling at the edges, blisters, formation of a black scab or eschar atthe site of skin infection and edema. Symptoms of cutaneous anthrax thatcan be ameliorated include fever, headache, muscle ache, nausea, andvomiting. In treating B. anthracis infections, the F1Cs will typicallydecrease tissue damage associated with inflammation, enhance innateimmune responses, enhance humoral immune responses, reduce TNFα, IL-1αor IL-1β levels or activity or enhance killing or phagocytosis ofpathogen in the infected subject or the subject's immune cells, e.g.,monocytes, neutrophils or macrophages.

For a pulmonary anthrax infection, amelioration of one or more of fever,bleeding and necrosis of lymph nodes near the lung, local chestinfection, shock, coma or death can occur. Infection of the brain andmeningoencephalitis may occur and is treated in a similar manner,although an increased dosage can be utilized, e.g., about 15-50mg/kg/day of the F1C is administered by an oral or parenteral route,e.g., intravenous, sublingual or buccal. In any of these skin, pulmonaryor gastrointestinal infections, the subject is also optionally treatedusing one or more standard antibiotics and routes of administration,e.g., procaine penicillin G, of streptomycin, tetracycline,erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, levofloxacin, norfloxacin oroxofloxacin. In Mycobacterium infections, e.g., M. tuberculosis, M.avium complex, etc., the subject is optionally also treated with anantibiotic therapy such as one, two or more of isoniazid, rifampin,pyrazinamide, streptomycin, ethambutol, capreomycin, levafloxacin orciprofloxacin using standard dosages, or, where additive or synergisticefficacy is observed between the F1C and the antibiotic treatment,antibiotic dosages can be reduced by, e.g., about 20% to about 60%.

The use of the F1Cs will generally ameliorate the inflammation, sepsisor shock that can occur when antibiotics are administered to subjectshaving a systemic or pulmonary B. anthracis infection. A potentialadverse effect of antibiotic use to treat a systemic or pulmonary B.anthracis infection is serious or potentially lethal inflammation,sepsis and/or shock that results from release of anthrax lethal toxin orfactor or other inflammatory molecules on lysis of the bacteria. Releaseof bacterial lethal factor from lysed bacterial cells is associated withan intense inflammation, which is at least partially mediated by one ormore inflammatory factors such as TNFα, IL-1β, IL-1α, IL-6, IL-8 orCOX-2. The F1Cs detectably reduce the level and/or biological effects ofsuch inflammatory factors and can also detectably maintain or facilitatemacrophage viability or one or more desired macrophage function(s) atthe same time.

Similarly, the F1Cs can be used to treat, prevent or ameliorate aninfection by one or more gram-negative bacteria, e.g., gram-negativeenteric bacteria. Such bacteria are commonly members of the Bartonella,Brucella, Campylobacter, Enterobacter, Escherichia, Francisella,Klebsiella, Morganella, Proteus, Providencia, Pseudomonas, Salmonella,Serratia, Vibrio or Yersinia genera. Use of F1C can reduce the adverseeffects of bacterial lipopolysaccharide or endotoxin that is associatedwith these organisms. For example, the F1Cs are therapeutically usefulfor infection by Yersinia pestis, which causes plague. Several forms ofplague can exist, i.e., bubonic, pneumonic, septicemic, or pestis minor.The compounds ameliorate one or more of the symptoms associated withthese infections. For example, in a bubonic plague infection, symptomstypically arise several days after exposure to Y. pestis, and caninclude a fever of up to 106° F., chills, rapid weak heartbeat, lowblood pressure, lymph node swelling accompanied by tenderness,restlessness, confusion, uncoordinated movements, liver and spleenswelling. Symptoms associated with pneumonic plague include high fever,chills, rapid heartbeat, severe headache, coughing, blood-tinged sputumand rapid and labored breathing.

In septicemic or pneumonic Y pestis infections, the subject isoptionally treated using one or more standard antibiotics and routes ofadministration, e.g., streptomycin, tetracycline, gentamycin orchloramphenicol according to standard doses and dosing routes.

In a subject having a V. cholerae infection, symptoms typically ariseseveral days after exposure to the pathogen, and can include a fever,chills, diarrhea, which can be serious or fatal if untreated, oliguria,muscle cramps and hypovolemia. In V. cholerae infections, the subject istreated with a F1C and optionally with one or more standard therapies,e.g., intravenous and/or oral replacement of water, glucose andelectrolytes, tetracycline, doxycycline, erythromycin, furazolidonenorfloxacin, trimethoprim and/or sulfamethoxazole, according to standarddosages and routes of administration.

In any of these bacterial infections, the subject is optionally treatedwith a suitable or appropriate antibacterial agent(s). Such agentsinclude one, two or more antibacterial agents selected from anaminoglycoside, an amphenicol, an ansamycin, a β-lactam, a lincosamide,a macrolide, a peptide, a tetracycline, a 2,4-diaminopyrimidine, anitrofuran, a quinolone, a sulfonamide, a sulfone, cycloserine,mupirocin and tuberin. Aminoglycosides include dihdrostreptomycin,gentamicin, kanamycin, neomycin, and streptomycin and the amphenicolsinclude chloramphenicol and chloramphenicol palmitate. β-Lactams includecefadroxil, cefamandole, cefatrizine, cefazedone, cefazolin, cefixime,ceftibuten, ceftizoxime, cefuroxime, cephalexin, cephalosporin,cephalothin, amoxicillin, carbenicillin and a penicillin G. Macrolidesor other antibiotics include clarithromycin, erythromycin, tetracycline,doxycycline, ciprofloxacin and dapsone.

Symptoms and conditions associated with infections that the F1C cantreat include one or more of sepsis, septicemia, fever, e.g., moderateto high fever, inflammation, pain, e.g., chest pain, muscle pain, jointpain, back pain or headache, chills, itching, rash, skin lesions,erythema, e.g., peripheral erythema, lymphadenopathy, e.g., local,regional or systemic lymphadenopathy, nausea, vomiting, cyanosis, shock,coma, necrosis, hemorrhage, encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, cramping,mild to severe diarrhea, cough, weakness, splenomegaly, anorexia andweight loss. Other symptoms that can be treated are known. See, e.g.,The Merck Manual, 17^(th) edition, M. H. Beers and R. Berkow editors,1999, Merck Research Laboratories, Whitehouse Station, N.J., ISBN0911910-10-7, J. B. Peter, editor, Use and Interpretation of LaboratoryTests in Infectious Disease, 5^(th) Edition, pages 1-309, 1998,Specialty Laboratories, Santa Monica, Calif., ISBN 1-889342-13-0.

The F1Cs can reduce rate or severity of coinfection and/or the rate ofprogression-of an opportunistic or a latent infection in subjects havinga retrovirus infection. In this embodiment of the invention, subjectssuch as humans infected with HIV1 or HIV2 are treated continuously orintermittently over a period of about 100-180 days. After treatment forthis period of time, the rate of occurrence of new opportunisticinfections is reduced or the rate of progression or re-occurrence of apre-existing opportunistic or latent infection is reduced. Suchopportunistic and latent infections can be one or more of e.g., asymptomatic infection by HSV-1, HSV-2, HHV-6, HHV-8, CMV, HCV, HBV, anoral bacterium, a human papillomavoirus such as HPV type 16, aMycobacterium, Pneumocystis carinii, Candida, Cryptosporidium,Toxoplasma, Cryptococcus, Staphylococcus, Salmonella, Plasmodium or acardiac viral, fungal or bacterial infection. The reduced rate of theincidence, severity or progression of opportunistic or latent infectionsis maintained during the time at which the F1C is dosed to the subjectand for a period of time after dosing has ended, e.g., for about 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 weeks after dosing has terminated. In cases where theF1C is administered to the subject by an intermittent dosing method, thetime at which the occurrence of new opportunistic infections oremergence of latent infections is generally reached after 2, 3 or 4rounds of intermittent dosing is completed. Such intermittent dosing cancomprise administering 1-6 daily doses over a 1 week period, e.g., onedose on a single day, 2 consecutive daily doses, 5 consecutive dailydoses or 2, 3 or 4 doses given every other day for a week, followed byno dosing for about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 weeks, which is thenfollowed by one or more rounds of dosing and no dosing. Reducedopportunistic and latent infections will be particularly pronounced inpatients who are susceptible to such infections, e.g., humans having aCD4+ T cell count of about 25-100 cells/mm³, but who are not acutely orcritically compromised by the retroviral infection at the time dosingwith the F1C is initiated. Other effects that are observed at this timeinclude decreased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and decreasedtissue damage associated with inflammation, e.g., cardiac damage.

For subjects who have a viral or parasite infection and are in thecourse of a F1C treatment, other treatments can also be administered tothe subject, e.g., nucleoside analogs for viral infections or anantimalarial(s) agent such as one or more of artemisinin,dihydroartemisinin, a artemisinin analog (e.g., as disclosed in J. Hanet al., J. Nat. Products 64:2101-1205 2001 or G. A. Balint Pharmacol.Ther. 90:261-265 2001), dapsone, sulfadoxin, pyrimethamine, chloroquine,mefloquine, halofantrine, proguanil, proguanil hydrochloride,cycloguanil, chlorocycloguanil, atovaquone, quinine, berberine, and/orprimaquine for subjects having or subject to developing a malariainfection. Subjects suffering from or subject to developing a fungalinfection can optionally be treated with a F1C and an antifungal agent,e.g., an azole or a polyene such as ketoconazole, fluconazole,anidalfungin, amphotericin B or a liposomal formulation that comprisesan azole or polyene such as amphotericin B. Exemplary antiviral agentssuitable for use in the method include reverse transcriptase orpolymerase inhibitors such as AZT (zidovudine or3′-azido-3′-deoxythymidine), 3TC, D4T, ddl, ddC, 2′,3′-dideoxynucleosides such as 2′,3′-didoxycytidine,2′,3′-dideoxyadenosine, 2′,3′-didoxyinosine, 2′,3′-didehydrothymidine,carbovir and acyclic nucleosides, e.g., acyclovir, ganciclovir.Exemplary protease inhibitors, fusion inhibitors or other antiviral orantiretroviral agents that may be used in a combination therapy with aF1C include lamivudine, indinavir, nelfinavir, amprenavir, ritonavir,crixivan, sequanavir, nevirapine, stavudine, a HIV fusion inhibitor,efavirenz, co-trimoxazole, adefovir dipivoxil,9-[2-(R)-[[bis[[(isopropoxy-carbonyl)oxy]-methoxy]phosphinoyl]methoxy]propyl]adenine,(R)-9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)-propyl]adenine, tenofivir disoproxil and itssalts (including the fumarate salt), TAT inhibitors such as7-chloro-5-(2-pyrryl)-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(H)-one or nucleic acidsthat comprise one or more unmethylated CpG sequences essentially asdisclosed in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 6,194,388.

The antiviral or antimicrobial agents or treatments in combinationtherapies with a F1C will be or are used essentially according to new orto known dosing and administration methods for those agents ortreatments. Their use may precede, overlap or be coincident in time withor follow a treatment protocol with a F1C. In some embodiments, theother therapeutic agents or treatments will overlap and will thus beadministered on one or more of the same days on which a F1C isadministered to a subject having a viral infection, or subject to aviral infection. In other embodiments, the other therapeutic agents ortreatments will be administered to such a subject within about 1 day toabout 180 days before or after a treatment protocol or a dosing periodwith a F1C begins or ends. In exemplary embodiments, the other suitabletreatment or agent is administered within 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days,about 7 days, about 14 days, about 28 days or about 60 days before orafter a treatment protocol or a dosing period with a F1C begins or ends.

Although the forgoing combination therapies have been described in thecontext of viral or other infections, the protocols and methods thatemploy a F1C can be used in conjunction with any suitable new or knowntherapeutic agent(s) or treatment protocol(s) for other any otherclinical condition described herein. Any of these additional treatmentscan be coupled with the administration of any of the F1Cs in any of theembodiments described herein. Exemplary conditions include one or moreof a non-viral pathogen infection(s), a cancer(s), a precancer(s), aninflammation condition(s), an autoimmune condition(s), animmunosuppression condition(s), a neurological disorder(s), acardiovascular disorder(s), a neurological disorder(s), diabetes,obesity, wasting, anorexia, anorexia nervosa, a cancer chemotherapy(ies)side-effect(s), a side-effect(s) of a chemotherapy(ies) or a radiationtherapy(ies) of any other clinical condition disclosed herein or in thecited references, or the like. Thus, invention embodiments include theuse of a F1C before, during or after a treatment that uses anothersuitable therapeutic agent(s) or therapeutic treatment(s) for any of thediseases or conditions disclosed herein, any of which diseases orconditions may be acute, chronic, severe, mild, moderate, stable orprogressing.

Examples of such agents, treatments or chemotherapies include the use ofone or more adrenergic agents, adrenocortical suppressants, aldosteroneantagonists, anabolics, analeptics, analgesics, anesthesia,anthelmintics, antiacne agents, anti-adrenergics, anti-allergics,anti-amebics, anti-androgens, antianginals, anti-anxiety agents,anti-arthritics, anti-asthmatic agents, anti-atherosclerotic agents,antibacterials, anticholinergics, anticoagulants, anticonvulsants,antidepressants, antidiabetics, antidiarrheals, antidiuretics,anti-emetics, anti-epileptics, anti-estrogens, antifibrinolytics,antifungals, antihistamines, antihyperlipidemia agents,antihyperlipoproteinemic agents, antihypertensive agents,antihypotensives, anti-infectives, anti-inflammatory agents such asentanercept (a dimeric fusion coprising a portion of the human TNFreceptor linked to the Fc protion of human IgG1 containing the C_(H)2and C_(H)3 domain and hinge regions of IgG1) or a COX-2 inhibitor suchas celexicob(4-5[-(4-methylphenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-1-yl]benzenesulfonamide)or rofecoxib (4-[4-methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-3-phenyl-2(5H)-furanone),antimalarial agents, antimicrobials, antimigraine agents, antimycoticagents, antinausea agents, antineoplastic agents, antiparasitics,antiparkinsonian agents, antiproliferatives, antiprostatic hypertrophyagents, antiprotozoals, antipruritics, antipsychotics, antirheumatics,antischistosomals (e.g., praziquantel, artemisinin), blood glucoseregulators, bone resorption inhibitors, bronchodilators, cardiacdepressants, cardioprotectants, choleretics, depressants, diuretics,dopaminergic agents, enzyme inhibitors, free oxygen radical scavengers,glucocorticoids, peptide hormones, steroid hormones,hypocholesterolemics, hypoglycemics, hypolipidemics, hypotensives,immunomodulators, liver disorder treatments, mucosal protective agents,nasal decongestants, neuromuscular blocking agents, plasminogenactivators, platelet activating factor antagonists, platelet aggregationinhibitors, post-stroke and post-head trauma treatments, progestins,psychotropics, radioactive agents, relaxants, sclerosing agents,sedatives, sedative-hypnotics, selective adenosine Al antagonists,serotonin antagonists, serotonin inhibitors, serotonin receptorantagonists, thyroid inhibitors, thyromimetics, tranquilizers,vasoconstrictors, vasodilators, wound healing agents, xanthine oxidaseinhibitors or a treatment(s) or therapeutic agent(s) for amyotrophiclateral sclerosis, ischemia, e.g., cereberal ischemia, cardiac ischemiaor cardiovascular ischemia, or unstable angina. Exemplaryanticholinergic agents include itratropium salts such as the bromide,tiotropium salts such as the bromide, olanzapine and rispiridone. Theselection and use of these agents for a particular subject willtypically use dosing methods, dosages and routes of administrationessentially according to known methods, dosages and routes ofadministration. Such methods, dosages and routes of administration aredescribed in detail at, e.g., Textbook of Autoimmune Diseases, R. G.Lahita, editor, Lippincott Williams & Wikins, Philadelphia, Pa., 2000,ISBN 0-7817-1505-9, pages 81-851, Holland Frei Cancer Medicine ^(e.)5,5^(th) edition, R. C. Bast et al., editors, 2000, ISBN 1-55009-113-1,pages 168-2453, B. C. Becker Inc. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Hematology,Basic Principles and Practice, 3^(rd) edition, R. Hoffman, et al.,editors, 2000, ISBN 0-443-77954-4, pages 115-2519, ChurchillLivingstone, Philadelphia, Pa., Rheumatology, 2^(nd) edition, J. H.Klippel et al., editors, 1998, ISBN 0-7234-2405-5, volume 1, sections1-5 and volume 2, sections 6-8, Mosby International, London, UK,Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders: Etiology, Pathogenesis andTherapeutics, K. Iqbal, et al., editors, 1999, ISBN 0-471986386, JohnWiley & Son Ltd, and Cardiovascular Medicine, E. J. Topol, editor,Lippincott Williams & Wikins, Philadelphia, Pa., 1998, ISBN 0781716810.

In some infections, the F1C(s) effects an improvement of one or more ofthe symptoms associated with the infection or a symptom thereof. Forexample, treatment of subjects who are immune suppressed, e.g., from aretrovirus infection, cancer chemotherapy or other cause, generally showimprovement of one or more associated symptoms, such as weight loss,fever, anemia, pain, fatigue or reduced infection symptoms that areassociated with a secondary infection(s), e.g., HSV-1, HSV-2, papilloma,human cytomegalovirus (“CMV”), Pneumocystis (e.g., P. carinii) orCandida (C. albicans, C. krusei, C. tropicalis) infections.

In some embodiments, the F1C(s) is administered as a nonaqueous liquidformulation as described herein or the F1C(s) is administered accordingto any of the intermittent dosing protocols described herein using asolid or liquid formulation(s). In the case of a subject who has aretroviral infection, e.g., a human with an HIV infection, with symptomsthat include one or more of, a relatively low CD4 count (e.g., about10-200, or about 20-100 or about 20-50), one or more additional pathogeninfections (HSV-1, HSV-2, HHV-6, HHV-8, CMV, HCV, a HPV, P. carinii orCandida infection) and one or more of anemia, fatigue, Kaposi's sarcoma,fever or involuntary weight loss (at least about 5% of body weight),administration of about 0.1 to about 10 mg/kg/day (usually about 0.4 toabout 5 mg/kg/day) of a F1C(s) to the subject typically results innoticeable improvement of one or more of the symptoms within about 1-4weeks. In.other embodiments, the F1C(s) is administered to a subject whohas a condition that appears to be associated with a viral infection,e.g., pneumonia or retinitis associated with CMV, nasopharyngealcarcinoma oral hairy leukoplakia associated with Epstein-Barr virus,progressive pancephalitis or diabetes associated with Rubella virus oraplastic crisis in hemolytic anemia associated with Parvovirus 19.

One or more intermittent dosing protocols disclosed herein or one ormore of the liquid non-aqueous formulations described herein can beapplied by routine experimentation to any of the uses or applicationsdescribed herein. For a F1C(s) that is a new compound per se, thecompound(s) can be administered to a subject according to an inventionintermittent dosing protocol(s) or by other protocols, e.g., continuousdaily dosing of a single dose or two or more subdoses per day. Inaddition any of the F1Cs, e.g., one or more F1Cs that are new per se,can be present in any solid or liquid formulation described herein.These formulations and dosing protocols can be applied by routinemethods to any of the uses or applications described herein.

Antibodies vaccines and vaccine adjuvants. The F1Cs can be used toenhance cellular or humoral responses to vaccination against, e.g.,infectious agents or malignant cells. F1Cs can also be used to makeantibodies that bind to the F1Cs themselves or their metabolic products.Antibodies that bind to the F1Cs can be used, e.g., in diagnostic,quality control, or the like, methods or in assays for the F1Cs or theirmetabolites. In addition, the F1Cs are useful for raising antibodiesagainst otherwise non-immunogenic polypeptides, in that the compoundsmay serve as haptenic sites stimulating an immune response against thepolypeptide.

Immunogens that are used to make antibodies that bind to a F1C comprisea F1C that has 1 or more epitopes and optionally another immunogenicsubstance. The immunogenic substance can be covalently bonded to the F1Cto form an immunogenic conjugate or it can be in a mixture ofnon-covalently bonded materials, or a combination of the above.Immunogenic substances include adjuvants such as Freund's adjuvant,immunogenic proteins such as viral, bacterial, yeast, plant and animalpolypeptides, including keyhole limpet hemocyanin, serum albumin, bovinethyroglobulin or soybean trypsin inhibitor, and immunogenicpolysaccharides. Typically, the F1C having one, two or more epitopes iscovalently conjugated to an immunogenic polypeptide or polysaccharide bythe use of a polyfunctional (ordinarily bifunctional) cross-linkingagent. Methods for the manufacture of immunogens that comprise one ormore haptens are conventional per se. Methods for conjugating haptens toimmunogenic polypeptides or the like are used here. Such conjugates areprepared in conventional fashion. For example, the cross-linking agentsN-hydroxysuccinimide, succinic anhydride or C₂₋₈ alkyl-N═C═N—C₂₋₈ alkylare useful in preparing the conjugates. The conjugates comprise a F1Cthat is attached by a bond or a linking group of 1-100, typically, 1-25,more typically about 1-10 carbon atoms to the immunogenic substance.Typically a polypeptide, polysaccharide or other suitable immunogenicmoiety is conjugated to a site on a F1C in a location that is distantfrom the epitope on the F1C to be recognized. The conjugates areseparated from starting materials and by-products using chromatographyor the like, and then are optionally sterile filtered, or otherwisesterilized, or are optionally vialed for storage. Synthetic methods toprepare hapten-carrier immunogens have been described, see e.g., G. T.Hermanson, Bioconjugate Techniques Academic Press, 1996, pages 419-493.

Animals or mammals are typically immunized once, twice or more timesagainst the immunogenic conjugates that comprise a F1C and an immunogen.Polyclonal antisera or monoclonal antibodies are prepared inconventional fashion. In some embodiments, about 0.0001 mg/kg to about 1mg/kg, e.g., about 0.001 or about 0.01 or about 0.1 mg/kg, ofimmunogenic conjugate or derivative is used on one, two, three or moreoccasions to immunize the subject as described herein. The immunogenicconjugates are administered, orally, topically or parenterally asdescribed herein, e.g., by i.m. or s.c. injection. Methods to prepareantibodies, including methods to obtain antibodies that bind to steroidshave been described, see, e.g., R. O. Neri et al., Endocrinology74:593-598 1964, M. Ferin et al., Endocrinology 85:1070-1078 1969, J.Vaitukaitis et al., J. Clin. Endocr. Metab. 33:988-991 1971 and M. Ferinet al., Endocrinology 94:765-775 1974. Such methods can be usedessentially as described to prepare antibodies or monoclonal antibodiesthat bind to a F1C. Embodiments include serum or other preparations thatcomprise any polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies that bind to a F1C(s),methods to make such antibodies and compounds or compositions that areused in conducting these methods.

In other embodiments the F1Cs are used as adjuvants to enhance asubject's immune response to antigens such as proteins, peptides,polysaccharides, glycoproteins or killed or attenuated viruses or cellpreparations. In these methods, an effective amount of the F1C isadministered at about the same time that the antigen is delivered to thesubject, e.g., within about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 days of when theantigen is administered to the subject. In some embodiments, the F1C isadministered 1, 2, 3, 4 or more times (usually once or twice per day) at1, 2, 3 or 4 days before or after the antigen is administered to thesubject. In other embodiments, the F1C is administered on the same daythat the antigen is administered to the subject, e.g., within about 1-4hours. Such immunization methods may be repeated once, twice or more asneeded. The F1C can be administered to the subject using any of theformulations or delivery methods described herein or in the referencescited herein. Subjects suitable for these vaccinations include young andelderly mammals, including humans, e.g., humans about 3-36 months of ageor older and humans about 60, 65, 70, 75 years of age or older. Theamount of antigen used can be about 0.01 μg/kg to about 20 mg/kg,typically about 1-100 μg/kg. Dosages of the F1C used in thesevaccinations is essentially as described herein, e.g., about 5 mg toabout 1000 mg of a F1C is used per day on days when it is administeredas part of the vaccination method.

Related embodiments include compositions or formulations that comprise aF1C, an antigen(s) or antigen(s) preparation and optionally one or moreexcipients. The antigen is essentially as disclosed herein or in a citedreference. Antigen preparations may comprise one or more of (1) lethallyor sublethally radiated cells or pathogens, (2) disrupted cells orviruses or such as attenuated viruses, (3) a nucleic acid or DNAvaccine, (4) an antigenic protein, glycoprotein, polysaccharide or afragment or derivative of any of these molecules, (5) chemically treatedcells or pathogens, e.g., formalin or detergent treated cells, virusesor cell or virus extracts and (6) genetically engineered viral orbacterial vectors that express one or more antigens or antigenfragments. Pathogens include prions or the etiologic agents of, e.g.,Creutzfelt-Jacob disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy and scrapiein sheep, goats or mice. Where cells or disrupted are present in anantigen preparation, they may by genetically-modified, e.g., to expressone or more antigens or epitopes against which an immune response isdesired. Antigens in these embodiments are moieties that can elicit adetectable immune response when it is administered to a subject. In someembodiments, the antigen is foreign to the subject. For foreignantigens, the subject to be vaccinated may not encode or express theantigen, while the antigen is usually part of or expressed by a pathogenor by a subject or mammal of a different species. In other embodiments,antigens are endogenous or non-foreign to the subject, e.g., they areusually encoded or expressed by the subject or another subject of thesame species. Endogenous antigens are suitable for use in, e.g., tumorvaccination methods.

Exemplary tumors from which a suitable antigen(s) may be obtained are asdescribed herein or in the cited references. A DNA vaccine as used heretypically comprises a nucleic acid, usually DNA, that encodes one ormore antigens or epitopes that a pathogen, e.g., a parasite, fungus,virus or bacterium, or a tumor encodes or can express. Tumor antigensthat are suitable for use in vaccination methods that employ a F1Cinclude tumor-associated antigens and tumor-specific antigens. Thesemolecules typically comprise one or more protein, glycoprotein,carbohydrate or glycolipid. Vaccinations that employ a tumor antigen(s)may comprise autologous tumor cells or allogenic tumor cells, which areoptionally disrupted and optionally used with a non-formula 1 adjuvant,such as bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), purified protein derivative,Freund's complete adjuvant, Corynebacterium parvum, Mycobacteriumvaccae, oligonucleotides that consist of or comprise an unmethylated CpGdimer or an alum precipitate. In some embodiments, tumor cells treatedwith neuraminidase comprise all or part of the tumor antigen source. Thenon-formula 1 adjuvants are also optionally used in any of thevaccination methods disclosed herein. As used here, tumor associatedantigens, e.g., the carcinoembryonic antigen, α-fetoprotein or theprostate specific antigen, are molecules that are often associated withor detectably expressed by premalignant or malignant cells or cellpopulations and also with some normal tissues during at least part ofthe subject's life cycle.

Other suitable antigens include STn, sialyl Tn-KLH, carbohydrateconjugates, carcinogenic embryonic antigen, MAGE-1, MUC-1, HER-2/neu,prostate specific antigen, p53, T/Tn, bacterial flagella antigens orcapsular polysaccharide antigens (e.g., Staphylococcus aureus capsularpolysaccharide antigens) and antigenic fragments or antigenic syntheticderivatives of any of these molecules, e.g., a fragment or derivativethat retains at least about 20% or 30% of the antigenicity of the nativeor intact molecule. See, e.g., L. A. Holmberg et al., Bone MarrowTransplant. 2000 25:1233-1241, J. W. Hadden, Int. J. Immunopharmacology1999 21:79-101, G. Ragupathi et al., Glycoconj. J. 1998 15:217-221, A.I. Fattom et al., Infect. Immun. 1998 66:4588-4592, U.S. Pat. Nos.5,770,208, 5,866,140 and 6,194,161 and citations elsewhere herein,including the preceding paragraph.

An antigenic protein, peptide or glycoprotein can be identified bystandard methods, e.g., protein or nucleic acid sequencing, for any ofthe infectious agents or tumors that are described herein or in thecited references. Thus, in some embodiments, an effective amount of aF1C and an antigen are administered to a subject, or delivered to thesubject's tissues, to stimulate an immune response against the antigen.The antigen may comprise one, two or more antigenic epitopes, which maycome from one, two or more genes. In some embodiments, the subject isoptionally monitored to follow or determine the immune, dendritic cell,B cell, T cell, antibody or cytokine response, such as one disclosedherein, e.g., modulation or increase in γIFN, IL-2 or IL-12 levels ormeasurement of the production of one or more immunoglobulin types orsubtypes. The subject may also be monitored by in vitro cell assays,e.g., for activation of T cells or subsets of T cells or other relevantwhite blood cell types. Such assays include measuring T cell activationusing chromium release assays, or mixed lymphocyte assays. The subjectis optionally treated with one or more additional booster vaccinations,when this is called for under the circumstances.

Nucleic acid or DNA vaccines as used here will typically comprise anucleic acid comprising an expressible region that encodes one, two ormore suitable antigens or epitopes, e.g., all or an antigenic portion ofa viral, bacterial, fungal or parasite protein or glycoprotein. Theexpressible region will usually comprise a transcription promoter andoptionally other control sequences that are operatively linked to theantigen coding region where the promoter and control sequences aretranscriptionally active in the intended subject or tissue. Suitablecontrol sequences include enhancers, recognition sequences fortranscription factors and termination sequences. Such expression vectorsmay optionally comprise one, two or more expressible genes or genefragments, which may each comprise their attendant operatively linkedexpression sequences. Suitable methods and expression vectors to delivernucleic acids for vaccine purposes have been described, e.g., U.S. Pat.Nos. 5,223,263, 5,580,859, 5,703,055, 5,846,946 and 5,910,488.

Vaccinations that utilize a F1C and an antigen(s) are generally suitablefor eliciting or enhancing desired immune responses in conjunction withexposure of a subject to an antigen(s), compared to vaccination withoutthe compound. Antigen specific humoral antibody responses or antigenspecific T cell responses may be enhanced or elicited. Typicallyvaccination using a F1C and a suitable antigen is conducted to prevent apotential infection or to reduce the severity of a future infection.However, in some cases the vaccination is conducted in a subject thathas an infection such as a chronic or a latent infection such as aparasite or a retrovirus or herpesvirus infection, which may be latentor in relapse. In other cases the subject may have a cancer orprecancer. Thus, the subject may be exposed to, or contain, one or moreof the antigens that are used in one of these vaccination procedures.Such vaccinations are included within the scope of the invention.

In related embodiments, the F1Cs are useful to facilitate preparation ofhybridoma clones that express monoclonal antibodies. In these methods, asuitable amount of a F1C, e.g., about 100 μg to about 2 mg for a smallmammal, is administered to a subject, e.g., a mouse, to enhance theimmune response to the desired antigen, which is also administered tothe subject. After antigen challenge, suitable cells are recovered fromthe subject, e.g., anti-antigen immunoglobulin expressing HPRT⁺ spleencells from a mouse. These cells are then fused with suitable immortalcells (e.g., mouse melanoma cells) using, e.g., PEG or Sendai virus, andselected in suitable selection growth medium, e.g., tissue culturemedium that contains hypoxanthine, aminopterin and thymidine, to obtaina group or panel of hybridomas that express anti-antigen monoclonalantibodies. The hybridoma panel is used to generate individual clones,which are optionally screened to determine the antibody specificity andantigen binding properties. About one, 100, 1000, 10,000, 100,000 ormore individual clones are screened by standard methods. The monoclonalantibodies may be from any suitable source, e.g., murine, human,human-murine hybrid or the like. Methods to obtain human, human-murinehybrid or related monoclonal antibodies have been described, e.g., U.S.Pat. Nos. 5,562,903, 5,461,760, 5,705,154, 5,854,400, 5,858,728,5,874,082, 5,874,540, 5,877,293, 5,882,644, 5,886,152, 5,889,157,5,89,1996, 5,916,771, 5,939,598, 5,985,615, 5,998,209, 6,013,256,6,075,181, 6,901,001, 6,114,143, 6,114,598, 6,117,980. The F1Cs can beused in any of the methods disclosed in these references to facilitategeneration or recovery of hybridoma panels and clones that expressmonoclonal antibodies.

An aspect of these methods comprise a product, i.e., a hybridoma panelor a hybridoma clone, that is obtained by the process of contacting asubject (such as a mouse) with (1) a suitable amount of a F1C and (2) asuitable amount of an antigen, allowing sufficient time to generate animmune response in the subject against the antigen and then fusingsuitable anti-antigen immunoglobulin producing cells from the subject,e.g., the subject's spleen cells, with a suitable immortal cell line(e.g., a HPRT⁺ mouse myeloma). The antigen or immunogen is as describedabove, e.g., a suitable protein, protein fragment or glycoprotein suchas an interleukin, cytokine or antigen from an infectious agent. Inthese methods, a mouse is typically the subject, but other mammals,e.g., humans or other rodents, are also suitable according to knownmethods.

The amount of antigen for immunization used in preparing monoclonalantibodies in a human or a mammal will typically be about 1 μg to about1000 μg, e.g., about 2 μg, 5 μg, 10 μg, 50 μg or 100 μg of antigen. Theantigens are essentially as described in the vaccination methodsdescribed above, e.g., disrupted cell, a protein or glycoprotein, whichis optionally combined with a suitable amount of an adjuvant such asFreund's complete adjuvant, alum precipitate, a bacteriallipopolysaccharide or BCG.

Related embodiments include a method comprising administering to asubject (e.g., a mammal such as a human or a primate), or delivering tothe subject's tissues, an effective amount of a F1C and a specificantigen. Immune responses that are enhanced include a mucosal immuneresponse to an antigen such as a protein, peptide, polysaccharide,microorganism, tumor cell extract or lethally radiated tumor or pathogencells (e.g., antigens or cells from melanoma, renal cell carcinoma,breast cancer, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, virus orbacteria, or other tumor or pathogen as disclosed herein). Aspects ofthese embodiments include enhancement of the subject's immune responsewhen an antigen or immunogen is administered intranasally orally. Inthese aspects, the F1C is administered about simultaneously with theantigen or within about 3 hours to about 6 days of antigenadministration. The use of immune modulating agents to enhance immuneresponses to a vaccine has been described, e.g., U.S. Pat. No.5,518,725.

Enhanced antibody responses include detectable enhancement of antibodytiter or a shift in the antibody, e.g., an antibody response from a Th2biased response to an increased Th1 biased component of the response ora change in the ratio of immunoglobulin subtypes. In such antibodyshifts, the Th1 and Th2 character of the response is determined by knownmethods. For example, a relatively low ratio of IgG1 (or the analogousantibody subclass in humans and other subjects) to IgG2a (or theanalogous antibody subclass in humans and other subjects), e.g., about6:1 to about 12:1, that is generated after exposure of a subject (amouse for the IgG1 and IgG2a subclasses) to an antigen indicates a Th1biased antibody response. Conversely a higher ratio, e.g., about 20:1 toabout 30:1 indicates a Th1 biased antibody response. Generation ofantigen-specific IgG1 generation involves T-helper type 2 (Th2) cells,and for IgG2a, T-helper type 1 (Th1 ) cells. The F1Cs can detectablyincrease the Th1 character of an antibody response to an antigen or theycan increase the magnitude of both the Th1 and Th2 response.

Cancer and hyperproliferation conditions. Many cancers, precancers,malignancies or hyperproliferation conditions are associated with anunwanted Th2 immune response, a deficient Th1 response or unwantedinflammation. An insufficient Th1 immune response may play a role in thecapacity of malignant or premalignant cells to escape immunesurveillance. Any of the F1Cs disclosed herein, may thus be used totreat, prevent or slow the progression of one or more cancers,precancers or cell hyperproliferation conditions or they may be used toameliorate one or more symptoms thereof. In these conditions, the F1Csare useful to enhance the subject's Th1 responses or to reestablish amore normal Th1 -Th2 balance in the subject's immune responses. The F1Csmay function at least in part by decreasing inflammation or inflammationassociated markers such as IL-6 and/or by enhancing hematopoiesis inmany of these conditions.

These conditions include cancers or precancers comprising carcinomas,sarcomas, adenomas, blastoma, disseminated tumors and solid tumors suchas one associated with or arising from prostate, lung, breast, ovary,skin, stomach, intestine, pancreas, neck, larynx, esophagus, throat,tongue, lip, oral cavity, oral mucosa, salivary gland, testes, liver,parotid, biliary tract, colon, rectum, cervix, uterus, vagina, pelvis,endometrium, kidney, bladder, central nervous system, glial cell,astrocyte, squamous cell, blood, bone marrow, muscle or thyroid cells ortissue. The F1Cs are thus useful to treat, prevent, slow the progressionof, or ameliorate one or more symptoms of a precancer, cancer or relatedhyperproliferation condition such as myelodysplastic syndrome, actinickeratoses, endometriosis, Barrett's esophagus, leiomyoma, fibromyoma,benign or precancerous intestinal or bowel polyps or benign prostatichyperplasia. The compounds can also be used to treat, prevent, slow theprogression of, slow the replication or growth of, or to ameliorate oneor more symptoms of a primary tumor, a metastasis, an advancedmalignancy, a blood born malignancy, a leukemia or a lymphoma. Any ofthese conditions may be in an early or mild form or can be moderate oradvanced in the existent or progression of the disease or a symptom.

In treating endometriosis, the use of an F1C will slow the rate ofdisease progression and decrease the severity or frequency of one ormore symptoms such as irregular menstrual periods, infertility abdominalpain or cramping and pain in the lower back or pelvic area, which mayprecede menstruation or may accompany sexual intercourse or bowelmovements. Beneficial effects from F1C treatment will be mediated inpatients with endometriosis at least partially by increasing thepatient's Th1 immune responses and/or by decreasing anti-endometrialantibodies or aberrent Th2 immune responses. Treatment of emdometriosiscould be accompanied by other suitable treatments, e.g., treatment withone or more of estrogen, progesterone, danazol, follicle stimulatinghormone antagonists, leutinizing hormone antagonists,gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonists such as nafarelin acetate oranalgesics such as codeine, tylenol or aspirin.

The F1Cs can be used to treat paraneoplastic syndromes or conditionssuch as ones associated with lung or breast cancers that secretecalcitonin or that enhance osteoclast activity. Such conditions includehypercalcemia, Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly and non-islet cell tumorhypoglycemia. The compounds are used to decrease osteoclast activity orother symptoms associated with such conditions.

Hyperproliferation conditions that can be treated include melanoma,Kaposi's sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, non-small cell lung cancer, small celllung cancer, bronchogenic carcinoma, renal cell cancer or carcinoma,glioma, glioblastoma, pancreatic or gastric adenocarcinoma,gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma, human papillomavirus associatedcervical intraepithelial neoplasia, cervical carcinoma, hepatoma,hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatocellular adenoma, cutaneous T-celllymphoma (mycbsis fungoides, Sezary syndrome), colorectal cancer,chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, ALL orfollicular lymphoma, multiple myeloma, carcinomas with p53 mutations,colon cancer, cardiac tumors, adrenal tumors, pancreatic cancer,retinoblastoma, a small cell lung cancer, a non-small cell lung cancer,intestinal cancer, testicular cancer, stomach cancer, neuroblastoma,neuroma, myxoma, myoma, endothelioma, osteoblastoma, osteoclastoma,osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, adenoma, breast cancer, prostate cancer,Kaposi's sarcoma, ovarian cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of thegastrointestinal tract and non-myeloid tumors. Treating a subject with aF1C can ameliorate one or more side effects of chemotherapy or cancersymptoms such as alopecia, pain, fever, malaise, chronic fatigue andcachexia or weight loss. Other cancers, precancers or their symptomsthat can be treated, prevented or ameliorated are described in, e.g.,μHolland Frei Cancer Medicine ^(e.)5, 5^(th) edition, R. C. Bast et al.,editors, 2000, ISBN 1-55009-113-1, pages 168-2453, B. C. Becker Inc.Hamilton, Ontario, Canada or μThe Merck Manual, 17^(th) edition, M. H.Beers and R. Berkow editors, 1999, Merck Research Laboratories,Whitehouse Station, N.J., ISBN 0911910-10-7.

In some of these embodiments, the subject's hyperproliferation ormalignant condition may be associated with or caused by one or morepathogens. Such conditions include hepatocellular carcinoma associatedwith HCV or HBV, Kaposi's sarcoma associated with HIV-1 or HIV-2, T cellleukemia associated with HTLV I, Burkitt's lymphoma associated withEpstein-Barr virus or papillomas or carcinoma associated with papillomaviruses (e.g., human HPV 6, HPV 11, HPV 16, HPV 18, HPV 31, HPV 45) orgastric adenocarcinoma, gastric MALT lymphoma or gastric inflammationassociated with Helicobacter pylori, lactobacillus, enterobacter,staphylococcus or propionibacteria infection.

In some of these embodiments, the F1Cs may be used to treat, prevent orslow the progression of or ameliorate one or more conditions in asubject having or subject to developing a hyperproliferation conditionwhere angiogenesis contributes to the pathology. Abnormal or unwantedangiogenesis or neovascularization contributes to the development orprogression of solid tumor growth and metastases, as well as toarthritis, some types of eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy,retinopathy of prematurity, macular degeneration, age-related maculardegeneration, diabetic macular edema, corneal graft rejection,neovascular glaucoma, rubeosis, retinoblastoma, uvietis and pterygia orabnormal blood vessel growth of the eye, and psoriasis. See, e.g., Moseset al., Biotech. 9:630-634 1991, Folkman et al., N. Engl. J. Med.,333:1757-1763 1995, and Auerbach et al., J. Microvasc. Res. 29:401-4111985.

Dosages of the F1C, routes of administration and the use of combinationtherapies with other standard therapeutic agents or treatments could beapplied essentially as described above for cancer or hyperproliferationconditions or other conditions as disclosed herein. Thus, in someembodiments, the use of the F1C is optionally combined with one, two ormore additional therapies for a cancer or precancer(s), e.g., one, twoor more of surgery and treatment with an antiandrogen or an antiestrogenas described herein or in the cited references, an antineoplastic agentsuch as an alkylating agent, a nitrogen mustard, a nitrosourea, anantimetabolite, a cytotoxic agent, a cytostatic agent, platinum agents,anthracyclines, taxanes or treatment with an analgesic such aspropoxyphene napsylate, acetaminophen, morphine or codeine. Exemplaryanticancer and adjunct agents include tamoxifen, paclitaxel, taxol,docetaxil, methotrexate, vincristine, vinblastine, 5-fluorouracil,thioguanine, mercaptopurine, adriamycin, chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide,cisplatin, carboplatin, transplatinum, irinotecan, procarbazine,hydroxyurea, erythropoietin, G-CSF, bicalutamide, etoposide,mechlorethamine, camptothecin, anastrozole, fludarabine phosphate,daunorubicin, doxorubicin and any suitable form of any of these agents,e.g., salts and solvates. Such therapies would be used essentiallyaccording to standard protocols and they would precede, be essentiallyconcurrent with and/or follow treatment with a F1C. In some embodiments,such additional therapies will be administered at the same time that aF1C is being used or within about 1 day to about 16 weeks before orafter at least one round of treatment with the F1C is completed. Inother embodiments, a course of therapy is administered to the subject,e.g., treatment with a myelosuppressive amount of a myelosuppressiveagent such as 5-fluorouracil, cyclophosphamide or a platinum compoundsuch as cisplatin, followed within about 1, 2; 3, 4, 5 or 6 days byadministration of one or more courses of treatment with a F1C. Othersuitable exemplary therapeutic agents and their use have been describedin detail, see, e.g., μPhysicians Desk Reference 54^(th) edition, 2000,pages 303-3250, ISBN 1-56363-330-2, Medical Economics Co., Inc.,Montvale, N.J. One or more of these exemplary agents can be used incombination with a F1C to ameliorate, slow the establishment orprogression of, prevent or treat any of the appropriate cancers,precancers or related conditions described herein, or any of theirsymptoms.

In treating cancers or hyperproliferation conditions, the F1Cs maydetectably modulate, e.g., decrease or increase, the expression or levelor activity of one or more biomolecules associated with the prevention,establishment, maintenance or progression of the cancer orhyperproliferation condition. Such biomolecules include one or more ofcarcinoembryonic antigen, prostate specific antigen, her2/neu, Bcl-XL,bcl-2, p53, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, or TNFα, GATA-3, COX-2, NFκB, IkB, anIkB kinase, e.g., IkB kinase-α, IkB kinase-β or IkB kinase-γ, NFAT,calcineurin, calmodulin, a ras protein such as H-ras or K-ras, cyclin D,cyclin E, xanthine oxidase, or their isoforms, orthologs, homologs ormutant forms, which may be observed as either reduced or increasedlevels or biological activity(ies). Biomolecule levels or theiractivity(ies) that can be at least transiently detectably increasedinclude one or more IL-2, IFNγ, IL-12, T-bet,O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase, calcineurin, calmodulin, asuperoxide dismutase (e.g., Mn, Zn or Cu), a tumor suppressor proteinsuch as the retinoblastoma protein (Rb) or CDKN2A (p16), BRCA1, BRCA2,MeCP2, MBD2, PTEN, NBR1, NBR2 or the isoforms, orthologs, homologs ormutant forms, which may have either attenuated or enhanced biologicalactivity(ies), of any of these molecules. In treating a cancer describedherein such as prostate cancer, one or more of ELAC2,2′,5′-oligoadenylate dependnet RNAse L (RNASEL), macrophage scavengerreceptor 1 (MSR1), BRCA2 can be modulated or decreased.

The F1Cs can modulate the synthesis or a biological activity of one ormore other gene products such as transcription factors, enzymes orsteroid or other receptors that are associated with the establishment,progression or maintenance of a cancer or precancer or associatedsymptom. The compounds can inhibit AIB-1 coactivator or HER2/neusynthesis or activity in breast cancer cells or breast cancerconditions. They can enhance the synthesis or an activity of an estrogenreceptor such as ERα, ERPβ1 or ERβ2 or progesterone receptor in breastcancer or colon cancer cells or conditions. These effects can includemodulation of the expression or one or more biological activities ofproteins or enzymes that contribute to disease establishment orprogression. Thus, the compounds can decrease IL-4, IL-6 or IL-13expression by stromal cells or immune cells that are in proximity to oradjacent to solid or diffuse tumor cells in a subject such as a human oranother mammal. In the cancers or precancers described herein, thecompounds can thus directly or indirectly modulate (e.g., decrease) theactivity or expression of relevant enzymes such as STAT-6, neutralendopeptidase, a hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, such as a17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase,7β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase or a 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.

In some embodiments, the F1Cs are used to treat tumors or cancerswherein proliferation of the tumor or cancer cells is enhanced inresponse to sex steroids such as natural or synthetic androgens orestrogens. In other embodiments, the tumor or cancer cells are notresponsive to such hormones or they are only slightly responsive to thepresence of such compounds.

Cardiovascular applications. Any of the F1Cs disclosed herein, may beused to treat, prevent or slow the progression of one or more ofcongenital heart defects, cardiovascular diseases, disorders,abnormalities and/or conditions,.or to ameliorate one or more symptomsthereof in a subject. These include peripheral artery disease,arterio-arterial fistula, arteriovenous fistula, cerebral arteriovenousmalformations, aortic coarctation, cor triatum, coronary vesselanomalies, patent ductus arteriosus, Ebstein's anomaly, hypoplastic leftheart syndrome, levocardia, transposition of great vessels, doubleoutlet right ventricle, tricuspid atresia, persistent truncusarteriosus, and heart septal defects, such as aortopulmonary septaldefect, endocardial cushion defects, Lutembacher's Syndrome, ventricularheart septal defects, cardiac tamponade, endocarditis (includingbacterial), heart aneurysm, cardiac arrest, congestive heart failure,congestive cardiomyopathy, paroxysmal dyspnea, cardiac edema,post-infarction heart rupture, ventricular septal rupture, heart valvediseases, myocardial diseases, pericardial effusion, pericarditis(including constrictive and tuberculous), pneumopericardium,postpericardiotomy syndrome, pulmonary heart disease, rheumatic heartdisease, ventricular dysfunction, hyperemia, cardiovascular pregnancycomplications, cardiovascular syphilis, cardiovascular tuberculosis,arrhythmias such as sinus arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, atrialflutter, bradycardia, extrasystole, Adams-Stokes Syndrome, bundle-branchblock, sinoatrial block, long QT syndrome, parasystole, sick sinussyndrome, ventricular fibrillations, tachycardias such as paroxysmaltachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, accelerated idioventricularrhythm, atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia, ectopic atrialtachycardia, ectopic junctional tachycardia, sinoatrial nodal reentrytachycardia, sinus tachycardia, Torsades de Pointes, and ventriculartachycardia and heart valve diseases such as aortic valve insufficiency,aortic valve stenosis, hear murmurs, aortic valve prolapse, mitral valveprolapse, tricuspid valve prolapse, mitral valve insufficiency, mitralvalve stenosis, pulmonary atresia, pulmonary valve insufficiency,pulmonary valve stenosis, tricuspid atresia, tricuspid valveinsufficiency, and tricuspid valve stenosis.

The F1Cs can be used to treat, prevent or ameliorate one or moresymptoms of myocardial diseases or pathological myocardial or vascularconditions such as alcoholic cardiomyopathy, congestive cardiomyopathy,hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, aortic subvalvular stenosis, pulmonarysubvalvular stenosis, restrictive cardiomyopathy, Chagas cardiomyopathy,endocardial fibroelastosis, myocardial fibrosis, endomyocardialfibrosis, Kearns Syndrome, myocardial reperfusion injury, myocarditis,cardiovascular or vascular diseases such as dissecting aneurysms, falseaneurysms, infected aneurysms, ruptured aneurysms, aortic aneurysms,cerebral aneurysms, coronary aneurysms, heart aneurysms, and iliacaneurysms, angiodysplasia, angiomatosis, bacillary angiomatosis,Sturge-Weber Syndrome, angioneurotic edema, aortic diseases, Takayasu'sArteritis, aortitis, Leriche's Syndrome, arterial occlusive diseases,arteritis, enarteritis, polyarteritis nodosa, cerebrovascular diseases,disorders, and/or conditions, diabetic angiopathies, diabeticretinopathy, thrombosis, erythromelalgia, hemorrhoids, hepaticveno-occlusive disease, hypertension, hypotension, idiopathic pulmonaryfibrosis, peripheral vascular diseases, phlebitis, pulmonaryveno-occlusive disease, Raynaud's disease, CREST syndrome, retinal veinocclusion, Scimitar syndrome, superior vena cava syndrome,telangiectasia, atacia telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagictelangiectasia, varicocele, varicose veins, varicose ulcer, vasculitis,venous insufficiency and arterial occlusive diseases such asarteriosclerosis, intermittent claudication, carotid stenosis,fibromuscular dysplasias, mesenteric vascular occlusion, Moyamoyadisease retinal artery occlusion, thromboangiitis obliterans oratherosclerosis, any of which may be at an early stage or at a moreadvanced or late stage.

The F1Cs can also be used to treat, prevent or ameliorate one or moresymptoms of cerebrovascular diseases, thrombosis, and/or conditions suchas carotid artery diseases, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, cerebralaneurysm, cerebral anoxia, cerebral arteriosclerosis, cerebralarteriovenous malformation, cerebral artery diseases, cerebral embolismand thrombosis, carotid artery thrombosis, sinus thrombosis,Wallenberg's syndrome, cerebral hemorrhage, epidural hematoma, subduralhematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, cerebralischemia (including transient), subclavian steal syndrome,periventricular leukomalacia, vascular headache, cluster headache,migraine, vertebrobasilar insufficiency, air embolisms, embolisms suchas cholesterol embolisms, fat embolisms, pulmonary embolisms or amnioticfluid embolism, thromoboembolisms, thrombosis such as coronarythrombosis, hepatic vein thrombosis, retinal vein occlusion, carotidartery thrombosis, sinus thrombosis, Wallenberg's syndrome, andthrombophlebitis.

The F1Cs can also be used to treat, prevent or ameliorate one or moresymptoms of vascular ischemia or myocardial ischemias, vasculitis andcoronary diseases, including angina pectoris, coronary aneurysm,coronary arteriosclerosis, coronary thrombosis, coronary vasospasm,myocardial infarction and myocardial stunning, cerebral ischemia,ischemic colitis, compartment syndromes, anterior compartment syndrome,myocardial ischemia, reperfusion injuries, peripheral limb ischemia,aortitis, arteritis, Behcet's Syndrome, mucocutaneous lymph nodesyndrome, thromboangiitis obliterans, hypersensitivity vasculitis,Schoenlein-Henoch purpura, allergic cutaneous vasculitis, Wegener'sgranulomatosis or metabolic syndrome, which may be accompanied by one,two or more of obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, hypertensionor other related symptoms or conditions.

Exemplary symptoms that the use of the F1Cs can ameliorate include oneor more of pain such as arm, jaw or chest pain, edema or swelling, highblood pressure, shortness of breath or dyspnea, e.g., on exertion orwhile prone, fatigue or malaise and low cardiac injection fraction. Intreating a cardiovascular condition in a subject or in improving one ormore symptoms thereof, the F1Cs may accomplish one or more of increasingcardiac ejection volume or fraction, decreasing levels of IL-6,decreasing levels of C reactive protein, fibrinogen, cardiac creatininekinase, increasing fatty acid metabolism or utlization by cardiactissue, increasing carnityl palmitoyl fatty acid transferase or othercardiac metabolic enzymes, activating potassium dependent calciumchannels, vasodilating or enhancing oxygen delivery to ischemic tissuesor decreasing levels of scarring or plaque formation that occurs, e.g.,after vascular damage. Symptoms associated with a cardiovascularcondition such as ischemia that can be ameliorated also includeacidosis, expression of one or more immediate early genes in, e.g.,glial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells or endothelial cells, neuronalmembrane depolarization and increased neuronal extracellular calcium andglutamate concentration. Other biological effects associated withtreatment using a F1C may also be monitored, e.g., and increase ordecrease of a cell surface antigen, a cytokine or an interleukin asdisclosed herein.

Useful biological effects of the F1Cs in cardiovascular indications suchas myocardial ischemias also include preventing or reducing heart orvascular cell death and subsequent fibrosis. These effects areassociated with a decreased oxidative capacity of heart cells ormyocytes, which is associated with a decreased capacity of the cells tometabolize fatty acids efficiently. The compounds enhance fatty acidmetabolism and ameliorate the deleterious effects of a limited oxidativecapacity.

The F1Cs also can limit inflammation or cell injury that is associatedwith ischemia or oxygen reperfusion after ischemia. Ischemia, which is adetrimental decrease in oxygenated blood delivery to affected cells ortissues, may arise from a cardiovascular condition or event such as aninfarction, or from thermal injury or burns. Ischemia may also arisefrom accidental or surgical trauma. Reperfusion after cells have becomehypoxic for a sufficient period of time can lead to tissue or cellinjury that varies from slight to lethal. The compounds can reduce cellor tissue injury or death associated with ischemia and reperfusion, by,e.g., reducing inflammation or the level of a molecule associated withinflammation. Thus, levels of a proinflammatory cytokine or moleculesuch as leukotriene B4, platelet activating factor or levels ofextracellular P-selectin may result from administration of a F1C to asubject who may experience reperfusion injury. Thus, the compounds canreduce injury or death of, e.g., neuron, cardiac, vascular endothelium,myocardial, pulmonary, hepatic or renal cells or tissues. Withoutwishing to be bound by any theory, the compounds may act in part byreducing one or more of neutrophil activation, platelet activation,platelet aggregation, endothelial cell activation and neutrophiladherence or adhesion to endothelial cells in these conditions.

The F1Cs are useful to treat autoimmune or abnormal metabolic conditionsor disorders, or their symptoms, in subjects such as mammals or humans,that relate to impaired insulin synthesis or use or that relate toabnormal or pathological lipid or cholesterol metabolism or levels. Suchconditions and symptoms include polycystic ovarian syndrome, Type 1diabetes (including Immune-Mediated Diabetes Mellitus and IdiopathicDiabetes Mellitus), Type 2 diabetes (including forms with (1)predominant or profound insulin resistance, (2) predominant insulindeficiency and some insulin resistance, (3) forms intermediate betweenthese), obesity, hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia, unwanted hyperlipidemiaconditions such as hypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolemias suchas hyper-LDL cholesterolemia, (4) unwanted hypolipidemias, e.g.,hypo-HDL cholesterolemia or low HDL cholesterol levels and (5) anginapectoris. In diabetes, the compounds are useful to (1) enhance 0-cellfunction in the islets of Langerhans (e.g., increase insulin secretion),(2) reduce the rate of islet cell damage, (3) increase insulin receptorlevels or activity to increase cell sensitivity to insulin and/or (4)modulate glucocorticoid receptor activity to decrease insulin resistancein cells that are insulin resistant. The compounds are thus useful totreat, prevent, ameliorate or slow the progression of a metabolic orcardiovascular condition such as diabetes or hyperglycemia, or a relatedsymptom or condition such as a dyslipidemia in a subject such as a humanor a mammal.

The F1Cs can be used to complement or replace deficiencies in one ormore steroid or other hormones in subjects that have deficiencies insuch hormones. In some cases, the F1Cs have a degree of androgen orestrogen activity and can be used to replace an androgen and/or estrogendeficiency, e.g., in hormone replacement therapies in post menopausalsubjects or in unwanted catabolic or wasting conditions such asosteoporosis or conditions such as lupus or asthma that are sometimestreated using glucocorticoids.

Beneficial effects that can the F1Cs can exert on such related symptomsor conditions include improved glucose tolerance, improved glucoseutilization, decreased severity or slowed progression of vasculardisease (e.g., microvascular or macrovascular disease, includingnephropathy, neuropathy, retinopathy, hypertension, cerebrovasculardisease and coronary heart disease) or a decreased severity or slowedprogression of atherosclerosis, an arteriosclerosis condition (e.g.,coronary arteriosclerosis, hyperplastic arteriosclerosis, peripheralarteriosclerosis or hypertensive arteriosclerosis), decreased severityor slowed progression of diabetic osteoarthropathy, skin lesions,rhabdomyolysis, ketosis, detectably decreased generation of islet cellautoantibodies, decreased levels or activity of inflammatory macrophages(foam cells) in atherosclerotic plaques, or detectably decreasedexpression or levels of one or more of human (or mammalian)angiopoietin-like 3 gene product, apolipoprotein C-1, inducible orconstitutive nitric oxide synthase, e.g., in endothelial cells,macrophages or the like, pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4, carboxyl esterlipase, cholesteryl ester transfer protein, endothelial lipase, vascularwall lipoprotein lipase, anti-lipoprotein lipase autoantibodies,triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, LDL cholesterol, C-reactive protein,high sensitivity C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, plasma homocysteine,VCAM-1, IL-1 (e.g., IL-1β), IL-6, a TNF (e.g., TNFα), AP-1, NF-κB, andIFN-γ. In these any of these diseases or conditions, the F1Cs can alsomodulate, e.g., detectably increase, the activity or level of one, twoor more of human (or mammalian) LOX-1, apolipoprotein A-1,apolipoprotein A-2, LPDL lipase, hormone sensitive lipase, paraoxonase,brain natriuretic peptide, a brain natriuretic peptide receptor, e.g.,Npr1 or Npr3, hepatic lipase, LDL receptor, HDL apoliporpotein E, HDLapoliporpotein J, HDL cholesterol, VLDL receptor, ATP-binding casettetransporter 1, leukemia inhibitory factor, CD36, LXRα, LXRβ, CARβ, RXR,PPARα, PPARβ, PPARγ or a lipoprotein lipase, e.g., marophage lipoproteinlipase. As used herein, obesity includes a human with a body mass indexof at least about 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 orgreater. Obese mammals or humans that are treated with a F1C may haveone or more of the conditions described here and can be treated usingthe dosages or the continuous or intermittent dosing protocols describedherein, e.g., daily doses of about 5 mg or about 10 mg to about 100 mgor about 200 mg by, e.g., an oral or a parenteral route.

The F1Cs are useful in treating insulin resistance and associatedsymptoms and conditions. Insulin resistance is typically observed as adiminished ability of insulin to exert its biological action across abroad range of concentrations. This leads to less than the expectedbiologic effect for a given level of insulin. Insulin resistant subjectsor human have a diminished ability to properly metabolize glucose orfatty acids and respond poorly, if at all, to insulin therapy.Manifestations of insulin resistance include insufficient insulinactivation of glucose uptake, oxidation and storage in muscle andinadequate insulin repression of lipolysis in adipose tissue and ofglucose production and secretion in liver. Insulin resistance can causeor contribute to polycystic ovarian syndrome, impaired glucosetolerance, gestational diabetes, hypertension, obesity, atherosclerosisand a variety of other disorders. Insulin resistant individuals canprogress to a diabetic state. The compounds can also be used in thetreatment or amelioration of one or more condition associated withinsulin resistance or glucose intolerance including an increase inplasma triglycerides and a decrease in high-density lipoproteincholesterol, high blood pressure, hyperuricemia, smaller denserlow-density lipoprotein particles, and higher circulating levels ofplasminogen activator inhibitor-1. Such diseases and symptoms have beendescribed, see, e.g., G. M. Reaven, J. Basic Clin. Phys. Pharm. 1998, 9:387-406, G. M. Reaven, Physiol. Rev. 1995, 75: 473-486 and J. Flier, J.Ann. Rev. Med. 1983, 34:145-60.

The compounds can thus be used in diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidemia orhypercholesterolemia conditions to reduce body fat mass, increase musclemass or to lower one or more of serum or blood low density lipoprotein,triglyceride, cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, free fatty acid or very lowdensity lipoprotein compared to a subject that would otherwise beconsidered normal for one or more of these characteristics. Thesebeneficial effects are typically obtained with little or no effect onserum or blood high density lipoprotein levels. The F1Cs are useful toreduce or slow the rate of myocardial tissue or myocyte damage, e.g.,fibrosis, or to enhance cardiac fatty acid metabolism in conditions,such as inflammation, where fatty acid metabolism is depressed ordecreased. Elevated cholesterol levels are often associated with anumber of other disease states, including coronary artery disease,angina pectoris, carotid artery disease, strokes, cerebralarteriosclerosis, and xanthoma, which the F1Cs can ameliorate or slowthe progression or severity of. Abnormal lipid and cholesterolconditions that can be treated include exogenous hypertriglyceridemia,familial hypercholesterolemia, polygenic hypercholesterolemia, biliarycirrhosis, familial combined hyperlipidemia, dysbetalipoproteinemia,endogenous hypertriglyceridemia, mixed hypertriglyceridemia andhyperlipidemia or hypertriglycidemia secondary to alcohol consumption,diabetic lipemia, nephrosis or drug treatments, e.g., corticosteroid,estrogen, colestipol, cholestyramine or retinoid treatments. Dosages,routes of administration and dosing protocols for the F1Cs areessentially as described herein. Where the condition is chronic, theF1Cs will generally be administered to a subject such as a human for arelatively long time period, e.g., for about 3 months to about 10 yearsor more. Dosages, routes of administration and dosing protocols for theF1Cs are essentially as described herein. Dosing of the compound can bedaily or intermittent using a dosing protocol using dosages as describedherein, e.g., about 0.01 to about 20 mg/kg of a F1C administered to asubject once or twice per day daily or intermittently. The use of theF1Cs can be combined with one, two or more other suitable treatments,e.g., treatment for cessation of smoking, diet control, e.g., caloricrestriction, reduced fat intake or reduced carbohydrate intake, ortreatment with fibrates, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs,angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitorssuch as aspirin, clofibrate, fenofibrate, ciprofibrate, gemfibrozil,Simvastatin™, Pravastatin™, Mevastatin™ or Lovastatin™.

The use of any F1C or species in any genus of F1Cs disclosed herein totreat, prevent or ameliorate any of these cardiovascular or metabolicdisorders or symptoms will generally use one or more of the routes ofadministration, dosages and dosing protocols as disclosed herein. Thus,in exemplary embodiments, about 0.5 to about 100 mg/kg or about 1 toabout 25 mg/kg, of the F1C will be administered per day by an oral,buccal, sublingual or parenteral route. Such administration can be,e.g., daily for about 5 to about 60 days in acute conditions or it canbe intermittent for about 3 months to about 2 years or more for chronicconditions. Alternatively, intermittent dosing can be used essentiallyas described herein for acute cardiovascular conditions. In someembodiments, for conditions such as ischemia or trauma, administrationof the F1C is provided before or as soon after the ischemic or traumaticevent as possible, e.g., within about 6 hours of an ischemic ortraumatic event or about 12-24 hours before an anticiapted ischemic ortraumatic event. In other embodiments, administration of the F1C can bedelayed for, e.g., about 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19,20, 21, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 48 or more hours after an ischemic ortraumatic event has occurred and a course of daily or intermittentdosing is initiated of one of these times, or in a range between any ofthese times after the event. Thus, administration of the F1C can beginat about 10-14 hours, at about 11-13 hours or at about 8-16 hours afterthe ischemic or traumatic event.

In another aspect of the invention, the F1Cs can be used to prevent,treat or to reduce the severity of vascular or microvascular occlusionsin human sickle cell diseases (SCD). SCD is heterogenous and includessubgroups with high transcranial velocities, which is a group with anincreased risk of infarctive stroke or cereberal thrombosis. SCD typesalso include sickle cell-β⁺ thalassemia, sickle cell-β^(O) thalassemia,sickle cell-δβ^(O) thalassemia and sickle cell-HPFH (hereditary ofpersistent fetal hemoglobin). Another subgroup of SCD patients ischaracterized by the presence of a Plasmodium parasite infection. SCD isusually accompanied by acute vaso-occlusive episodes such asmicrovascular occlusions, ischemia and infarctions that arise fromadhesion of sickle cells and other blood cell types, e.g., platelets orleukocytes, to vascular endothelial cells. Reduced sickle cell adhesionin response to treatment with a F1C and related responses is facilitatedat least in part by decreased production or activity of one or morebiological response mediators such as one, two, three or more ofthrombospondin, von Willebrand factor, epinephrine, C reactive protein,cAMP, basal cell adhesion molecule/Lutheran (BCAM/Lu), P-selectin,L-selectin, E-selectin, VCAM-1, ICAM-1, fibronectin, annexin V, placentagrowth factor, superoxide, CD11a, CD11b, CD11c, CD15, CD18, CD31, CD36,TNFα, NF-κB, IL-1β or IL-6 by endothelial cells or one or more immunecell types as described herein. In treating sickle cell disease, theF1Cs will also increase the activity or levels of one, two or moredesired response mediators including fetal hemoglobin, erythropoietin,heme oxygenase, nitric oxide, PPARα, PPARγ or GM-CSF. The F1Cs will thusameliorate one or more symptoms of sickle cell disease such as anemia,stroke, pain, e.g., chest or abdominal pain, skin ulcers, dyspnea, organdamage, retinopathy or the level of infected red cells inPlasmodium-infected subjects. Treatment of acute SCD episodes or ofchronic SCD with F1Cs can be combined with other suitable therapies,e.g., inhaled nitric oxide, hydroxyurea treatment, anti-adhesionmolecule antibody treatment or analgesic use such as morphine,oxycodone, or codeine. The F1Cs can also be used to reduce cellulardamage from reactive oxygen species associated with hydroxyureatreatment, since the F1Cs will enhance cellular antioxidant capacity.

As is apparent from the foregoing, the use of the F1C is optionallycombined with one or more additional therapies for cardiovascular orrelated disorders, e.g., insulin therapy, vascular surgery, cardiacsurgery, angioplasty, or treatment with andrenergic blockers, coronaryvasodilators, calcium channel blockers, nitrates, angiotensin convertingenzyme inhibitors, anti-hypertensives, anti-inflammatory agents,diuretics, anti-arrhythmia agents, thrombolytic agents, enzymeinhibitors such as hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductase inhibitors orxanthine oxidase inhibitors. Exemplary hydroxymethylglutaryl CoAreductase inhibitors include statins such as mevastatin, lovastatin,pravastatin, simvastatin or compounds described in U.S. Pat. Nos.4,346,227, 4,448,979, 4,739,073, 5,169,857, 5,006,530 or 5,401,746.Other therapies that can be applied include diet control, dietarycalorie restriction or diet modification for subjects who are or who aresusceptible to developing a cardiovascular or related condition such aspulmonary hypertension, diabetes, a dyslipidemia or obesity, e.g.,humans having a body mass index of 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,36 or greater. Diet modifications include limiting or restricting salt,alcohol, caffeine, cigarette, drugs, e.g., opiate, hallucinogen,sedative, narcotic or amphetamine, sugar, refined sugar and/or fat orcholesterol intake, use or abuse. Additional therapies include treatmentwith one or more of digoxin, nitroglycerin, doxazosin mesylate,nifedipine, enalapril maleate, indomethicin, tissue plasminoginactivator, urokinase, acetylsalicylic acid or the like. Any of suchadditional therapies would be used essentially according to standardprotocols and such therapies would precede, be concurrent with or followtreatment with a F1C. In some embodiments, such additional therapieswill be administered at the same time that a F1C is being used or withinabout 1 day to about 16 weeks before or after at least one round oftreatment with the F1C is completed. Other exemplary therapeutic agentsand their use have been described in detail, see, e.g., Physicians DeskReference 54^(th) edition, 2000, pages 303-3251, ISBN 1-56363-330-2,Medical Economics Co., Inc., Montvale, N.J.; Harrison's Principles ofInternal Medicine, 15^(th) edition, 2001, E. Braunwald, et al., editors,McGraw-Hill, New York, N.Y., ISBN 0-07-007272-8, especially chapters231, 241-248 and 258-265 at pages 1309-1318, 1377-1442 and 1491-1526.One or more of these exemplary agents or treatments can be used incombination with a F1C to treat any of the appropriate cardiovascularand related disorders described herein and in the references citedherein.

Respiratory and pulmonary conditions. F1Cs can be used to treat,ameliorate, prevent or slow the progression of a number of pulmonaryconditions or their symptoms such as 1, 2, 3 or more of cystic fibrosis,bronchiectasis, cor pulmonale, pneumonia, lung abcess, acute bronchitis,chronic bronchitis, a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)condition, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, emphysema, pneumonitis, e.g.,hypersensitivity pneumonitis or pneumonitis associated with radiationexposure, alveolar lung diseases and interstitial lung diseases, e.g.,associated with asbestos, fumes or gas exposure, aspiration pneumonia,pulmonary hemorrhage syndromes, amyloidosis, connective tissue diseases,systemic sclerosis, ankylosing spondylitis, allergic granulomatosis,granulomatous vasculitides, asthma, e.g., mild intermittent asthma, mildpersistent asthma, moderate persistent asthma, severe persistent asthma,acute asthma, chronic asthma, atopic asthma, allergic asthma oridiosyncratic asthma, cystic fibrosis and associated conditions, e.g.,allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, chronic sinusitis, pancreaticinsufficiency, lung or vascular inflammation, bacterial or viralinfection, e.g., Haemophilus influenzae, S. aureus, Pseudomonasaeruginosa or RSV infection or an acute or chronic adult or pediatricrespiratory distress syndrome (RDS) suh as grade I, II, III or IV RDS oran RDS associated with, e.g., sepsis, pneumonia, reperfusion,atelectasis or chest trauma. Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasesinclude conditions where airflow obstruction is located at upperairways, intermediate-sized airways, bronchioles or parenchyma, whichcan be manifested as, or associated with, tracheal stenosis, trachealright ventricular hypertrophy, pulmonary hypertension, polychondritis,bronchiectasis, bronchiolitis, e.g., idiopathic bronchiolitis, ciliarydyskinesia, asthma, emphysema, connective tissue disease, bronchiolitisof chronic bronchitis or lung transplantation. The F1C can be used totreat or ameliorate acute or chronic asthma or their symptoms orcomplications, including airway smooth muscle spasm orhyperresponsiveness, airway mucosa edema, increased mucus secretion,excessive T cell activation, airway epithelium injury or desquamation,atelectasis, cor pulmonale, pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema,dyspnea, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, tachypnea, fatigue,decreased forced expiratory volume in the 1^(st) second (FEV₁), arterialhypoxemia, respiratory acidosis, inflammation including unwantedelevated levels of mediators such as IL-4, IL-5, IgE, histamine,substance P, neurokinin A, calcitonin gene-related peptide orarachidonic acid metabolites such as thromboxane or leukotrienes (LTD₄or LTC₄), and cellular airway wall cellular infiltration, e.g., byeosinophils, lymphocytes, macrophages or granulocytes. Any of these andother pulmonary conditions or symptoms that can be treated with F1C aredescribed elsewhere, e.g., The Merck Manual, 17^(th) edition, M. H.Beers and R. Berkow editors, 1999, Merck Research Laboratories,Whitehouse Station, N.J., ISBN 0911910-10-7, or in other referencescited herein. In some of these conditions where inflammation plays arole in the pathology of the condition, the F1Cs can ameliorate or slowthe progression of the condition by reducing damage from inflammation.In other cases, the F1Cs act to limit pathogen replication orpathogen-associated lung tissue damage. Other standard treatments can becombined with the use of the F1Cs to treat these conditions or symptoms,e.g., asthma, RDS or COPD, including the use of anticholinergic agents,β2-adrenoreceptor agonists such as formoterol or salmeterol,corticosteroids, antibiotics or antihypertension agents.

For these conditions, the severity of the disease or the type orseverity of associated symptoms can vary. For example, in humans havingpediatric, e.g., infants or children of about 1 month or about 4 monthsof age to about 16 or 17 years of age, or adult cystic fibrosis (“CF”),the disease may be associated with the presence of one or more symptoms,syndromes, genetic mutations or the like. Symptoms or syndromes that canbe observed in human CF patients include 1, 2, 3, 4 or more ofStaphylococcus (e.g., S. aureus), Haemophilus influenzae, Pseudomonas orBurkholderia respiratory tract or lung infection or propensity todevelop detectable infection or colonization, coughing, wheezing,cyanosis, bronchiolitis, bronchospasm, pneumothorax, hemoptysis,pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, bronchiectatic lung disease,atelectasis-consolidation, pulmonary edema, increased lung vascularhydrostatic pressure, increased lung vascular permeability, sinusitis,respiratory insufficiency, bronchial wall or interlobular septathickening, reduction of forced expiratory volume in 1 second, dyspnea,impaired male fertility, elevated sweat chloride (e.g., >60 mmol/L),mucous plugging, tree-in-bud sign, mosaic perfusion pattern, glucoseintolerance or abnormal elevation of one or more of IL-4, IL-8, RANTES,neutrophil elastase, eosinophils, macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophilcationic protein or cysteinyl leukotrienes. Any of these symptoms orsyndromes can be acute, intermittent or chronic and/or mild, moderate orsevere. Relevant mutations include, e.g., a homozygous or heterozygous,dominant or recessive deletion, insertion and/or point mutation in (1)the cationic trypsinogen gene or (2) the cystic fibrosis transmembraneconductance regulator (CFTR) gene, such as one, two or more of, a CFTRF508del deletion mutation or CFTR lacking phe508, 3272-26A>G/F508del,3659delC, 394delTT, S1455X or Δ26, 11234V, 2183AA>G, 2043delG, 548A>T,I148T, R334W, S1196X, 4041 C>G, 1161delC, 1756G>T or 3120+1G>A mutation.

The use of a F1C to treat, ameliorate or slow the progression ofconditions such as CF can be optionally combined with other suitabletreatments. For CF, this includes, e.g., one, two or more of oral oraerosol corticosteroid treatment, ibuprofen treatment, DNAse or IL-10treatment, diet control, e.g., vitamin E supplementation, vaccinationagainst pathogens, e.g., Haemophilus influenzae, or chest physicaltherapy, e.g., chest drainage or percussion.

Humans or other subjects who have one or more of these conditions can betreated with other suitable therapeutics. Pulmonary conditions that canbe treated with the F1Cs and other therapeutic methods and agents thatcan be used in conjunction with the F1Cs have been described in detail,see, e.g., Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 15^(th) edition,2001, E. Braunwald, et al., editors, McGraw-Hill, New York, N.Y., ISBN0-07-007272-8, especially chapters 252-265 at pages 1456-1526;Physicians Desk Reference 54^(th) edition, 2000, pages 303-3251, ISBN1-56363-330-2, Medical Economics Co., Inc., Montvale, N.J. One or moreof these -exemplary agents or treatments can be used in combination witha F1C to treat any of the appropriate cardiovascular and relateddisorders described herein and in the references cited herein. Treatmentof any of these respiratory and pulmonary conditions using a F1C isaccomplished using the treatment regimens described herein. For chronicconditions, intermittent dosing of the F1C can be used to reduce thefrequency of treatment. Intermittent dosing protocols are as describedherein.

Applications in autoimmunity allergy, inflammation and relatedconditions. As mentioned above, the F1Cs may be used to treat, preventor slow the progression of one or more autoimmune allergic orinflammatory diseases, disorders, or conditions, or to ameliorate one ormore symptoms thereof in a subject. These diseases and conditionsinclude Addison's Disease, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, autoimmunesensorineural hearing loss, antiphospholipid syndrome, acute or chronicrheumatoid arthritis and other synovial disorders, an osteoarthritisincluding post-traumatic osteoarthritis and hypertrophic pulmonaryosteoarthropathy, psoriatic arthritis, polyarthritis, epichondylitis,type I diabetes, type II diabetes, rheumatic carditis, bursitis,ankylosing spondylitis, multiple sclerosis, a dermatitis such as contactdermatitis, atopic dermatitis, exfoliative dermatitis or seborrheicdermatitis, mycosis fungoides, allergic encephalomyelitis, autoimmuneglomerulonephritis, Goodpasture's Syndrome, Graves' Disease, Hashimoto'sThyroiditis, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, neuritis, bullouspemphigoid, pemphigus, polyendocrinopathies, purpura, Reiter's Disease,autoimmune thyroiditis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic lupuserythematosus, lupus erythematosus-related arthritis, discoid lupuserythematosus, subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus, scleroderma,fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, autoimmune pulmonaryinflammation, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, type 1 or insulin dependentdiabetes mellitus, autoimmune inflammatory eye disease, hepatitis Cvirus associated autoimmunity, postinfectious autoimmunity associatedwith, e.g., virus or bacterial infection such as a parvovirus such ashuman parvovirus B19 or with rubella virus, autoimmune skin and muscleconditions such as pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus foliaceus, systemicdermatomyositis or polymyositis or another inflammatory myopathy,myocarditis, asthma such as allergic asthma, allergic encephalomyelitis,allergic rhinitis, a vasculitis condition such as polyarteritis nodosa,giant cell arteritis or systemic necrotizing vasculitis, chronic and anacute or chronic inflammation condition such as chronic prostatitis,granulomatous prostatitis and malacoplakia, ischemia-reperfusion injury,endotoxin exposure, complement-mediated hyperacute rejection, nephritis,cytokine or chemokine induced lung injury, cachexia, sarcoidosis,inflammatory bowel disease, regional enteritis, ulcerative colitis,Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease or inflammation associatedwith an infection, e.g., septic shock, sepsis, or systemic inflammatoryresponse syndrome. Any of these diseases or conditions or their symptomsmay be acute, chronic, mild, moderate, severe, stable or progressingbefore, during or after the time administration of the F1C to a subjectsuch as a human, is initiated. In general, a detectable improvement isobserved in the subject within a period of about 3 days to about 12months after initiation of a dosing protocol, e.g., the severity of thedisease or condition will detectably decrease, the rate of progressionwill detectably slow or the severity of a symptom(s) will detectablydecrease.

As used herein, acute inflammation conditions are characterized as aninflammation that typically has a fairly rapid onset, quickly becomesmoderate or severe and usually lasts for only a few days or for a fewweeks. Chronic inflammation conditions as used herein are characterizedas an inflammation that may begin with a relatively rapid onset or in aslow, or even unnoticed manner, tends to persist for at least severalweeks, e.g., about 3-6 weeks, months, or years and may have a vague orindefinite termination. Chronic inflammation may result when theinjuring agent (or products resulting from its presence) persists in thelesion, and the subject's tissues respond in a manner (or to a degree)that is not sufficient to overcome completely the continuing effects ofthe injuring agent. Other exemplary conditions are described in, e.g.,Textbook of Autoimmune Diseases, R. G. Lahita, editor, LippincottWilliams & Wikins, Philadelphia, Pa., 2000, ISBN 0-7817-1505-9, pages175-851 and Rheumatology, 2^(nd) edition, J. H. Klippel et al., editors,1998, ISBN 0-7234-2405-5, volume 1, sections 1-5 and volume 2, sections6-8, Mosby International, London, UK.

A F1C can be used to inhibit or ameliorate one or more inappropriateimmune responses or their symptoms in autoimmunity, inflammation,allergy or related conditions. The effects of the F1Cs includedetectably ameliorating one or more of (1) the proliferation,differentiation or chemotaxis of T cells, (2) reducing unwantedcytotoxic T cell responses, (3) reducing unwanted autoantibody or otherantibody synthesis, e.g., an unwanted IgA, IgE, IgG or IgM, in allergy,asthma or another autoimmune or inflammation condition, (4) inhibitingthe development, proliferation or unwanted activity of autoreactive T orB cells, (5) altering the expression of one or more cytokines,interleukins or cell surface antigens, e.g., a cytokine, interleukin orcell surface antigen described herein (decreasing IL-8 in an autoimmunecondition, decreasing the level of acute phase proteins such as Creactive protein or fibrinogen in inflammation conditions, (6)decreasing eosinophilia in allergy conditions, (7) detectably decreasingthe level or activity of one or more of ICAM-1, IL-1α, IL-1β, TNFα, IL-6or IL-8 in, e.g., inflammation conditions or in autoimmune conditionssuch as an arthritis or a myocarditis condition such as osteoarthritis,rheumatoid arthritis, toxic myocarditis, indurative myocarditis oridiopathic myocarditis, (8) decreasing the level or biological activityof one or more of anti-islet antibody, TNF, IFN-γ, IL-1, an arthritissymptom(s), nephritis, skin rash, photosensitivity, headache frequencyor pain, migraine frequency or pain, abdominal pain, nausea or anti-DNAantibodies in , e.g., insulin dependent diabetes mellitus or anautoimmune or inflammation condition such as systemic lupuserythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn's disease, (9) reducinginduction of arachidonic acid metabolism or reducing eicosanoidmetabolites such as thromboxanes or prostaglandins in, e.g.,inflammation, asthma or allergy, (10) reducing IL-4, IL-8 or IL-10synthesis, levels or activity in, e.g., allergy or inflammation such asidiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or allergic asthma or (11) reducing orinterfering with neutrophil chemotaxis by, e.g., reducing thioredoxinrelease from affected cells in conditions such as cancer, infections,inflammation or autoimmunity.

Exemplary symptoms that the use of the F1Cs can ameliorate in theseautoimmune, inflammatory and allergy conditions include one or more ofpain such as shoulder, hip, joint, abdominal or spine pain, jointstiffness or gelling, bursitis, tendonitis, edema or swelling, fatigueor malaise, headache, dyspnea, skin rash, fever, night sweats, anorexia,weight loss, skin or intestine ulceration, muscle weakness,pericarditis, coronary occlusion, neuropathy and diarrhea. In treatingone of these conditions in a subject or in improving one or moresymptoms thereof, the F1Cs may accomplish one or more of decreasinglevels of one or more of IL-1, IL-4, IL-6 or TNFα, decreasing levels ofC reactive protein, fibrinogen or creatinine kinase. Other biologicaleffects associated with treatment using a F1C may also be monitored orobserved, e.g., an increase or decrease of a cell surface antigen, acytokine or an interleukin as disclosed herein.

In another aspect of the invention, the F1Cs can be used to treat or toreduce the severity of chronic allergies or atopic diseases such asallergic rhinitis, psoriasis, eczema, gastrointestinal allergies, atopicdermatitis conditions, allergic asthma, food allergies and hay fever.These conditions are typically characterized by the presence of elevatedlevels of allergen specific antibodies of the IgE isotype. In treatingor ameliorating these conditions, the F1Cs reduce the generation of IgEby “isotype switching”, which is increasing allergen-specific IgAproduction and/or decreasing IgE production from preexistingallergen-primed cells. Allergen specific IgG may also be increased fromnew cells that might otherwise have responded to allergen exposure bygenerating unwanted IgE.

The IgA and IgG are allergen specific, which will enhance clearance ofallergen from mucosa or other tissue and reduction of chronic or latephase allergic responses. The F1C can thus also be used to increase thebiological clearance of allergens from tissue and mucosa. Reducedgeneration of the levels or activity of IgE by B cells in response totreatment with a F1C and related responses is facilitated at least inpart by decreased production of one or more biological responsemediators, e.g., cytokines or response mediators such as protein kinaseA inhibitors, substance P neuropeptide, thymus- and activation-regulatedchemokine, e.g., by airway smooth muscle cells, proteinase activatedreceptor-2 by neurons, intracellular signal-transducing protein-6(STAT6), Janus kinase 1, Janus kinase 6, CD40, CD86 and/or NF-kB by Bcells, CD154 in T cells, and suppressor of cytokine signalling-3,phosphodiesterase 4, TNF-α, MCP-1, RANTES, CXCL10, CXCL8 (IL-8),prostaglandin E2 receptor, IL-1β,, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-9, IL-10, IL-13, and IL-23, by one or more other cell types such as immune cells asdescribed herein, airway smooth muscle cells, mucosal cells orkeratinocytes. In these treatments, the F1Cs will also increase theactivity or levels of one or more desired response mediators includingsoluble CD23, cathepsin E, epidermal growth factor receptor, IFNγ, IL-2,IL-12 or IL-18. In treating these conditions, Treatment can be combinedwith other suitable therapies, e.g., corticosteroids such as fluticasonepropionate. The F1Cs can also be used to reduce rebound phenomenafollowing withdrawal of corticosteroid therapies, since the F1Cs have ananti-inflammatory effect without having immunosuppressive side effects.Use of the F1Cs to generate any of these biological responses ortreatments can be by daily or intermittent administration of the F1C tothe subject.

In a related embodiment, the F1Cs are used in allergen vaccinationprotocols to enhance levels or activity of allergen specific IgA or IgG,which contributes to reducing IgE responses to allergen exposure. Suchprotocols are used to decrease a subject's sensitivity to allergenexposure. Typically such allergies are chronic or atopic. In theseapplications, the vaccination protocol typically uses the allergen(s) oran active fragment(s) of the allergen that is associated with theallergy or atopic condition. In these methods, a F1C is administered toa subject who has an IgE mediated allergy or atopy condition inconjunction with administration of the allergen. Allergens typicallyused include dermatophagoides, house dust, cat allergen and pollen. Inany of these methods isotype switching or vaccination methods, the F1Cis typically administered as described herein, e.g., by administeringthe F1C about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or more days before the allergenis administered to the subject. The subject may receive about 1-20 mg/kgof a F1C at 2, 3 and 4 days before the allergen is administered orinjected. The F1C treatment increases allergen specific IgA or IgGresponses or levels relative to untreated controls. The use of F1C withallergens will reduce the total number of anti-allergic vaccinationsthat are needed, increase the quality or length of an effective responseand/or increase the proportion of subjects in which allergy shots areeffective. An effective response is seen in about 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%,75%, 80% or more of vaccinated patients who also receive the F1Ccompared to about 40-50% of vaccinated patients who do not receive theF1C.

In treating inflammation or any condition described herein whereinflammation contributes to the condition, the F1Cs may detectablymodulate, e.g., decrease or increase, the expression or level oractivity of one or more biomolecules associated with the prevention,establishment, maintenance or progression ofthe inflammation condition.Such biomolecules include one or more of carcinoembryonic antigen,prostate specific antigen, her2/neu, Bcl-XL, bcl-2, p53, IL-1α, IL-1β,IL-6, or TNFα, GATA-3, COX-2, NFκB, IkB, an IkB kinase, e.g., IkBkinase-α, IkB kinase-β or IkB kinase-γ, NFAT, a ras protein such asH-ras or K-ras, cyclin D, cyclin E xanthine oxidase, or their isoforms,orthologs, homologs or mutant forms, which may have either reduced orenhanced biological activity(ies), and which may be detectablydecreased. Biomolecules that can be detectably increased include IL-2,IFNγ, IL-12, T-bet, O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase, calcineurin,calmodulin, a superoxide dismutase (e.g., Mn, Zn or Cu), a tumorsuppressor protein such as the retinoblastoma protein (Rb) or CDKN2A(p16), BRCA1, BRCA2, MeCP2, MBD2, PTEN, NBR1, NBR2 or the isoforms,orthologs, homologs or mutant forms, which may have either attenuated orenhanced biological activity(ies), of any of these molecules. One ormore of these biomolecules may be modulated in any inflammationcondition described herein.

The use of any F1C or species in any genus of F1Cs disclosed herein totreat, prevent or ameliorate any of these autoimmune, inflammatory orallergy conditions or symptoms will generally use one or more of theroutes of administration, dosages and dosing protocols as disclosedherein. Thus, in exemplary embodiments, about 0.5 to about 100 mg/kg orabout 1 mg/kg to about 15 mg/kg, of the F1C will be administered per dayby, e.g., an oral, buccal, sublingual, topical or parenteral route. Suchadministration can be, e.g., daily for about 5 to about 60 days in acuteconditions or it can be intermittent for about 3 months to about 2 yearsor more for chronic conditions. Alternatively, intermittent dosing canbe used essentially as described herein for acute autoimmune,inflammatory and allergy conditions.

In another aspect of the invention, the F1Cs can be used to treat or toreduce the severity of chronic allergies or atopic diseases such asallergic rhinitis, psoriasis, eczema, gastrointestinal allergies, atopicdermatitis conditions, allergic asthma, food allergies and hay fever.These conditions are typically characterized by the presence of elevatedlevels of the IgE isotype and of B cells that generate IgE. In treatingor ameliorating these conditions, the F1Cs reduce the generation of IgEby facilitating an isotype switch from B cells that produce IgE to cellsthat produce antigen-specific IgA and/or IgG4. The IgA and IgG4 areallergen specific, which will facilitate clearance of allergen frommucosa or other tissue and reduction of chronic or late phase allergicresponses. The F1c can thus be used to increase the biological clearanceof allergens from tissue. Reduced generation of the levels or activityof IgE by B cells in response to treatment with a F1C and relatedresponses is facilitated at least in part by decreased production of oneor more biological response mediators, e.g., cytokines or responsemediators such as protein kinase A inhibitors, substance P neuropeptide,thymus- and activation-regulated chemokine, e.g., by airway smoothmuscle cells, proteinase activated receptor-2 by neurons, intracellularsignal-transducing protein-6 (STAT6), Janus kinase 1, Janus kinase 6,CD40, CD86 and/or NF-κB by B cells, CD1 54 in T cells, and suppressor ofcytokine signalling-3, phosphodiesterase 4, TNF-α, MCP-1, RANTES,CXCL10, CXCL8 (IL-8), prostaglandin E₂ receptor, IL-1, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6,IL-10, IL-13 and IL-18 by one or more other cell types such as immunecells as described herein, airway smooth muscle cells, mucosal cells orkeratinocytes. In these treatments, the F1Cs will also increase theactivity or levels of one or more desired response mediators includingcathepsin E, epidermal growth factor receptor, IFNγ, IL-2, IL-12. Intreating these conditions, Treatment can be combined with other suitabletherapies, e.g., corticosteroids such as fluticasone propionate. TheF1Cs can also be used to reduce rebound phenomena following withdrawalof corticosteroid therapies, since the F1Cs have an anti-inflammatoryeffect without having immunosuppressive side-effects. Use of the F1Cs toeffect any of these biological responses or treatments can be by dailyor intermittent administration of the F1C to the subject.

In a related embodiment, the F1Cs are used to enhance isotype switchingfrom IgE to IgG in these chronic allergies or atopic diseases invaccination protocols that use the allergen(s) or an active fragment(s)of the allergen that is associated with the allergy or atopic condition.In these methods, a F1C is administered to a subject who has an elevatedIgE allergy or atopy condition in conjunction with administration of theallergen. The subject's response to the allergen is an enhancedproportion of B cells that produce IgG compared to B cells that generateIgE. Allergens typically used include dermatophagoides, house dust, catallergen and pollen. In these methods, the F1C is typically administeredabout 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or more days before the allergen isadministered to the subject, e.g., the subject receives about 1-20 mg/kgof a F1C at 2, 3 and 4 days before the allergen is administered orinjected. The F1C facilitates isotype switching to IgG. The use of F1Cwith allergens will reduce the total number of anti-allergicvaccinations that are needed, increase the quality or length of aneffective response and/or increase the proportion of subjects in whichallergy shots are effective, e.g., an effective response is seen inabout 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80% or more of vaccinated patients whoalso receive the F1C compared to about 40-50% of vaccinated patients whodo not receive the F1C.

The F1Cs are suitable for enhancing immune responses in aging insubjects such as humans or primates. In humans at about 50 to 60 yearsof age and later, one or more aspects of immune responses will typicallydecrease by a detectable amount compared to typical immune responses atyounger ages, e.g., at about 18-50 years of age. The F1Cs can be used onan intermittent basis or continuously in aged subjects. Intermittentadministration of a F1C can occur as described herein, e.g., dailydosing or dosing every other day or every third day for about 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 days, followed by about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10weeks of no dosing, optionally followed by about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or8 days of daily dosing or dosing every other day or every third day andthen followed by about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 weeks of no dosing.Such dosing cycles can be repeated indefinitely or as needed. Suchtreatments can be used prophylactically or therapeutically. Inprophylaxis the F1C are administered, e.g., before or during influenzaoutbreaks, or in aged patients in hospitals or in aged patients in longterm living or care facilities such as retirement communities or nursinghomes. In therapeutic applications, the F1C are used to treat trauma,e.g., bone fractures or active infections. The F1C treatments in theseembodiments will result in enhanced immune responses, includingincreased innate and specific responses to, e.g., infectious agents.These treatments will typically also have other beneficial effectsincluding enhancing bone marrow production of blood cells or bloodcomponents such as neutrophils or improving levels of dysregulatedimmune response mediators, e.g., decreasing elevated cortisol, IL-6,IL-10, COX-2 or C reactive protein levels or increasing low IL-2 orIL-12 levels.

In related embodiments, the use of the F1C is optionally combined withone or more additional known or experimental therapies for anautoimmune, inflammatory or allergy disorder(s), e.g., one or more ofsurgery and treatment with a corticosteroid or glucocorticoid such ashydrocortisone, hydrocortisone acetate, fludrocortisone, prednisone,prednisolone, prednisolone acetate, methylprednisolone, dexamethasone,dexamethasone acetate or triamcinolone acetonide, leflunomide, anantibody, e.g., a human or humanized monoclonal antibody, that decreasesthe activity or level of C5 complement, TNFα or TNFα receptor, anantirheumatic drug such as methorexate, D-penicillamine, sodiumaurothiomalate, sulfasalazine or hydroxychloroquine, immunosuppressiveagents such as 6-thioguanylic acid, chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide orcyclosporin, a non-steroidal antiinflammatory agent such as celecoxib,ibuprofin, piroxicam or naproxin, an antihistamine such as loratidine orpromethazine hydrochloride, an analgesic such as propoxyphene napsylate,acetaminophen or codeine or administration of vitamins (e.g.,multivitamins, individual vitamins), antioxidants or other agents (e.g.,vitamin E, folinic acid, carnitine, a C2-8 alkanoyl carnitine such asacetyl or propionyl L-carnitine) or nutritional supplements (e.g.,liquid protein or carbohydrate preparations). Such therapies would beused essentially according to standard protocols and such they wouldprecede, be concurrent with or follow treatment with a F1C. In someembodiments, such additional therapies will be administered at the sametime that a F1C is being used or within about 1 day to about 16 weeksbefore or after at least one round of treatment with the F1C iscompleted. Other exemplary therapeutic agents and their use have beendescribed in detail, see, e.g., Physicians Desk Reference 54^(th)edition, 2000, pages 303-3267, ISBN 1-56363-330-2, Medical EconomicsCo., Inc., Montvale, N.J. One or more of these exemplary agents can beused in combination with a F1C to ameliorate, prevent or treat any ofthe appropriate autoimmune, inflammatory or allergy conditions ordisorders described herein or any of their symptoms.

Where a natural or synthetic antiinflammatory glucocorticoid is used totreat one more of the conditions disclosed herein or wherein endogenouslevels of glucocorticoid such as cortisol are elevated to an unwantedlevel in a subject, the use of a F1C will ameliorate unwantedside-effects of such glucocorticoid use or excess. Typically the F1Cwill be administered during, before and/or after glucocorticoid levelsare elevated or during, before and/or after a therapeutic glucocorticoidis administered to the subject, e.g., within about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7days or within about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20 or24 weeks before or after glucocorticoid use or elevated glucocorticoidlevels exist. Typically, the use of the F1C to counteract unwantedside-effects of therapeutic glucocorticoid use In these embodiments,will reduce or ameliorate the onset, severity or progression of one ormore unwanted side-effects of glucocorticoid therapy such as adetectable immune suppression, an increased occurrence or incidence ofinfection, an undesirable alteration of mood (e.g., increased anxiety,depression or schizophrenia) or a detectable loss or alteration ofmemory.

Regeneration and wound healing. The F1Cs can be used to facilitate celldifferentiation, proliferation or repair where regeneration of tissuesis desired. The regeneration of tissues could be used to repair,replace, protect or limit the effects of tissue damaged by congenitaldefects, trauma (wounds, burns, incisions, or ulcers), age, disease(e.g. osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, periodontal disease, liver failure),surgery, including cosmetic plastic surgery, fibrosis, reperfusioninjury, toxin exposure or systemic cytokine damage. Ulcers or skinlesions can arise from ionizing radiation exposure, cytotoxicchemotherapy or pressure, e.g., a pressure or decubitis ulcer orvascular insufficiency, e.g., associated with diabetes or vascularocclusion. Tissues for which regeneration may be enhanced include organs(e.g., pancreas, liver, lung, intestine, kidney, skin, endothelium, oralmucosa, gut or intestinal mucosa), muscle (e.g., smooth, skeletal orcardiac), vasculature (including vascular and lymphatics), central orperipheral nervous tissue, hematopoietic tissue, and skeletal tissue(e.g., bone, cartilage, tendon, and ligament). Decreased scarring or anincreased rate or quality of healing may accompany these effects.

The F1Cs are thus useful to enhance healing or tissue repair in asubject having a bone fracture(s), e.g., a simple or compound skull,spine, hip, arm or leg bone fracture. Similarly, nerve or brain tissuetreatment using a F1C allows treating, slowing the progression of,ameliorating or preventing diseases such as central and peripheralnervous system diseases, neuropathies, or mechanical and traumaticdiseases, disorders, and/or conditions (e.g., spinal cord disorders,head trauma, cerebrovascular disease, and stoke). The compounds areuseful to treat diseases associated with peripheral nerve injuries,peripheral neuropathy (e.g., resulting from chemotherapy, radiationexposure or therapy or other medical therapies), localized neuropathies,and central nervous system diseases such as Alzheimer's disease,Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and amyotrophic lateralsclerosis. The subjects undergoing treatment in these conditions may beelderly, e.g., a human at least about 55, 60, 65 or 70 years of age.Where the condition is acute, e.g., a bone fracture or a burn, thetreatment may comprise administration of a F1C to the subject on a dailyor intermittent basis for about 3 days to about 12 months, e.g.,administration for about 2-12 weeks beginning after the subject sustainsan injury.

An aspect of the F1Cs is their capacity to facilitate wound or traumahealing or to slow or at least partially reverse tissue organ impairmentor damage associated with surgery, aging, chemotherapy or radiationexposure by increasing the proliferation or self-renewal of stem cellsand pluripotent derivatives of stem cells and/or by increasing the rateof differentiation of stem cells or their pluripotent derivatives tomore mature cell types. Thus, the F1Cs can increase the numbers, rate ofdifferentiation, growth or activity of stem cells in, e.g., skin,central or nervous system tissue, blood vessels, heart tissue, lung,liver, pancreas, kidney, thymus, spleen, oral mucosa, intestine, bonemarrow, or connective tissue some of which is discussed elsewhereherein. Cell types that can be affected include cells that give rise toneurons, glial cells, astrocytes, hepatocytes, thymus cells, spleencells, lung tissue, skin tissue, fibroblasts, myocytes such as smoothmuscle and striated muscle, including cardiac muscle cells,chondrocytes, osteoblasts and other stem cell types in other organs ortissue. Increased numbers of mature cell types typically is observedbeginning at about 2-28 days after treatment with a F1C is started,usually after about 2-21 days. Thus, the F1Cs can enhance the numbers,activities or differentiation of, e.g., crypt cells in intestinalmucosa, skin cells, e.g., stem cells, in the oral mucosa or cardiacprecursor cells after damage to those cells or tissues. Such damage canarise, e.g., from trauma, infection, ionizing radiation exposure, toxinexposure and/or cytotoxic chemotherapy. The F1Cs can thus be used tofacilitate or enhance healing, reepithelialization orreendothelialization of skin, intestine, mucosal or endothelial cellsafter the occurrence of a wound, infarction, burn or other event thatdamages or impairs the barrier function or hemostasis capacity of suchtissues. The barrier function or hemostasis capacity of such tissuesincludes their capacity to act as a physical barrier against infectionor to maintain normal blood flow or composition. Optimal modulation ofstem cell survival, self-renewal and differentiation in theseembodiments is usually obtained by dosing the F1C at a time period nearthe time that the subject is exposed to an agent, event or treatmentthat can cause significant tissue damage. Typically this time period isabout 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 days before, on the same day as or within 1, 2, 3,4 or 5 days after the damaging event or exposure occurs. For chronictoxin exposure, e.g., alcohol, chronic continuous or intermittentadministration of the F1C can be used. Dosages of the F1Cs, routes ofadministration and dosing protocols for these embodiments are asdescribed herein.

As noted above, the F1Cs are useful to enhance healing in a subject whohas experienced or who is expected to experience one or more traumas oracute injuries such as a wound, burn, bone fracture, nervous systemtissue trauma, gastrointestinal damage or intestinal cell damage orother traumatic events. In some embodiments, such subjects haveexperienced a trauma and who are immune suppressed or are anticipated tobecome immune suppressed. The immune suppression may arise from, e.g., amyelosuppressive cancer therapy, a glucocorticoid therapy or fromradiation exposure. Thus, in some cases a subject such as a human or aprimate who has experienced a trauma, e.g., a bone fracture, a chemicalor thermal burn, a cut or a laceration, is also exposed to, e.g., anionizing radiation as described herein such as γ-radiation, β-radiation,X-radiation or neutron radiation in an immune suppressive amount ordose, e.g., about 0.3 Gy (“gray”) to about 30 Gy, typically about 0.5 Gyto about 12 Gy or about 0.7 Gy to about 8 Gy. The subject's radiationexposure can be localized or whole body and can occur rapidly, e.g.,over a period of up to about 20 minutes, or more slowly, e.g., over aperiod of about 5-25 minutes to about 5-72 hours or more. A Gy ofradiation is 1 joule per kg of absorbed ionizing radiation. The traumaevent and the radiation exposure event may occur at about the same time,e.g., on the same day, or within a time period of about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or6 days to about 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks, when detectable clinical effects ofboth events are present. Treatment with the F1C will use the dosingprotocols, dosages and routes of F1C administration as described herein,e.g., dosing daily or every other day for about 1-12 days using dosagesof about 0.1 mg/kg to about 30 mg/kg, depending on the route ofadministration and the subject's condition. Dosing of the F1C willusually commence within a few days of the radiation exposure event,e.g., within 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 days. Similarly, such healing or repair oftraumas in subjects who are or are expected to become immune suppressed,e.g., from an immunosuppressive chemotherapy, cancer, stress, infectionor from aging, can be treated in the same manner.

The F1Cs are also useful in the prophylaxis or treatment of nosocomialinfections, such as those associated with elderly or special populationpatients that are hospitalized for trauma or other treatments. Suchtreatments include treatment of cancer, stroke or bone fracture patientswith a F1C to prevent or to reduce the severity of nosocomial or otherinfections. Typical bone fractures include hip, arm or leg fractures.F1Cs in these treatments include those described herein such as3β,17β-dihydroxyandrostane, 3α,17β-dihydroxyandrostane,3-oxo-17β-hydroxyandrostane, 3-oxo-17α-hydroxyandrostane,3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene, 3α,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene,3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5(10)-ene, 3β-hydroxy-17β-mercaptoandrost-5-ene,3α-hydroxy-17β-mercaptoandrost-5-ene,3β-hydroxy-17β-mercaptoandrost-5(10)-ene and analogs of these compoundsthat contain (1) an oxygen-, nitrogen- or sulfur-linked moiety asdescribed herein in the α- or β-configuration such as —OH, ═O, —SH, ═S,—NH₂, —NHCH₃, —N(CH₃)₂, ═NOH, ether, ester at one, two or more of, e.g.,the 2-, 6-, 7-, 12- or 16-position, (2) —F, —Cl, —Br or —I at the9-position in the α- or β-configuration and/or (3) one or more doublebonds at the 1-, 2-, 7-11-, 14- or 15-positions. In these embodiments,the F1C can be given as a depot injection at the time of hospitaladmission and periodically thereafter, e.g., every second or third day,to the hospital or as daily doses as needed. In other embodiments, theF1C is administered to hospitalized patients who are given antibioticsor antimicrobials prophylactically or to treat an existing infection.

Neurological conditions. Nervous system diseases, disorders, conditions,or their symptoms (collectively ‘neurological conditions’) that can beameliorated, treated or prevented with any of the F1Cs disclosed hereininclude, but are not limited to, nervous system trauma or injury, andneurological conditions that result in an unwanted pathology or symptom,e.g., demyelination, pain, impairment of cognitive function, discernablememory loss, depression, anxiety, a disconnection of axons, a diminutionof neuron, astrocyte or glia function or degeneration or death ofnervous system cells or tissues such as one or more of those describedherein.

Neurological conditions, including nervous system lesions that may betreated, prevented, or ameliorated in a subject include but are notlimited to, the following lesions of either the central (includingspinal cord, brain) or peripheral nervous systems. Exemplaryneurological conditions include (1) ischemic lesions, in which a lack ofoxygen in a portion of the nervous system results in neuronal injury ordeath, including cerebral infarction, ischemia or stroke, or spinal cordinfarction or ischemia, (2) traumatic lesions, including lesions causedby physical injury or associated with surgery, for example, lesionswhich sever a portion of the nervous system, or compression injuries,(3) malignant lesions, in which a portion of the nervous system isdestroyed or injured by malignant tissue which is either a nervoussystem associated malignancy or a malignancy derived from non-nervoussystem tissue, (4) infectious lesions, in which a portion of the nervoussystem is destroyed or injured as a result of infection, for example, byan abscess or associated with infection by human immunodeficiency virus,herpes zoster, or herpes simplex virus or with Lyme disease,tuberculosis or syphilis, (5) degenerative lesions or conditions, inwhich a portion of the nervous system is destroyed or injured as aresult of a degenerative process including but not limited todegeneration associated with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease,Huntington's chorea, AIDS associated dementia, eplieptic dementia,presenile dementia, senile dementia, vascular dementia, post strokedementia, post traumatic dementia or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS), (6) lesions associated with nutritional diseases, disorders,and/or conditions, in which a portion of the nervous system is destroyedor injured by a nutritional disorder or disorder of metabolism includingbut not limited to, vitamin B 12 deficiency, folic acid deficiency,Wernicke disease, tobacco-alcohol amblyopia, Marchiafava-Bignami disease(primary degeneration of the corpus callosum), and alcoholic cerebellardegeneration, (7) neurological lesions associated with systemic diseasesincluding, but not limited to, diabetes (diabetic neuropathy, Bell'spalsy), systemic lupus erythematosus, carcinoma, or sarcoidosis, (8)lesions caused by toxic substances including alcohol, lead, orneurotoxins, (9) demyelinated lesions in which a portion of the nervoussystem is destroyed or injured by a demyelinating disease including, butnot limited to, multiple sclerosis, human immunodeficiencyvirus-associated myelopathy, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy,and central pontine myelinolysis or a myelopathy, e.g., diabeticmeylopathy or a transverse myelopathy, (10) neurological conditions suchas insomnia (e.g., transient or chronic), epilepsy, schizophrenia,psychosis, delusion, a unipolar mood disorder, a bipolar mood disorder,psychomotor dysfunction, depression, anxiety, addiction to or abuse of adrug substance such as tobacco, nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, abarbiturate, a tranquilizer, a narcotic-such as hydromorphone HCl,propoxyphene napsylate, meperidine HCl, valium, codeine, cocaine,morphine, heroin or methadone, (11) cognitive dysfunction conditions ordiseases such as one or more of impaired long-term or short-term memory,impaired concentration, impaired attention or impaired learning, wherethe cognitive dysfunction condition or disease is optionally associatedwith chemotherapy, radiation therapy or exposure, aging, trauma, e.g.,CNS trauma, or neurodegeneration and (12) genetic disorders with aneurological pathology or component such as Down's syndrome or TaySach's disease.

The F1Cs are useful to ameliorate, treat or prevent the onset, severityor length of other neurological diseases or conditions such as headacheor a migraine condition or symptom such as classic migraine, clusterheadache, abdominal migraine, common migraine, hemiplegic migraine,ocular migraine, fulminating migraine, complicated migraine or a symptomof any of these such as head pain, vertigo, nausea, vomiting orpotophobia.

In some embodiments, the F1C is used to protect neural cells from thedamaging effects of cerebral hypoxia, cerebral ischemia or neural cellinjury associated with cerebral infarction, heart attack, stroke orelevated levels of glucocorticoids such as cortisol. The compounds thatare -also useful for treating or preventing a nervous system disordermay be selected, e.g., by assaying their biological activity inpromoting the survival or differentiation of neurons. For example, andnot by way of limitation, the F1Cs can be used to elicit any of thefollowing useful effects: (1) increased survival time of neurons inculture, (2) increased sprouting of neurons in culture or in vivo, (3)increased production of a neuron-associated molecule in culture or invivo, e.g., dopamine or choline acetyltransferase oracetylcholinesterase with respect to motor neurons or (4) decreasedsymptoms of neuron dysfunction in vivo. Such effects may be measured byany method known in the art. Increased survival of neurons may bemeasured using known methods, such as, for example, the method set forthin Arakawa et al. (J. Neurosci. 10:3507-3515 1990); increased sproutingof neurons may be detected by methods known in the art, such as themethods set forth in Pestronk et al. (Exp. Neurol. 70:65-82 1980) orBrown et al. (Ann. Rev. Neurosci. 4:17-42 1981). Increased production ofneuron-associated molecules may be measured by, e.g., bioassay,enzymatic assay, antibody binding or Northern blot assay, usingtechniques known in the art and depending on the molecule to bemeasured. Motor neuron dysfunction may be measured by assessing thephysical manifestation of motor neuron disorder, e.g., weakness, motorneuron conduction velocity, or functional disability. Motor neuronconditions may arise from infarction, cancer, infection, exposure totoxin, trauma, surgical damage or a degenerative disease that affectsmotor neurons as well as other components of the nervous system.

Other neurological conditions that can be treated using F1Cs includeconditions that selectively affect neurons or adjacent tissues such asamyotrophic lateral sclerosis, progressive spinal muscular atrophy,progressive bulbar palsy, primary lateral sclerosis, infantile andjuvenile muscular atrophy, poliomyelitis and the post polio syndrome,hereditary motorsensory neuropathy, spinal cord compression and amyelitis such as necrotizing myelitis, transverse myelitis, ascendingmyelitis, bulbar myelitis, concussion myelitis, demyelinated myelitis,postinfectious myelitis, systemic myelitis or transverse myelitis.

In some neurological conditions such as mood changes, depression,anxiety, memory loss or motor function impairment, the F1Cs can modulateone or more biological activities of a transcription factor or a nuclearhormone receptor such as ERα in tissue such as the hypothalamus oramygdala or ERP in tissue such as the hippocampus, thalamus orentorhinal cortex.

In neurological conditions or other conditions where loss or damage tonervous system cells or tissue is typically present, e.g., multiplesclerosis, cerebral infarction, cerebral trauma, elevated glucocorticoidlevels or Alzheimer's disease, use of the F1Cs can lead to detectablerepair of damaged cells or replacement of at least some killed cells.Elevated glucocorticoids can result from endogenous production ofnatural glucocorticoids, e.g., cortisol or hydrocortisone, or fromadministration of synthetic glucocorticoids, e.g., dexamethasone,triamcinolone, betamethasone or other synthetic agents disclosed hereinor in the cited references. Repair or replacement can occur for celltypes that are present in nervous system tissues, e.g., neurons, Schwanncells, glial cells, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, macroglia cells,endothelial cells, or stem or progenitor cells of any of these celltypes. The cells may reside in discrete regions of nervous organs, e.g.,hippocampus, cerebrum or cerebellum, or they may reside in multipleregions. Any of the neurological conditions that can be treated with theF1Cs may be acute, subacute or chronic and they may be subclinical(having few or no overt symptoms), mild, moderate or severe.

In treating neurological conditions, the F1Cs will generally enhancefunction, self renewal and/or differentiation of stem or progenitorcells and/or they will reduce the severity of cell damage or impairmentcompared to similar subjects that are not treated with the F1Cs. Incases where myelin damage or nerve death occurs, the F1Cs can reduce therate at which damage or death occurs or they can detectably reversedamage or enhance replacement of killed cells, particularly where theextent of such damage or killing is mild or moderate. Without wishing tobe bound to any theory, the F1Cs may exert these properties (1) bydirectly acting as a hormone, growth factor or modulator of abiomolecule disclosed herein such as an enzyme, a glucocorticoidreceptor, PPARα, a neural stem cell helix-loop-helix transcriptionfactor such as HES1 or an estrogen receptor to enhance replication,synaptogenesis or other repair or maintenance functions, (2) byenhancing recruitment and/or differentiation of cells involved in cellor tissue repair, e.g., enhanced recruitment and differentiation ofoligodendrocyte cells to a demyelinated lesion in multiple sclerosisand/or (3) indirectly by modulating the level or activity of autocrine,paracrine or endocrine factors such as one or more inflammatorycytokines or markers as disclosed herein that can modulate diseaseprogression, e.g., cortisol, IL-1α, IL-1 β, TNF-α, IL-6, a thromboxane,a prostaglandin or a neuregulin.

In treating chronic or progressive disorders such as multiple sclerosisor Alzheimer's disease, the F1Cs will typically slow the rate ofprogression of the disease. The F1Cs act at least in part by decreasingthe activity or levels of chemokines and/or pro-inflammatory cytokines,e.g., one, two or more of MCP-1, MIP-1, ICAM, V-CAM, E-selectin, RANTES,IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α. This reduction can be accompanied bya reduced rate of deposition of amyloid-β (AJ3) protein, which resultsin slowed disease progression and in reduced severity and/or frequencyof one or more symptoms such as short term memory loss, impairedconcentration, impaired judgement, episodes of disorientation orconfusion and periods of mood or behavior changes such as irritability,anxiety or aggression. Treatment of chronic or progressive disorderssuch as Alzheimer's disease with a F1C is optionally accompanied byother suitable treatments, e.g., treatment with one or morenon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or other palliative measures.

Factors such as increased levels of cortisol or thromboxane, that areassociated with increased cell or tissue damage or with inhibition ofcell growth or differentiation are generally decreased or reregulated toexpress in a normal manner by the appropriate cells such as neurons,astrocytes, glial cells or their stem or precursor cells. Factors thatfacilitate normal differentiation or repair, e.g., basic fibroblastgrowth factor 2 or neuregulin, are generally increased or reregulated toexpress in a normal manner by the appropriate cells such as neurons,astrocytes, glial cells or their stem or precursor cells.

Because of these properties, the F1Cs can be used in various protocolsor methods to enhance differentiation or proliferation of these celltypes in vivo or in vitro. Typically, the concentration of the F1Cs willexert one or more of these beneficial effects at extracellularconcentrations of about 1×10⁻¹² M to about 5×10⁻⁶ M, e.g., about 1×10⁻¹¹M to about 5×10⁻⁷ M or about 1×10⁻¹⁰ M to about 1×10⁻⁷ M. Suchconcentrations can suitably be established transiently, e.g., for about10 minutes to about 6 hours or about 12 hours once or twice per day onone, two or more days. Alternatively, such concentrations may bemaintained more or less constantly, e.g., within these ranges for atleast about 12 hours per day for one, two or more days, particularly forin vitro use to enhance cell or tissue growth, differentiation orviability in tissue culture. Methods to administer the F1Cs for in vivouse are essentially as described herein.

For any of these neurological conditions or their associated symptoms,the presence of the condition or its pathological manifestation, e.g.,cell or tissue damage, or symptom may be determined by suitableobjective or subjective means, e.g., assays to detect tissue damage,levels of diagnostic markers or an etiological agent, performance ofhistopathological examination of cells or tissues, patientquestionnaires or behavior performance tests, measurement of adiagnostic marker(s), e.g., an enzyme, hormone, cytokine or drugsubstance in blood or tissue, electroencephalography, imaging methodssuch as X-ray, MRI scan or CAT scan, observation and diagnosis ofclinical features or symptoms or biopsy of affected tissue or cells,e.g., aspiration biopsy, needle biopsy, incision biopsy or punch biopsyof tissue or cells. Neurological conditions, diseases and symptoms,which the F1Cs can be used to treat or ameliorate and methods todiagnose and characterize such conditions or diseases have beendescribed. See, e.g., Ph. Demaerel, A. L. Baert et al., eds. RecentAdvances in Diagnostic Neuroradiology (Medical Radiology: DiagnosticImaging) 2001 Springer Verlag, ISBN: 3504657231, W. G. Bradley et al.,Neurology in Clinical Practice: Principles of Diagnosis and Management1995, see, e.g., vol. 1 Ch. 1-55 and vol. 2. Ch. 1-66,Butterworth-Heinemann Medical, ISBN 0750694777, H. J. M. Barnett et al.,eds. Stroke: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management 3^(rd) edition,1998, see, e.g., pages 10-1450, Churchill Livingstone, ISBN 0443075514,P. J. Vinken et al., eds. Neurodystrophies and Neurolipidoses 2^(nd) ed.1996, see, e.g., pages 8-780, Elsevier Science, ISBN 0444812857, P. L.Peterson and J. W. Phillis eds. Novel Therapies for CNS Injuries:Rationales and Results 1995, see, e.g., pages 8-380, CRC Press, ISBN0849376521, D. Schiffer, Brain Tumors: Pathology and Its BiologicalCorrelates 2^(nd) ed. 1997, see, e.g., pages 5-450, Springer Verlag,ISBN 3540616225 and E. Niedermeyer and F. Lopes Da Silva, eds.Electroencephalography: Basic Principles, Clinical Applications andRelated Fields 4^(th) ed. 1999 see, e.g., pages 13-1238, Lippincott,Williams & Wilkins, ISBN 0683302841.

The use of the F1Cs in these conditions is optionally combined with oneor more of the therapeutic treatments that are described in thesereferences. The F1C may be administered before, during or after anothertreatment is employed to prevent, treat or ameliorate a givenneurological condition or symptom thereof. Any of these neurologicalconditions or symptoms may be mild or at an early stage, moderate orsevere or advanced.

Dosages of the F1C, routes of administration and the use of combinationtherapies with other standard therapeutic agents or treatments could beapplied essentially as described above for cardiovascular conditions oras disclosed elsewhere herein. Thus, the F1Cs may be administeredprophylactically or therapeutically in chronic conditions or they may beadministered at the time of or relatively soon before or after an acuteevent such as an epileptic seizure, onset of a migraine or occurrence oftrauma, before, during or after surgery, accidental head or centralnervous system injury or a cerebral stroke or infarction. For acuteevents, the formula1 compounds may thus be administered concurrently,e.g., within about 15 minutes or about 30 minutes of the onset oroccurrence of the acute event, or at a later time, e.g., at about 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28,30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108 or 120 hours after the onset oroccurrence of the acute event. The F1Cs may thus be administered atabout 6-120 hours, or about 8-48 hours, about 10-24 hours or about 12-16hours after an acute event starts or occurs. In other embodiments, theF1C can be administered before an expected acute event such as a plannedsurgery. In these cases, the F1Cs may be administered before, e.g.,within about 15 minutes or about 30 minutes of the onset or occurrenceof the acute event, or at an earlier time, e.g., at about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 36,42, 48, 54, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108 or 120 hours before the onset oroccurrence of the acute event.

Skin treatments. The affect of the F1Cs on immune function permits theiruse to improve the function of organs organ systems that rely on theoptimal functioning of one or more immune responses. Thus, the F1Cs canbe administered to a subject to prevent, treat, ameliorate, slow theprogression of or enhance the healing of certain skin conditions such asskin inflammation, lesions, atrophy or rash. Conditions that can giverise to skin pathology or an unwanted skin condition include autoimmunediseases, inflammation, allergy, age, exposure to sunlight, cancer,infection or the like.

As used here, skin includes external skin and internal skin or surfacessuch as oral, intestinal and rectal mucosa. These conditions includelesions, rashes or inflammation associated with, e.g., burns, infectionsand the thinning or general degradation of the dermis oftencharacterized by a decrease in collagen or elastin as well as decreasednumber, size and doubling potential of fibroblast cells. Such skinconditions include keratoses such as actinic keratosis, psoriasis,eczema, warts such as papillomavirus-induced warts, ulcers or lesionssuch as herpesvirus-induced ulcers or lesions or diabetes associatedulcers or lesions, discoid lupus erythematosus, erythema nodosum,erythema multiform, cutaneous T cell lymphoma, atopic dermatitis,inflammatory vasculitis, relapsing polychondritis, exfoliativedermatitis, sarcoidosis, burns, melanoma, rash or irritation from poisonoak, poison ivy or poison Sumac, blemished or hyperpigmented skin,hyperkeratotic skin, dry skin, dandruff, acne, inflammatory dermatoses,scarring such as from a chemical or thermal burn and age-related skinchanges. In these embodiments, treatment with the F1Cs is optionallycombined with other appropriate treatments or therapies essentially asdescribed herein, e.g., one or more of a corticosteroid such ashydrocortisone or cortisol, prednisone, or prednisolone, anα-hydroxybenzoic acid or an α-hydroxycarboxylic acid(s) iscoadministered with a F1C to treat, prevent or ameliorate a skincondition such as atrophy or a lesion. α-Hydroxybenzoic acids andα-hydroxycarboxylic acids suitable for use in these embodiments aredescribed in, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,262,407, 5,254,343, 4,246,261,4,234,599 and 3,984,566. The F1C can be used to minimize cutaneousatrophy caused by corticosteroids, a common side effect of theirapplication to the skin.

As is apparent from the forgoing, F1Cs can be used in cosmeticpreparations for treating one or more skin conditions such as unwantedpigment spots, dry skin, dry scalp, cutaneous signs of aging such aswrinkles, especially fine wrinkles, reduction in the thickness of thedermis, degradation or loss of collagen fibers, withered skin, skin withreduced thickness, dull skin and skin with no brightness, lack ofelasticity and/or lack of skin tone. In these applications, the F1Cs mayact at least in part by stimulating collagen synthesis, inhibitingcollagenase activity and/or increasing keratinocyte proliferation. Incosmetic applications the F1Cs can be administered systemically or theycan be included in topical costemtic preparations or formulations.Topical or systemic preparations or formulations for treating skin orother conditions described herein can also optionally contain one ormore additional active ingredients such as a carotenoid, a flavanoid, anisoflavanoid, an isoflavone, a retinoid, a lipis synthesis stimulator, akeratinocyte proliferation stimulator, a desquamating agent, amoisturizer, a ultraviolet light absorbing agent or an antibacterialagent. Exemplary active ingredients include one or more of pterocarpan,isoflavan, isoflavan-3-ene, 3-arylcoumarin, 3-aryl-4-hydroxycoumarin,coumestan, coumaronochromone, α-methyldeoxybenzoin, 2-arylbenzofuran,daidzein, formononetin, cuneatin, genistein, isoprunetin and prunetin,cajanin, orobol, pratensein, santal, junipegenin A, glycitein,afrormosin, retusin, tectorigenin, irisolidone; jamaicin, a planthormone, an auxin, a compound of plant origin, cinnamic acid,indoleacetic acid, 4-chloroindole-3-acetic acid, phenylacetic acid,indole-3-butyric acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid,α-naphthaleneacetic acid, β-naphthoxyacetic acid, indoleethanol,idoleacetaldehyde, indoleacetonitrile, phloroglucinol,p-methylbenzylidenecamphor, p-methylbenzylidenecamphor, a4,4-diarylbutadiene and a dibenzoylmethane compound such as2-methyldibenzoylmethane, 4-methyldibenzoylmethane,4-isopropyldibenzoylmethane, 4-tert-butyldibenzoylmethane,2,4-dimethyldibenzoylmethane, 2,5-dimethyidibenzoylmethane,4,4′-diisopropyldibenzoylmethane, 4,4′-dimethoxydibenzolymethane,4-tert-butyl-4′-methoxydibenzoylmethane,2-methyl-5-isopropyl-4′-methoxyd-ibenzoylmethane,2-methyl-5-tert-butyl-4′-methoxydibenzoylmethane,2,4-dimethyl-4′-methoxydibenzoylmethane or2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butyl-4′-met-hoxydibenzoyl-methane, and mixturesthereof.

Exemplary desquamating agents include salicylic acid, α-hydroxy acids,urea, gentisic acid, oligofucoses, cinnamic acid, extract of Saphorajaponica, resveratrol, EDTA, N-acyl-N,N′,N′-ethylenediaminetriaceticacid, aminosulphonic compounds, derivatives of2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (procysteine),O-octanoyl-6-D-maltose and N-acetylglucosamine. Exemplary moisturizersinclude ceramides, sphingoid-based compounds, lecithins,glycosphingolipids, phospholipids, essential fatty acids,1,2-diacylglycerol, 4-chromanone, pentacyclic triterpenes; threalose andits derivatives, hyaluronic acid and its derivatives, glycerol,pentanediol, sodium pidolate, serine, xylitol, sodium lactate,polyglyceryl acrylate, ectoin and its derivatives, chitosan,oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, cyclic carbonates,N-lauroyl-pyrrolidonecarboxylic acid and N-α-benzoyl-L-arginine andvitamin D. Exemplary calmative agents include extracts of Paeoniasuffruticosa and/or lactiflora, of Rosmarinus officinalis, of epilobium,of Pygeum, of Boswellia serrata, of Centipeda cunninghami, of Helianthusannuus, of Cola nitida, of clove and of Bacopa moniera, salicylic acidsalts, extracts of algae, Canola oil, Tamanu oil, beauty-leaf oil,omega-3-unsaturated oils such as rhusk rose oil, blackcurrant oil,ecchium oil, fish oil, α-bisabolol, extract of chamomile, allantoin, thephosphoric diester of vitamins E and C, capryloylglycine, tocotrienols,piperonal, aloe vera, indomethacin and β-methasone. Exemplaryantibacterial agents include triclosan, phenoxyethanol, octoxyglycerol,octanoylglycine, 10-hydroxy-2-decanoic acid, caprylyl glycol, farnesoland azelaic acid.

Any of these preparations or formulations can comprise a solution, anemulsion, an oil-in-water emulsion, a water-in-oil emulsion, a gel, apaste, a solid, spherule, vesicle, cream, ointment, milk, lotion, serum,foam, aerosol, makeup, or deodorant. Such compositions can containingredients essentially as described elsewhere, e.g., U.S. patentapplication Nos. 20040136931 A1, 20040062727 A1, 20040071745 A1 or20040062728 A1.

In embodiments that address skin conditions, dosages, routes ofadministration and dosing protocols for the F1Cs are essentially asdescribed herein. In some embodiments, the F1C is administered to thesubject in the form of a topical cream, ointment, spray, foam, gel orthe like. These topical formulations will optionally comprise about 0.1% w/w to about 20% w/w, or about 0.2% w/w to about 10% w/w of a F1C in acomposition that comprises one or more excipients that are suitable forsuch topical formulations, including, e.g., one or more agents thatenhance penetration or delivery of the F1C into the skin. In topicalcosmetic preparations or formulations, the F1C will typically be presentas about 0.01 %, about 0.05% or about 0.1% to about 0.5%, about 1% orabout 3% of the total weight of the composition. Such topicalformulations can be administered, e.g., once, twice or three times perday using about 0.1 g to about 8 g or about 0.2 g to about 5 g of thetopical formulation on each occasion. Administration may be daily forabout 1 to about 28 days, or it may be intermittent and used as needed.The amount of a topical formulation that can be administered may behigher, e.g., about 15 g or about 20 g, if the size of the area to betreated is relatively large, e.g., at least about 30 cm² to about 100cm² or more. Alternatively, systemic administration of the F1C such asoral, parenteral, sublingual or buccal delivery may be used,particularly when the area of the skin to be treated is relativelylarge. In some cases, both topical and systemic administration of a F1Ccan be used. Excipients that topical or other formulations may containinclude those described herein, or agents that enhance permeation orsolubilization of the F1C, e.g., DMSO or an alkylalkanol, such as a2-alkylalkanol or a 3-alkyloctanol that comprises about 8-36 carbonatoms (e.g., 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 carbonatoms) such as 2-ethyloctanol, 2-propyloctanol, 2-octyldodecanol,2-butyloctanol, 2-hexyldecanol, 2-pentylnonanol, 3-ethyloctanol,3-propyloctanol, 3-octyldodecanol, 3-butyloctanol, 3-hexyldecanol,3-pentylnonanol, isostearyl alcohol, isocetyl alcohol, or mixturesthereof. Such alkylalkanol moieties include those having the structureHO—CH₂—(CH₂)₀₋₄-CH(C1-10 alkyl)-(CH₂)₀₋₆—CH₃, any of which areoptionally substituted at the alkanol or the alkyl moiety with one, two,three or more independently selected substituents as described herein,e.g., with one, two, three or more independently selected —O—, —F, —OH,—CN or —CH═CH— moieties. Such formulations can be used in therapeuticapplications described herein or in cosmetic applications.

Enhancement of hematopoiesis. The invention includes methods to modulatehematopoiesis by administering a F1C to a subject, which can be used totreat or prevent various blood cell deficiencies such asthrombocytopenia (“TP”) or neutropenia (“NP”). Hematopoiesis orhemopoiesis is the formation and development of the various types ofblood cells and their progenitor cells. Mature cells are found incirculation or tissues such as the lymph nodes, spleen or the thymus.Many of the stem cells that give rise to mature forms reside in the bonemarrow, although some may circulate in the blood for some time. Clinicalblood cell deficiencies such as thrombocytopenia, neutropenia orerythropenia can arise from causes such as impaired hematopoiesis orabnormal loss or destruction of mature or immature blood cells.

Without being bound to any theory, the treatment methods at least inpart result in enhanced hematopoiesis, enhanced movement of blood cellsinto the circulation and/or in reduced loss of blood cells such asplatelets or neutrophils. The F1Cs can enhance self-renewal or numbersof hematopoietic stem cells, precursor cells, mature blood cells and/orthey can enhance or accelerate differentiation of stem or any progenitorcell that can give rise to a mature blood cell. The stem or progenitorcells include early lineage cells showing little or no characteristicsof fully differentiated blood cells and/or they can be partiallydifferentiated. Increased platelet or neutrophil production, enhancedsurvival or reduced loss is typically observed as increased circulatingblood cell counts. Increases in blood cells appear to arise fromenhanced proliferation of precursor cells and/or from enhanced oraccelerated differentiation of precursor cells. Increased cell numbers,e.g., platelets or neutrophils, can also arise from from reduced loss ordeath of such cells, increased demargination of cells such asneutrophils from the vasculature into circulating blood or other tissuesand/or shorter transit time of mature or precursor cells from the bonemarrow into blood.

Thus, invention embodiments comprise a method to treat or prevent ablood cell deficiency such as TP or NP in a subject in need thereof,comprising administering to the subject, or delivering to the subject'stissues, an effective amount of a F1C. Related embodiments include amethod to increase self-renewal of hematopoietic stem cells orhematopoietic progenitor cells or to increase the commitment of suchcells to transition to a more differentiated blood precursor cell ormature blood cell. In other embodiments, the invention provides a methodfor stimulating the proliferation or differentiation of neutrophilprecursors or to increase demargination of neutrophils or to reducetransit time from bone marrow to blood in a subject having orsusceptible to developing NP comprising administering an effectiveamount of a F1C to the subject in need thereof. The F1C treatment willstimulate the activity of, e.g., neutrophils, or enhance theirproduction from progenitor cells, enhance their survival and/or limittheir loss. Hematopoietic stem cells, e.g., GEMM cells, are pluripotentand can give rise to more than one type of mature blood cell, whilehematopoietic progenitor cells are usually not pluripotent, but arebipotent or monopotent. Hematopoietic progenitor cells reside primarilyin bone marrow, but can also be found in blood, spleen or lymph tissueor fluids.

Normal ranges of various white blood cells or blood components in adult(about 18-49 years of age) human blood are as follows. Total adult whiteblood cell counts average about 7500/mm³, with an approximate normalrange of about 4.5-11.0×10³/mm³. The normal basophil level is about35/mm³, with a normal range of about 10/mm³ to about 100/mm³. The normaladult neutrophil level is about 4400/mm³, with a normal range of about2000-7700/mm³. The normal eosinophil level is about 275/mm³, with anormal range of about 150-300/mm³. The normal monocyte level is about540/mm³, with a normal range of about 300-600/mm³. The normal adultplatelet level is about 2.5×10⁵/mm³, with a normal range of about2.1×10⁵-2.9×10⁵/mm³. The normal human adult red cell mass corresponds toabout 4.6×10¹² red cells/L in females and about 5.2×10¹² red cells/L inmales.

A human patient in need of treatment will typically have, or be subjectto developing, a cell count below these values. For example, the subjectmay have a cell count that is about 2% to about 90% below the lower orupper values of these ranges, e.g., about 5%, about 10%, about 20%,about 30%, about 50% or about 70% below any of these values. As usedherein, neutropenia means generally a circulating neutrophil count ofless than about 2000/mm³, typically less than about 1500/mm³ or usuallyless than about 1300/mm³. Under the common terminology criteria foradverse events, version 3.0, published at http://ctep.cancer.gov, grade1 neutropenia in humans is the lower limit of normal to 1500neutrophils/mm³, less than 1500 to 1000 neutrophils/mm³ is grade 2neutropenia, about 1000-500 neutrophils/mm³ is grade 3 neutropenia andless than about 500 neutrophils/mm³ is considered to be grade 4neutropenia. Febrile NP is NP accompanied by a fever, e.g., about 39.5°C. to about 43° C. or more, that is at least transient, e.g., lastingabout 2 or more hours.

Thrombocytopenia generally means a circulating platelet count of lessthan the normal circuating range, e.g., less than about about1.6×10⁵/mm³, less than about 1.5×10⁵/mm³, less than about 1.3×10⁵/mm³ orless than about 1.0×10⁵/mm³. Under the common terminology criteria foradverse events, version 3.0, grade 1 thrombocytopenia is the lowernormal limit to 75,000 platelets/mm³, grade 2 thrombocytopenia is<75,000-50,000 platelets/mm³, grade 3 thrombocytopenia is <50,000-25,000platelets/mm³ and grade 4 is <25,000 platelets/mm³. Anemia generallymeans a red cell mass corresponding to less than about 4.0×10¹² redcells/L in adult females and less than about 4.5×10¹² red cells/L inadult males (a hemoglobin level of less than about 12.0 g/dL in adultfemales and less than about 13.5 g/dL in adult males).

In some cases, the diagnosis of a deficiency may cover a cell count thatfalls outside these ranges, due, e.g., to individual variations in asubject's age, sex, race, animal strain or normal blood cell status forthe individual. Such variations are identified by known means such as byidentification of a change from the subject's normal status or bymultiple cell measurements over time that reveal a deficiency. See,e.g., Hematology—Basic Principles and Practice, 2^(nd) edition, R.Hoffman, E. J. Benz Jr. et al., editors, Churchill Livingstone, NewYork, 1995. Subjects with an identified or identifiable deficiencyoutside these standard ranges are included in the definition of a bloodcell deficiency or a subject in need of treatment, as used herein.

In exemplary embodiments, use of the F1Cs for treating subjectsincluding primates or humans who are subject to developing a NPcondition will typically result in a decreased in the severity and/orduration of NP. Typically, the F1C treatment will comprise treating thesubject daily, every other day or every third day for about 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 days with about 0.1 mg/kg to about 5 mg/kg,usually about 0.5 mg/kg to about 4 mg/kg. For these dosages, the F1C istypically administered by parenteral, e.g., intravenous, subcutaneous orintramuscular, or transmucosal delivery. Oral administration willgenerally use dosages that are about 3-25 mg/kg higher, e.g., about 4-30mg/kg of the F1C. Human unit dosages will typically comprise about1-1500 mg, usually about 10-150 mg, which can be subdivided, e.g., intotwo or three subdoses. Treatment of subjects who may develop a NPcondition from a chronic or slow onset condition will generally beginwhen reduced neutrophil counts are observed, e.g., when the subject hasgrade 1 or 2 NP. In situations where NP can arise over a short timeperiod, e.g., from an inducing event such as a chemotherapy, an acuteinfection or radiation exposure, treatment with the F1C will generallybegin at about the time of the inducing event. Thus, for subjects whowill be subjected a chemotherapy or radiation therapy, dosing with theF1C can begin about 1, 2, 3 or 4 days before, during (essentiallysimultaneous with or on the same day as) or about 1, 2, 3 or 4 after theinducing event. Typically dosing the F1C begins in a period from 2 daysbefore to 2 days after the subject is exposed to the NP inducing event.

Treatment with a F1C will reduce the severity of NP, e.g., by preventingthe development of grade 3 or 4 NP or febrile NP in subjects who wouldotherwise be expected to develop or susceptible to developing grade 3 or4 NP. The F1C will also typically reduce the duration of, e.g., grade 3or 4 NP, in subjects who would otherwise be expected to develop orsusceptible to developing such NP. The reduction in the duration of NP,grade 3 or 4 NP, can range from 100% to a detectable level, e.g., areduction of at least about 10%. Typically, the reduction of the periodduring which a subject has grade 3 or 4 NP or febrile NP is about 25% toabout 85%, e.g., about 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or more.

Individual responses can vary depending on factors such as the subject'sinitial neutrophil status, when dosing with the F1C is initiated, dosageof the F1C and the route of administration of the F1C. NP in subjectssusceptible to developing NP can arise from conditions or treatments asdescribed herein, e.g., autoimmune conditions, cancer, cancerchemotherapy, an infection, antimicrobial chemotherapy, bone marrowtransplantion, an immunosuppressive therapy, bone marrow damage orexposure to or treatment with an ionizing radiation such as one or moreof γ-radiation, X-rays, fast neutrons, β-radiation or α-radiation.

TP, abnormally low platelet counts, can arise from impaired plateletproduction, sequestration of platelets in the spleen or abnormal loss ofcirculating platelets. Impaired production can result from causes suchas chemotherapy, radiation exposure, e.g., a radiation therapy, or anfrom autoimmune condition. Abnormal loss of circulating platelets isoften associated with autoreactive antibodies that bind to platelets andreduce their life span. These underlying causes give rise to the variousclinical forms of TP, such as autoimmune neonatal TP, immunethrombocytopenic purpura, radiation induced TP, chemotherapy induced TPand amegakaryocytic TP.

Other conditions that are amenable to prophylaxis or treatment by theinvention methods include the acquired blood cell deficiencies.Exemplary deficiencies or groups of deficiencies that can be treated areneonatal alloimmune TP, immune TP, immune thrombocytopenic purpura,thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, post-transfusion purpura, radiationassociated TP, chemotherapy associated TP (e.g., an anticancer,antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal or antiparasite therapy, NSAIDtreatments such as with indomethicin, ibuprofen, naproxen,phenylbutazone, piroxicam or zompirac, or β-lactam antibiotic treatmentssuch as with ampicillin, carbenicillin, penicillin G, ticarcillin, orcephalosporin treatments such as with cefazolin, cefoxitin orcephalothin, anticoagulant treatments such as heparin, hirudin,lepirudin or aspirin, treatment with plasma expanders or psychotropicdrugs), amegakaryocitic TP, radiation associated TP, TP associated withsolid organ allograft or xenograft rejection or immune suppressiontherapy in solid organ or other tissue transplants (e.g., liver, lung,kidney, heart, bone marrow, hematopoietic stem cell or endothelial celltransplant, implant or transfusion), cardiopulmonary bypass surgery,cardiovascular disease or therapy associated TP (e.g., congenitalcyanotic heart disease, valvular heart disease, pulmonary embolism,pulmonary hypertension disorders or diltiazem, nifedipine, nitroglycerinor nitroprusside therapy), TP associated with chronic or acute renalfailure or treatment for these conditions (e.g., dialysis), TPassociated with infection such as a virus or bacterial infection. NPconditions that can be treated include postinfectious NP, autoimmune NP,chronic idiopathic NP, basophilic leukopenia, eosinophilic leukopenia,monocytic leukopenia, neutrophilic leukopenia, cyclic NP, periodic NP,chemotherapy associated NP, radiation associated NP, NP associated withsolid organ allograft or xenograft rejection or immune suppressiontherapy in solid organ or other tissue transplants (e.g., liver, lung,kidney, heart, bone marrow, hematopoietic stem cell or endothelial celltransplant, implant or transfusion), chemotherapy associated leukopenia,radiation associated leukopenia, leukopenia associated with solid organallograft or xenograft rejection or immune suppression therapy in solidorgan or other tissue transplants (e.g., liver, lung, kidney, heart,bone marrow, hematopoietic stem cell or endothelial cell transplant,implant or transfusion), immune hemolytic anemias, anemia associatedwith chronic or acute renal failure or treatment for these conditions(e.g., dialysis), anemia associated with chemotherapy (e.g., isoniazid,prednisone) or anemia associated with radiation exposure.

The F1Cs are thus useful to facilitate or speed up immune systemrecovery in autologous bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplantsituations. In many cases it would be medically sound to continue thetreatment associated with causing or exacerbating the blood celldeficiency. Thus, in some embodiments a F1C treatment is conducted withsubjects who are undergoing another therapy at the same time or near thesame time, e.g., within about 1, 2, 3, 4 or several days to within about1-6 months. Such subjects typically will have an identified blood celldeficiency such as a NP or a TP, e.g., as disclosed herein. However, theF1Cs can be generally suitable for preventing the onset or reducing theseverity of such deficiencies, and they can thus be usedprophylactically in these indications, e.g., by administering a F1Cbeginning at about 1-60 days before administering another therapy thatcould lead to a cytopenia condition such as TP or NP.

In conditions such as NP, the F1Cs will typically function at least inpart by modulating, e.g., increasing, the level or activity ofbiomolecules such as IL-1β, G-CSF, GM-CSF or one or more of theirreceptors, that can enhance generation or survival of a desired celltype such as neutrophils. In this regard, the F1Cs can act as inducersof endogenous growth or differentiation factors that facilitateincreased production or survival of neutrophils or other blood celltypes. This aspect of the F1Cs allows one to eliminate or reduce the useof such molecules in treating conditions such as NP.

Use of a F1C in treating cytopenia conditions is thus optionallycombined with the use of an effective amount of one or more growthfactors or cytokines as a means to further enhance the effect of theF1Cs for their intended uses or to modulate, e.g., enhance, theireffects or efficacy. Suitable growth factors and cytokines are asdescribed herein or in the cited references. For example, when oneadministers the F1C to enhance generation of platelets in humans orother subjects, or their precursor cells such as CFU-blast cells,multipotent thymic precursor cells (CD34⁺, CD38⁺, CD7⁺, CD44⁺, CD33⁺,CD2⁻, CD5⁻, CD1a⁻), Pro-DC2 cells, immature DC2 cells, immature NKcells, CFU-GEMM, BFU-Mk, CFU-Mk, CFU-G, CFU-GM, immature megakaryocytesor mature postmitotic megakaryocytes, one can also administer one ormore of G-CSF, GM-CSF, SCF, Steel factor (“SF”), leukemia inhibitoryfactor (“LIF”), interkeukin-1α, (“IL-1α”), IL-3, IL-6, IL-11, TPO, EPO,their isoforms, their derivatives (e.g., linked to a PEG or fusions suchas PIXY321) or their isoforms, orthologs or homologs for other species.Similarly, administration of the F1C to enhance the generation orfunction of myelomonocytic cells such as neutrophils, basophils ormonocytes in humans or other subjects, can also be combined withadministration of one or more of G-CSF, GM-CSF, M-CSF, LIF, TPO, SF,interleukin-1 (“IL-1”), IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, interleukin-5 (“IL-5”), IL-6,IL-11, interleukin-12 (“IL-12”), interleukin-13 (“IL-13”), FLT3 ligand,their isoforms, orthologs, homologs or derivatives (e.g., linked to aPEG or fusions such as PIXY321) or their isoforms, orthologs or homologsfor other species. To enhance generation of red cells or their precursorcells such as CFU-GEMM, BFU-E or CFU-E in humans being treated with aF1C, one can co-administer one or more of G-CSF, GM-CSF, IL-1, IL-3,IL-6, TPO, EPO, transforming growth factor-β1, their isoforms, theirderivatives (e.g., linked to a PEG or fusions such as PIXY321) or theirisoforms, orthologs or homologs for other species. See, e.g.,Hematology—Basic Principles and Practice, 3rd edition, R. Hoffman, E. J.Benz Jr. et al., editors, Churchill Livingstone, New York, 2000.(see,e.g., Chapters 14-17 at pages 154-260). The co-administration of suchfactors in these methods is intended to enhance the efficacy of the F1Ctreatment, which is optionally measured by taking suitable blood ortissue, e.g., bone marrow, samples at one or more times before and afterthe compounds have been administered. Such co-administration willgenerally be compatible with a subject's condition and other therapeutictreatments. Co-administration of such factors can precede, besimultaneous with, or follow the times of administration of the F1C(s)to the subject. Dosages of such growth factors would generally besimilar to those previously described, e.g., typically an initial courseof treatment comprises administering about 1.0 to about 20 μg/kg/d forabout 1-10 days, or as described in, e.g., Hematology—Basic Principlesand Practice, 3^(rd) edition, R. Hoffman, E. J. Benz Jr. et al.,editors, Churchill Livingstone, New York, 2000 (see, e.g., Chapter 51 atpages 939-979 and the references cited therein).

In cases where a subject's blood cell deficiency is caused by, orassociated with another therapy, the invention contemplates that theother therapy will continue, if this is reasonable under thecircumstances. The timing of other therapies can precede, besimultaneous with, or follow the times of administration of the F1C(s)to the subject. For example, chemotherapy for some malignancies isaccompanied by myelosuppression or a deficiency in one or more bloodcell types, e.g., TP or NP. Continued treatment would be called for insome cases, and then the invention methods would be employed to deliverto the subject an effective amount of a F1C. Thus, alkylating agents,antimicrotubule agents, antimetabolites, vinca alkaloids, topoisomeraseI or II inhibitors, or platinum compounds such as one or more ofmechlorethamine, vincristine, vinblastine, bleomycin, doxorubicin,epirubicin, tamoxifen, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, methotrexate,ifosfamide, melphalan, chlorambucil, busulfan, carmustine, lomustine,streptozocin, dacarbazine, vinorelbine, paclitaxel (taxol), docetaxel,cytosine arabinoside, hydroxyurea, fludarabine, 2′-chlorodeoxyadenosine,2′-deoxycoformycin, 6-thioguanine, 6-mercaptopurine, 5-azacytidine,gemcitabine, arabinofuranosylguanine, daunorubicin, mitoxantrone,amsacrine, topotecan, irinotecan, cisplatin, carboplatin, pilcamycin,procarbazine, aspariginase, aminoglutethimide, actinomycin D,azathioprine and gallium nitrate may be administered in conjunction withadministration of any F1C(s) that is disclosed herein. Treatments withother therapeutic agents such as heparin or nucleoside analogs such as3-thiacytosine, azidothymidine or dideoxycytosine, or otherantimicrobials such as cephalosporin, quinine, quinidine, gold salts(e.g., aurothioglucose), a fluoroquinolone (e.g., ciprofloxacin),clarithromycin, fluconazole, fusidic acid, gentamycin, nalidixic acid,penicillins, pentamidine, rifampicin, sulfa antibiotics, suramin orvancomycin may result in a blood cell deficiency(s) and they can thus becombined with administration of a F1C to treat the deficiency, or toameliorate a symptom thereof. Similarly, anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g.,salicylates, entanercept (a dimeric fusion comprising a portion of thehuman TNF receptor linked to the Fc portion of human IgG1 containing theC_(H)2 and C_(H)3 domain and hinge regions of IgG1) or a COX-2 inhibitorsuch as celexicob(4-5[-(4-methylphenyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-1-yl]benzenesulfonamide)or rofecoxib (4-[4-methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-3-phenyl-2(5H)-furanone) or anIL-1 receptor antagonist such as anakinra), cardiac drugs (e.g.,digitoxin), β-blockers or antihypertensive drugs (e.g., oxprenolol orcaptopril), diuretics (e.g., spironolactone), benzodiazepines, (e.g.,diazepam) or antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, doxepin). Any ofthese methods also optionally include co-administration of one or moreof the growth factors described above, e.g., IL-3, G-CSF, GM-CSF or TPO.

Other therapies for treating a blood cytopenia such as TP or NP alsoinclude administering one or more of glucocorticoid steroids (e.g.,prednisone, prednisolone), human IgG antibodies, anti-Rh(D)⁺ antibodiesfor Rh(D)⁺ patients, an androgen such as danazol, vinca alkaloids (e.g.,vincristine, vinblastine), thrombopoietin and immunosuppresants (e.g.,azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, FK506 or cyclosporin). Splenectomy mayalso be indicated, for example when first line treatments fail. The goalof treatment for TP in humans is typically to increase platelet countsto at least about 20,000/mm³ or more typically to at least about50,000/mm³ and to maintain these levels.

Although the treatment options to increase platelet levels are generallyknown, they usually have a number of drawbacks. For example, infusion ofIgG antibodies is not always effective and the treatment is relativelyexpensive. Other treatments, such as prednisone are also not alwayseffective and they typically are discontinued or tapered off afterseveral weeks due to toxicity or unwanted side effects. Splenectomy,which is relatively expensive and invasive, is also not alwayseffective. The sources of thrombocytopenia and treatment options havebeen described. See, e.g., Hematology—Basic Principles and Practice,3^(rd) edition, R. Hoffman, E. J. Benz Jr. et al., editors, ChurchillLivingstone, New York, 2000 (see, e.g., Chapters 126-129 and 131 atpages 2096-2154 and 2172-2186), PCT publication WO 200035466.

Neutropenia (“NP”), is considered to exist clinically when neutrophilsdrop to below a level considered normal. NP can arise from impairedproduction of neutrophil precursors or mature neutrophils, movement ofneutrophils from the circulation to tissue, abnormal circulatingneutrophil loss or a combination of these causes. Impaired neutrophilproduction can be acquired from, e.g., treatment with a cytotoxic orcytostatic drug, chemotherapy, radiation therapy or an autoimmuneresponse as described herein. The abnormal loss of circulatingneutrophils in autoimmunity is typically associated with autoreactiveantibodies that bind to the cells and reduce their life span. Theseunderlying causes give rise to the various clinical forms of NP, such aspostinfectious NP, drug-induced NP, autoimmune NP, or chronic idiopathicNP. The sources of NP and treatment options have been described. See,e.g., Hematology—Basic Principles and Practice, 3^(rd) edition, R.Hoffman, E. J. Benz Jr. et al., editors, Churchill Livingstone, NewYork, 2000 (see, e.g., Chapters 19, 41, 51, 79, 134 and 137 at pages297-331, 720-762, 939-979, 1443-1500, 2220-2248 and 2257-2263).

In some embodiments, the F1Cs that are used to enhance hematopoiesis orto treat associated conditions such as a TP or a NP disease or conditionas disclosed herein, are characterized by having a lack of appreciableandrogenicity. In these embodiments, the F1Cs are characterized byhaving about 15% or less, about 10% or less, about 5% or less, about 2%or less, about 1% or less or about 0.5% or less of the androgenicity ofa reference androgen such as testosterone, testosterone proprionate,dihydrotestosterone or dihydrotestosterone proprionate as measured in asuitable assay using suitable positive and/or negative controls. F1Cshaving, e.g., a substitution at the 6- or 7-position or having no doublebond at the 4-5 or 5-6 positions, will generally have relatively lowlevels of androgen activity. Suitable assays for androgenicity ofvarious compounds have been described, e.g., J. R. Brooks, et al.,Prostate 1991, 18:215-227, M. Gerrity et al., Int. J. Androl. 19814:494-504, S. S. Rao et al., Indian J. Exp. Biol. 1969 7:20-22, O.Sunami et al., J. Toxicol. Sci. 2000 25:403-415, G. H. Deckers et al.,J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 2000 74:83-92. The androgenicity of theF1Cs are optionally determined as described or essentially as describedin one or more of these assays or any other assay. Thus, one suchembodiment comprises a method to enhance hematopoiesis or to treat TP orNP comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effectiveamount of a F1C, or delivering to the subject's tissues an effectiveamount of a F1C, wherein the F1C has about 30% or less, about 20% orless, about 10% or less or about 5% or less of the androgenicity of anandrogen such as testosterone, testosterone proprionate,dihydrotestosterone or dihydrotestosterone proprionate as measured in asuitable assay, e.g., as described in the citations above. In conductingsuch methods, the subjects, e.g., rodents, humans or primates, areoptionally monitored for e.g., amelioration, prevention or a reducedseverity of a disease, condition or symptom. Such monitoring canoptionally include measuring one or more of cytokines (e.g., TNFα,IL-1β), WBCs, platelets, granulocytes, neutrophils, RBCs, NK cells,macrophages or other immune cell types, e.g., as described herein or inthe cited references, in circulation at suitable times, e.g., atbaseline before treatment is started and at various times during orafter treatment with a F1C, e.g., at about 2-45 days after treatmentwith a F1C has ended.

In conducting any of these methods, one can monitor the subject'sclinical condition at any relevant time before, during or afteradministration of the F1Cs, which treatments are optionally combinedwith any of the other agents or treatments described above. Thesubject's blood can be drawn on one, two or more occasions in advance oftreatment to, e.g., obtain a baseline or initial level of white or redblood cells, to verify a presumptive diagnosis of a blood celldeficiency or to determine a blood parameter such as circulatingmyelomonocyte counts, circulating neutrophil counts or circulatingplatelet counts. Then, during the course of treatment or thereafter thesubject's blood can be drawn on one, two or more occasions to follow thesubject's response, e.g., once treatment with a F1C has ended.

Invention embodiments include methods that comprise administering to asubject in need thereof an effective amount of a F1C and an effectiveamount of at least one form of interferon, such as γ-Interferon or agrowth factor or interleukin such as G-CSF or IL-6. Interferons canenhance the biological activity of the white cells that arise fromincreased hematopoiesis. This can be particularly useful when thesubject's circulating blood cell deficiency is associated with, e.g., aninfection or a chemotherapy that suppresses hematopoiesis.Administration of a growth factor or an interleukin such as IL-6 canfacilitate hematopoiesis by stimulating quiescent stem cells or otherprogenitors that give rise to deficient cell types. Related embodimentsreplace growth factor or interferon administration partially orcompletely by increasing endogenous production in the subject usingconventional methods, e.g., administering double stranded RNA tostimulate γ-IFN.

In these embodiments, the subject may have thrombocytopenia orneutropenia or the subject's circulating platelets, red cells, maturemyelomonocytic cells, or their precursor cells, in circulation or intissue may be detectably increased. In some cases the subject has renalfailure. These methods may further comprise the steps of obtaining bloodfrom the subject before administration of the F1C and measuring thesubject's white or red cell counts and optionally, on one, two, three ormore occasions, measuring the subject's circulating white cell or redcell counts after administration of the F1C, e.g., within about 12 weeksafter an initial administration of a F1C or during or within about 12weeks after a course of treatment as described herein.

Delayed radiation effects. Invention embodiments include a method toprevent, treat or ameliorate a symptom or condition associated with oneor more delayed adverse effect, symptom or condition from ionizingradiation exposure in a subject in need thereof comprising administeringto the subject, or delivering to the subject's tissues, an effectiveamount of a F1C. In these embodiments, administration of the F1Ccommences at least 2 weeks after the subject has been exposed to a doseor subdose of radiation that could give rise to a delayed radiationeffect. Dosing with the F1C can thus begin at 14 days to about 2 yearsor more after ionizing radiation exposure. Typically dosing will beginat about 2 weeks, 3 weeks, or 1, 2, 3 or 4 months after exposure of thesubject to sufficient ionizing radiation to potentially cause delayedeffects. Radiation exposure may arise from a radiation therapy whereexposure is intentional, or it may arise from an accidental exposure.

Radiation therapy (“RT”) can generate a number of late delayed-onsetconditions or symptoms. Delayed radiation effects are conditions orsymptoms that generally arise or become detectable to the subject or toa health care provider at least about 1 month after exposure toradiation. Thus the conditions or symptoms may be detectable at about 2months, about 3 months, about 4 months, about 5 months, about 1 year,about 20 years or more after radiation exposure. For example, transientnervous system symptoms may develop early after RT, but progressive,permanent, often disabling nervous system damage may appear months oryears later. The total radiation dose, size of the fractions, durationof RT, and volume of tissue irradiated influence the probability of theinjury and its severity. Individual patient and tissue susceptibility todelayed injuries is variable, which factors into the selection of safeand effective radiation doses for RT. Total radiation doses that asubject may receive may comprise single doses or 2, 3, 4, or more doseswithin a range of about 1 to about 400 Gy, e.g., about 1, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8,2, 2.5, 3, 5, 10, 20, 40, 50, 80, 100, 130, 150, 180, 200, 250, 300, 400Gy. Typical doses are about 1-12 Gy or about 1-8 Gy. Such doses in agiven course of treatment may be the same or different and can occurover a period of time, e.g., over 1 day to about 1 or 2 years.

In some embodiments, the total radiation dose occurs on a singleexposure that occurs in a relatively short time period, e.g., about 1-20minutes to about 12 hours. In other embodiments, the total dose isdelivered to the subject in multiple doses or over a longer time, e.g.,over about 2 days to about 12 months or more in multiple doses in, e.g.,2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 or more individual doses. Ameliorating a side effectmay comprise detectably slowing the progression of a symptom orcondition or detectably reducing the ultimate expected severity of asymptom or condition. The affected condition or symptom may bedetectably reduced as determined by the subject or the health careprovider. Thus, after administration of a F1C, the target symptom orcondition may be moderately reduced, slightly reduced, essentiallynonexistent or subclinical, e.g., present at a low level that is notdeemed significant by the subject or the health care provider.Amelioration of one or more conditions or symptoms that can be suitablyquantified may be observed as a decrease of about 5% or more, e.g., atleast about 10%, at least about 20%, at least about 30%, at least about40%, at least about 50%, at least about 70%, at least about 80% or atleast about 90% in the relative expected or potential severity or extentof the condition or symptom.

For example, in lung pneumonitis, administration of a F1C can lead todetectably increased oxygen saturation in the subject's blood by about5% or by about 10% or more, e.g., oxygen saturation can rise from about83% to about 88%, which would typically be detectable by the subject andthe health care provider. Such decreased severity of a condition orsymptom may be objectively measured in some instances, e.g., bydetermining the number or activity of circulating platelets orneutrophils or by evaluation of fever, severity or frequency of diarrheaor blood oxygen saturation levels. For other symptoms or conditions,prevention may be subjectively observed by a significant or detectableimprovement in a relevant score, e.g., decreased fever or pain or adecreased need for treatment of fever, pain or inflammation.

Symptoms or conditions of radiation exposure that can be treated alsoinclude encephalopathy, myelopathy, nausea, diarrhea, acuteinflammation, chronic inflammation, edema, pain, fever, headache,depression, malaise, weakness, hair loss, skin atrophy, skin ulceration,skin lesion, keratosis, telangiectasia, infection, e.g., bacterial,viral, fungal or yeast infection, hypoplasia, atrophy, marrowhypoplasia, hemorrhage, fibrosis, e.g., lung fibrosis, pneumonitis, bonemarrow hypoplasia, hemorrhage or cytopenia, e.g., anemia, leukopenia orthrombocytopenia, edema, fibrosis or hemorrhage or the need for edema,fibrosis or hemorrhage treatment. Such symptoms or conditions may arisefrom one or more radiation-damaged tissues or cells, including lymphoidcells, bowel or intestinal epithelium or tissue, bone marrow, testicles,ovaries, brain tissue, spinal cord tissue or skin epithelium.

Exemplary symptoms or conditions associated with late effects ofradiation exposure include (1) acute or chronic radiation-inducedenteritis or diarrhea, e.g., in patients receiving pelvic radiotherapy,(2) pseudomembranous inflammation, (3) perivascular fibrosis, (4)endothelial cell damage or death, e.g., associated with vascularradiation therapy, (5) cardiac tissue inflammation or damage orpericardial disease, e.g., in pediatric or adult patients receivingradiation therapy for a leukemia, thoracic neoplasm or other malignancy,(6) pulmonary tissue inflammation or damage, (7) hematopoietic or marrowcell inflammation or damage, e.g., in wide field radiation therapy, (8)endocrine or thyroid dysfunction, e.g., in thalamic or hypothalamictumors in pediatric or other patients, (9) decreased growth or decreasedbone development or density, e.g., in pediatric patients receivingradiation therapy for a childhood leukemia or other malignancy, (10)central nervous system inflammation or damage, e.g., in pediatric oradult patients receiving radiation therapy for a leukemia (e.g., CNSacute lymphocytic leukemia) or other malignancy, (11) connective tissuedamage after radiation therapy, (12) incidence or severity of asecondary leukemia such as acute myelogenous leukemia or myelodysplasiaand (13) gastric ulceration, bleeding, small bowel obstruction orfistula formation in, e.g., patients receiving radiation therapy to thegastrointestinal tract. These symptoms or conditions are treated orameliorated using the F1Cs essentially as disclosed herein.

In treating such symptoms or conditions, slowing the progression of asymptom, condition or side effect will detectably reduce the rate atwhich the condition, symptom or side effect worsens or intensifies. Insome embodiments, pronounced slowing of the rate of progression is,e.g., the time needed to progress to an expected or a measurable point,which may be increased by a period of about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 30 ormore days to a period of about 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48,72 or more months.

Radiation-associated brain damage can give rise to acute encephalopathywith symptoms such as headache, nausea, vomiting, somnolence,depression, disorientation, and worsening neurologic signs. Theencephalopathy may arise from the first, second or a subsequentradiation fraction, e.g., when high intracranial pressure has not beentreated with, e.g., corticosteroids. Late-delayed radiation damage tothe brain or nervous system can arise at about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,or 10 months to 1, 2, 3 or more years after leukemia prophylaxis inchildren or after brain tumor prophylaxis or treatment in adults.Symptoms often include pain or headache and progressive dementia withoutfocal signs and adults typically also develop an unsteady gait. Cerebralatrophy appears on CT scans in some cases. Late-delayed damage can ariseat about 1 week, about 2 weeks about 2 months or about 1-2 years afterirradiation of extracranial tumors or high-dose irradiation ofintracranial tumors, e.g., brachytherapy or radiosurgery, although thesymptoms are generally more focal. The invention method would be usedduring the time period when such symptoms would be expected to arise,e.g., commencing at about 1-5 days or about 7-60 days after radiationexposure and ending at about 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more years later.Exemplary brachytherapies and unsealed source therapies include prostate¹²⁵I seed implants in prostate conditions such as prostate cancer, ⁹⁰Ytconjugated to monoclonal antibodies or in endovascular brachialradiotherapy.

Early-delayed radiation spinal cord myelopathy follows radiation therapyto the spinal cord, neck, upper thorax or lumbar region or and it isoften characterized by Lhermitte's sign, i.e., an electric shock-likesensation radiating down the back and into the legs on neck flexion.Late-delayed radiation myelopathy can arise months or years aftertherapy for extraspinal tumors, e.g., Hodgkin's disease. Other symptomscan include progressive weakness and sensory loss, such as aBrown-Sequard type, i.e., a proprioceptive sensory loss and weakness onone side of the body and loss of temperature and pain sensation on theother side. Progression times vary, but many human patients sufferingfrom late-delayed radiation spinal cord myelopathy become paraplegic.Late-delayed radiation neuropathy may produce brachial neuropathy, e.g.,after treatment for breast or lung cancer. Radiation can also give riseto gliomas, meningiomas, or peripheral nerve sheath tumors at about 1,2, 3, 4, 5 or more years after therapy. The F1Cs will generally beadministered at about the time period when these symptoms would beexpected to arise, e.g., commencing at about 1-5 days, or about 7-60days or about 6 or 12 months after radiation exposure and ending atabout 3, 4, 6 months later or about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more yearslater. In some embodiments, the F1C is administered to the subject onthe same day that a planned or accidental radiation exposure occurs anddosing is continued for about 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12 or more weeks to about2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more years, or for a time as disclosed elsewhereherein.

Early-delayed encephalopathy often arises or is detectable at about 2, 3or 4 months after radiation therapy. This encephalopathy in adults, isdistinguished from worsening or recurrent brain tumor by, e.g., computedtomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The condition inchildren can occur as a somnolence syndrome, e.g., after whole-brainirradiation for leukemia. The condition in children typically improvesspontaneously over several days to weeks. Such encephalopathies can beprevented, delayed in onset, recede more rapidly and/or be less severewhen a F1C is administered to the subject throughout the period whenencephalopathy can arise, e.g., beginning about a week, two weeks or amonth before the expected onset of a symptom or condition and endingabout a week or month or two months after it would be expected to ariseor to resolve.

In some embodiments, a radiation late effect is a symptom or conditionthat may arise months or years after radiation exposure, treatment withthe F1C can commence shortly, e.g., about 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 14, 21or 28 days, after the radiation exposure or after initiation of aradiation treatment. In other embodiments, the invention treatmentmethod can commence after radiation exposure has terminated, e.g., about1-30 days or about 1-72 months or more after radiation exposure. Inthese embodiments, the treatment method can be administered over aperiod of months or years, e.g., about 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 18,24, 36, 48, 72, 96 or more months. In some embodiments, dosing of thesubject will occur for a period of about 2-12 months or for a period ofabout 4-6 months. Occasionally, treatment for radiation late effectswill commence on the day of or before initiation of a planned radiationtreatment, e.g., at about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 14, 21, 28 or more daysbefore a planned exposure to radiation of a sufficient dose to a subjectthat will potentially generate, or is likely to generate, one or moreradiation late effects, symptoms or conditions in the subject, e.g., anyradiation-associated symptom or condition disclosed herein. In any ofthese embodiments, dosing of the subject with the F1C can be on a dailydosing basis or on an intermittent basis, e.g., using a treatmentprotocol essentially as described herein or in the cited references.

The F1Cs can be used to prevent, ameliorate, slow the progression and/orreduce the ultimate severity of marrow hypoplasia, hemorrhage, e.g.,brainstem hemorrhage, cerebral hemorrhage or gastric hemorrhage orcytopenia, e.g., a blood cell count about 4-25% or more below the lowend of a normal range for the subject, e.g., one or more of anemia(e.g., less than about 4.0×10¹² red cells/L for adult human females andless than about 4.5×10¹² red cells/L in adult human males or ahemoglobin level of less than about 12.0 g/dL in adult human females andless than about 13.5 g/dL in adult human males), late effect leukopenia(e.g., adult human white blood cell counts less than about 3,800, 4,000or 4,300 mm⁻³; adult human basophil counts less than about 10 or 15mm⁻³; adult human neutrophil counts less than about 1,600, 1,800 or2,000 mm⁻³; human eosinophil level less than about 100, 120 or 150 mm⁻³;monocyte level less than about 260 or 300 mm⁻³) or late effectthrombocytopenia (e.g., human platelet counts less than about 15,000,18,000 or 20,000 mm⁻³).

In some embodiments, an effective amount of a F1C is administered to asubject, or delivered to the subject's tissues, wherein the subject hasreceived or has been exposed to a total radiation dose of at least about0.5 Gy to about 100 Gy or more. The radiation dosage may comprise asingle dose or two, three, four, five, six, 10 or more divided doses orsubdoses. Thus, in exemplary embodiments, the subject may have receiveda total radiation dose in ranges of about 0.2-300 Gy, about 0.2-100 Gy,about 0.2-80 Gy 0.2-60 Gy, about 0.2-40 Gy, about 0.2-20 Gy, about0.2-12 Gy, about 0.2-10 Gy, about 0.2-8 Gy, about 0.2-6 Gy or about0.2-4 Gy. Subdivided doses may be administered on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10 or more occasions and such doses may be, e.g., about 0.05, 0.1,0.3, 0.5, 0.8, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more Gy per subdose. The subject maybe exposed to radiation subdoses over a period of about one day or overseveral days, e.g., about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 20 or 25 days, or over aperiod of months, e.g., about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 24,36, 48 or more months. When a subject is exposed to a full dose or asubdose of radiation, the exposure will occur over a period of about 1minute to about 48 hours, typically about 2-120 minutes or about 4-60minutes. Radiation doses or subdoses may be, e.g., about 0.01, 0.05,0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 8 Gy per dose orsubdose.

Administration of the F1C will typically commence at about 1 day toabout 6 months after a subject has received a total radiation exposure,e.g., any dose or dose range disclosed herein. Typically, the F1C isused in the invention method commencing at about 2-120 days afterradiation exposure or at about the time that radiation delayed effectsbecome apparent to the subject or the subject's health care provider,e.g., within about 1-30 days after a condition or symptom is detected.Administration of the F1C may continue for a period of about 5 days toabout 60 days for conditions or symptoms that tend to resolve over arelatively short time period. In other embodiments, the F1C isadministered for a period of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 24, 36,48, 60 or more months for conditions or symptoms that tend to be chronic(e.g., neurological damage or inflammation), arise over a long timeperiod (e.g., secondary cancers or neurological damage) or to progressover a relatively long time, e.g., about 1-5 years or more (e.g.,cancers or neurological damage).

In any of the radiation exposure embodiments or dosing protocolsdisclosed herein, the F1C can be administered to the subject daily or onan intermittent basis, e.g., on about 1-5 days/week or about 2-10days/month. In daily dosing embodiments, the F1C is administered to thesubject daily for about 3 days to about 5 years or longer. Exemplarydaily dosing embodiments include daily administration of a F1C for about14, 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 360 or more days. Daily doses may beadministered in a single dose or as divided subdoses that are given,e.g., twice, three times, four times or more per day. In intermittentdosing embodiments, the F1C can be administered to the subject on 1, 2,3, 4 or 5 days within a one week period, followed by a period of about1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 or 32 weeks withoutadministration of the F1C, followed by administration of the F1C to thesubject on 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 days within a one week period. In otherintermittent dosing embodiments, the F1C is administered to the subjectevery other day, every two days, every three days, every 4 days or everyseven days.

Modulation of transcription factors, receptors and gene expression. Intreating any of the diseases, conditions or symptoms disclosed herein,the F1Cs can modulate, i.e., detectably enhance or increase ordetectably inhibit or decrease, the expression or a biologicalactivity(ies) of one or more transcription factors or receptors. Thiscan lead to detectable modulation of target gene activity or expressionas part of the treatment or amelioration of the disease, condition orsymptom. Such modulation can arise from changes in the capacity of atranscription factor or receptor to bind to or form a complex with othernatural ligands such as a target DNA sequence(s), another transcriptionfactor(s), a transcription cofactor, a receptor such as a nuclearhormone receptor or cell membrane receptor (e.g., a lipid, peptide,protein or glycoprotein receptor such as an interleukin receptor or agrowth factor receptor), a receptor cofactor or an enzyme such as apolymerase, kinase, phosphatase or transferase. The effects of F1Cs onthese biomolecules can be exerted in immune cells or in non-immunetissue, e.g., cells or tissue adjacent to diseased tissue such asinfected or malignant cells. The F1Cs may directly or indirectlymodulate the capacity of any of these molecules to transduce signalsthat are part of normal signal trandsuction processes.

In many of the clinical conditions described herein, e.g., in cancers,infections, acute inflammation, chronic inflammation, trauma,neurological conditions or autoimmunity, the F1Cs can modulate, e.g.,detectably decrease or increase, a biological activity(ies), protein ormolecule level or RNA level of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more biomoleculesthat are involved in establishment, maintenance or progression of adisease, condition or symptom. Such biomolecules include 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6 or more of AP-1, a cyclooxygenase such as mammalian or humancyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) or cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), a mammalian orhuman lipoxygenase, e.g., 5-lipoxygenase, TNFα, TNFα receptor 1, TNFαreceptor 2, TNF receptor-associated factor, TNFβ, TNFβ receptor, MIP-1α,monocyte chemoattractant-1 (MCP-1), interferon gamma (IFNγ or γIFN),IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-1α receptor, IL-1β receptor, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-4receptor (IL-4R), IL-5, IL-6, IL-6 receptor (IL-6R), IL-8, IL-8 receptor(IL-8R), IL-10, IL-10 receptor (IL-10R), IL-12, an IL-12 receptor (e.g.,IL-12Rβ2), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, IL-18, nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB),AP-1, c-maf, v-maf mafB, Nrl, mafK, mafG, the maf family protein p18,reactive oxygen species, e.g., peroxynitrite, nitrous oxide (NO),superoxide ion (O₂ ⁻), hydroxyl radicals (OH·) or hydrogen peroxide(collectively reactive oxygen species or ROS), a 17β-hydroxysteroiddehydrogenase (17β-HSD) or an 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase(11β-HSD), e.g., 11β-HSD type 1, 11β-HSD type 2, 17β-HSD type 1, 17β-HSDtype 2 or 17β-HSD type 5, a steroid aromatase, e.g., cytochrome P450aromatase, steroid 5α-reductase, serum or blood cortisol, cytosolicphospholipase A2 (cPLA2), calcium-independent phospholipase A2 (iPLA2),a prostaglandin, e.g., prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) or prostaglandin D2(PGD2), a leukotriene, e.g., leukotriene B4, inducible nitric oxidesynthetase (iNOS), nitric oxide (NO), GM-CSF, RANTES (regulated onactivation, normal T cells expressed and secreted), eotaxin, GATA-3,CCR1, CCR3, CCR4, CCR5, CXCR4, in, e.g., a subject's cell(s) ortissue(s) or in enzyme, tissue or cell-based assays. In these subjects,the levels of other biomolecules, their RNAs or the level of theiractivity can be detectably modulated include IFNα, INFα receptor, PPARα,PPARγ, PPARδ or a transcription factor such as T-bet is detectablyincreased. Other biomolecules or their isoforms, polymorphs, orthologs,or homologs that the F1Cs directly or indirectly modulate include one ormore of, e.g., Janus kinase 1 (JAK1), Janus kinase 2 (JAK2), Januskinase 3 (JAK3), signal transducer and activator of transcription 1(STAT1), signal transducer and activator of transcription 2 (STAT2) andsignal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). The F1Cs canmodulate the other biologically active analogs of any these enzymes,chemokines, cytokines, their receptors or ligands, including theirisoforms, polymorphs, orthologs or homologs. In some cells or tissues,one or more of these biomolecules may be detectably increased, while inother cells or tissues, the same biomolecule may be detectablydecreased. Thus, the biomolecules that the F1Cs can modulate, e.g.,detectably increase or decrease, include the intracellular orextracellular level or biological activity of one or more enzyme,cytokine, cytokine receptor, chemokine and/or chemokine receptor.Exemplary chemokine receptors include one, two or more of CCR-1, CCR-2,CCR-2A, CCR-2B, CCR-3, CCR-4, CCR-5, CXCR-3 and CXCR-4. In treatingunwanted or pathological acute or chronic inflammation, the F1Cs willgenerally decrease molecules, e.g., MIP-1α, MCP-1 or one or more ROS,that are associated with the establishment or maintenance of theinflammatory condition.

The F1Cs can modulate, e.g., inhibit, the activity of certainbiomolecules that mediate various biological responses that affectestablishment or progression of a disease or that enhance or inhibitspecific immune responses. Thus, in conditions where unwantedinflammation is present, the F1 Cs can reduce inflammation, whileenhancing Th1 or Tc1 immune responses at the same time. The biomoleculesthat the F1Cs can modulate include, e.g., enzymes, transcription factorsor receptors, including orphan nuclear receptors, and the homologs,isoforms, orthologs and co-factors (e.g., co-repressors, co-activators,transcription factors, gene promoter regions, sequences or messengermoieties such as calcium ions, potassium ions or cAMP) of any of thesemolecules and related molecules that participate in their function. Thecompounds can directly or indirectly from complexes with such moleculesor they can indirectly modulate (detectably increase or decrease) thesynthesis, level or one or more biological activities of thosemolecules. These biomolecules include enzymes, receptors ortranscription factor complexes, which can comprise heterodimers,homodimers and trimer, tetramer, pentamer or higher homo or heterocomplexes. A number of the enzymes, transcription factors, orphanreceptors or their isoforms, orthologs or homologs include, e.g., PPARα,PPARβ, PPARγ, PPARγ1, PPARγ2, PPARγ3, LXRα, LXRβ, SXR, PXR, CARα andCARβ, which can form heterodimers with one or more of RXRα, RXRβ andRXRγ. Exemplary mammalian, human or other biomolecules includesteroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1), steroidogenic acute regulatory protein(StAR), a chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter-transcription factor(COUP-TF), chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter-transcription factor(COUP-TFI) and its mammalian isoforms, orthologs and homologs, silencingmediator for retinoid and thyroid hormone receptor (SMRT) and itsmammalian isoforms, orthologs and homologs, sterol regulatory elementbinding protein (SREBP) 1a (SREBP-1a), SREBP-1c, SREPB-2, NF-E3,FKHR-L1, COUP-TFII and its mammalian isoforms, orthologs and homologs,and the isoforms, orthologs and homologs of IκB, IκBα, AML-3, PEBP2αA1,Osf2, Cbfa1, RUNX2, activating transcription factor 2 (ATF2), c-Jun,c-Fos, a mitogen activated kinase (MAP) such as p38 or JNK, a mitogenactivated kinase kinase (MKK), a p160 or steroid receptor coactivator-1family (SRC-1, SRC-1/serum response factor), SRC-2, SRC-3, SET, nervegrowth factor inducible protein B, StF-IT, NFAT, NFAT interactingprotein 45 (NIP45), IkB, an IkB kinase, NFATp, NFAT4, an AP-1 familyprotein, a p300 protein, CREB, CREB-binding protein (CBP), p300/CBP,p300/CPB-associated factor, SWI/SNF and their human and other homologs,BRG-1, OCT-1/OAF, AP-1, AF-2, Ets, androgen receptor associated protein54 (ARA54), androgen receptor associated protein 55 (ARA55), androgenreceptor associated protein 70 (ARA70), androgen receptor-interactingprotein 3 (ARIP3), ARIP3/PIASx α complex, PIASx α, Miz1, Miz1/PIASx βcomplex, PIASx β, PIAS1, PIAS3, GBP, GBP/PIAS1 complex, RAC3/ACTRcomplex, SRC-1α, receptor interacting protein-140 (RIP-140),transcription factor activator protein-1, activation function-2,glucocorticoid receptor-interacting protein-1 (GRIP-1), receptorinteracting protein-160 (RIP-160), suppressor of gal4D lesions (SUG-1),transcription intermediary factor-1 (TIF-1), transcription intermediaryfactor-2 (TIF-2), SMRT, N—CoR, N—CoA-1, p/CIP, p65 (RelA), the 120 KDrel-related transcription factor, heat shock proteins (HSP) such asHSP90, HSP70 and HSP27, heat shock factor-1, Vpr encoded by the humanimmunodeficiency virus and its isoforms and homologs thereof, testicularorphan receptor 2 (TR2), testicular orphan receptor 4 (TR4), TR2/TR4heterodimer, a thyroid hormone receptor α, thyroid hormone receptor α1(TRα1), thyroid hormone receptor α2 (TRα2), thyroid hormone receptor β(TRβ), retinoid X receptor α (RXRα), retinoid X receptor β (RXRβ),retinoid X receptor γ (RXRγ), TR α1/RXR α heterodimer, direct repeat-4thyroid hormone response element (DR4-TRE), an estrogen receptor (ER)such as ERα or ERβ, estrogen receptor related receptor α (ERRα or ERR1),estrogen receptor related receptor β (ERRβ or ERR2), estrogen receptorrelated receptor γ (ERRγ or ERR3), steroid xenobiotic receptor (SXR), ahepatocyte nuclear factor 4 (HNF-4), hepatocyte nuclear factor 4γ(HNF-4γ), hepatocyte nuclear factor 3 (HNF-3), liver X receptors (LXRs),LXRα, LXRβ, estrogen receptor α (ERα), constitutive androstanereceptor-α (CAR-α), constitutive androstane receptor-β (CAR-β),RXR/CAR-β heterodimer, short heterodimer partner (SHP; NR0B2), SHP/ERαheterodimer, estrogen receptor β, SHP/ERβ heterodimer, testicular orphanreceptor TR4, TR2/TR4 heterodimer, pregnane X receptor (PXR) andisoforms, cytochrome P-450 monooxygenase 3A4, including its genepromoter region and isoforms thereof, HNF-4/cytochrome P-450monooxygenase 3A4 gene promoter region and isoforms complex, HIV-1 longterminal repeat (LTR), HIV-2 LTR, TR2/HIV-1 LTR complex, TR4/HIV-1 LTRcomplex, TR4/HIV-1 LTR complex, TR α1/TR4/HIV-1 LTR complex, TR2isoforms (TR2-5, TR7, TR9, TR11), DAX-1 (NR0B1), DAX-1/steroidogenicacute regulatory protein gene promoter region, RevErb, Rev-erbA α,Rev-erb β, steroid receptor coactivator amplified in breast cancer (AIB1), p300/CREB binding protein-interacting protein (p/CIP), thyroidhormone receptor (TR, T3R), thyroid hormone response elements (T3REs),retinoblastoma protien (Rb), tumor suppressor factor p53, transcriptionfactor E2F, mammalian acute phase response factor (APRF), constitutiveandrostane receptor (CAR), Xenopus xSRC-3 and mammalian (e.g., human)isoforms, orthologs and homologs, TAK1, TAK1/peroxisomeproliferator-activated receptor a (PPARα) complex, PPARα/RXRα complex,peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β (PPARβ), peroxisomeproliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ), peroxisomeproliferator-activated receptor δ (PPARδ), farnesoid X receptor, retinaX receptor, TAK-1/RIP-140 complex, a retinoic acid receptor (RAR),retinoic acid receptor-β (RARβ), retinoic acid receptor-γ (RARγ),TR4/RXRE complex, SF-1/steroid hydroxylase gene promoter region,SF-1/oxytocin, including its gene promoter region, a bile acid receptor(FXR), nuclear receptor corepressor (NcoR), liver receptor homologousprotein-1 (LRH-1; NR5A2), SF-1/ACTH receptor gene promoter region, ratEar-2 and mammalian homologs, human TR3 orphan receptor (TR3), RLD-1,OR-1, androgen receptor, glucocorticoid receptor, estrogen receptor,progesterone receptor, mineralcorticoid receptor, aldosterone receptor,E6-associated protein (E6-AP), OR1, OR1/RXRα complex, TIF-1, TRIP1/SUG-1complex, RIP-140, steroid receptor coactivator 1 (SRC1), SRC1α/P16Ocomplex and TIF-2/GRIP-1 complex, RAR/N—CoR/RIP13 complex,RAR/SMRT/TRAC-2 complex and protein X of hepatitis B virus. Thehomologs, orthologs and isoforms of these transcription factors,receptors and other molecules are included among the molecules that theF1Cs can modulate the synthesis or one or more biological activities of.Such factors are biologically active or function in one or more of anumber of cell types such as T cells, B cells, macrophages, dendriticcells, platelets, monocytes, neutrophils, neurons, epithelial cells,endothelial cells, cartilage cells, osteoblasts, osteoclasts,splenocytes, thymocytes and GALT associated cells. Methods to identifythese molecules and their biological activities have been described,e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,248,781, 6,242,253, 6,180,681, 6,174,676,6,090,561, 6,090,542, 6,074,850, 6,063,583, 6,051,373, 6,024,940,5,989,810, 5,958,671, 5,925,657, 5,958,671, 5,844,082, 5,837,840,5,770,581, 5,756,673, and PCT publication Nos. WO 00/24245, WO 0073453and WO 97/39721.

In one aspect, the compounds are used to treat, prevent or to ameliorateconditions or symptoms that are associated with unwanted or expressionor activity of one or more of these molecules in conditions such as,e.g., acute inflammation, chronic inflammation or their symptoms, acuteallergy, chronic allergy or their symptoms, e.g., allergic rhinitis oracute or chronic asthma, psoriatic arthritis, osteoporosis,osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, neurological dysfunction or theirsymptoms, e.g., dementias such as Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson'sDisease, or memory loss conditions, in osteoporosis or in cancer such asbreast cancer. The compounds can prevent NFκB from translocating fromthe cytoplasm into the nucleus and thus can increase the ratio ofcytoplasmic NFκB to nuclear NFκB. The F1Cs may inhibit activation ofNFκB-mediated transcription while NFκB is bound to target DNA sequencesin the nucleus. Alternatively, the F1Cs can activate or enhance theexpression of or one or more activity of a transcription factor such asT-bet in, e.g., a subject's cell(s) or tissue(s) or in enzyme orcell-based assays. In this aspect the compounds are used to treat,prevent or to ameliorate conditions or symptoms that are associated withdeficient expression or activity of T-bet in conditions such as immunedysfunction in an immunosuppression condition, aging, an infection, acancer or precancer as described herein or in the cited references.

The invention provides methods to identify compounds to regulate immuneor other biological responses in a context-sensitive manner. Suchcompounds modulate differential expression in a cell of the level of oran activity of, eg., 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or more genes or gene products,comprising administering an effective amount of a F1C. The genes or geneproducts are USF1, c-Fos, EGR1, Cul1, RIPK2, IκBα, IκBKb, NF-κB, NF-κB2,NF-κB1 p50, Fn14 (fibroblast growth factor-inducible 14), TWEAK(TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis), NEMO (NF-κB essential modifier),FCAR, c-Fos/ C/EBPβ, RANTES, ICAM1, TSG (TNFAIP6), IL-2 receptor α,GRO2, GRO3, HO1, Jun B, c-Fos/JunB complex, JunB/ATF3 complex, c-Jun,c-Fos/c-Jun complex, ATF-3, MMP1, TSG-6 (TNFAIP3), AP-1, EGR1, TGFβ,ATF-3/c-Jun complex, c-Fos, MMP3, IL-8, STAT5A, STAT5B, CDKN1A, IFNγreceptor 2 (IFNγR2), T-bet, C reactive protein, immunoglobulin E, anAP-1 family protein, GATA-3, Jak2, Tyk2, stat1, stat3, stat4, stat5,MIP-1α, MIP-2, IP-10, MCP-1, TNF-α, TNF-β, LT-β, IFN-α, IFN-β, TGF-β1,NF-κB, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12 receptor β1, IL-12p35,IL-12p40, IL-23, IL-23 receptor or another gene or gene productdisclosed herein, including in Table 1. The compounds identified by thescreening methods modulate the expression of dysregulated genes andrestore or enhance normal immune responses in conditions where unwanteddysregulation contributes to the establishment or progression apathological condition such as an infection, an autoimmune disorder, acardiovascular condition or a neurological condition.

Thus, in some embodiments, the level or a biological activity of 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 or more of COX-2, IL-1β, TNFα, TNFαreceptor 1, TNFα receptor 2, TNF receptor-associated factor, MIP-1α,MCP-1, IFNγ, IL-4, IL-4R, IL-6, IL-6R, IL-8, IL-8R, IL-10, IL-10R,IL-12, IL-12R, IL-18, IL-18R NFκB, IkBα, AP-1, GATA-3, 11β-HSD1, cPLA2,iPLA2, cortisol, ROS, PGE2, PGD2, leukotriene A4, leukotriene B4,leukotriene C4, iNOS or GM-CSF are optionally measured and they aregenerally detectably reduced, e.g., RNA or protein levels are reduced byabout 10-95% or about 20-95% or more compared to suitable untreatedcontrols. In these embodiments, the level or a biological activity of 4,5, 6 or more of IFNα, INFα receptor, IL-12, an IL-12 receptor, (e.g.,IL-12Rβ2), PPARα, PPARγ, and T-bet are optionally measured and they aregenerally detectably increased. In a chronic infection condition, e.g.,HIV in humans, autoimmunity, a chronic fungal or parasite infection orin-a precancer or cancer condition, e.g., benign prostatic hyperplasia,the progression of the condition may be slowed over a period of 1, 2, 3,4, 5 or more years. In these embodiments, the subject's conditionbecomes more manageable with a reduced incidence or severity of sideeffects, e.g., a detectable halt, slowing, reversal or decreasedincidence of wasting, dementia, CD4 cell count decreases or viral loadincreases, which tend to occur over time in HIV infected humans or ahalt, slowing or reversal of pathogen or precancer or cancer cellreplication.

These effects are typically observed after administration of aneffective amount of a F1C using, e.g., a method or dose essentially asdisclosed herein. The simultaneous reduction of multiple biomoleculesprovides a method to modulate immune responses by modulating multiplepathways that lead to a common condition such as inflammation. Thisprovides a method to treat or ameliorate, e.g., acute or chronicinflammation, a cancer, an infection or a symptom associated therewith,or to slow the progression of or reduce the severity of these conditionsor their symptoms.

Previously described methods can be used to measure the amount, activityor cellular location of various biomolecules such as cytokines ortranscription factors. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 6,107,034, 5,925,657,5,658,744, 4,016,043 and 3,850,752, S. Szabo et al., Cell 2000100:655-669, Y. Nakamura et al., J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 1999 103(2pt. 1):215-222, R. V. Hoch et al., Int. J. Cancer 1999 84:122-128. Thesemethods can be used to measure the effects of the F1Cs on transcriptionfactors or receptors in cells or tissues that have been exposed to thecompounds.

Without wishing to be bound to any theory, the F1Cs may modulatemultiple biomolecules in a microenvironment sensitive manner or context.The effects of the compounds can provide a decrease in a particularmolecule such as IFNγ and a decrease in inflammation associated withelevated IFNγ levels or activity without eliminating beneficial effectsof the molecule. This effect arises from decreasing the level oractivity of a biomolecule such as IFNγ in cells that are dysregulated,while allowing normal immune cells to produce sufficient amounts of thesame molecule to perform normal immune functions. In locations where thebiomolecule is needed for activity, e.g., in lymph nodes or spleencells, sufficient amounts of the modulated molecule are present toelicit a desired response, while the level of the molecule in cells incirculation decreases. The compounds can increase IL-13, IL-15, IL-17 orIL-18 in conditions where a subject has a deficient Th1 immune response,e.g., in infection or cancer. Conversely, the compounds can decreaseIL-13, IL-15 or IL-18 in conditions such as allergy or autoimmuneconditions, e.g., multiple sclerosis, where an excess Th1 immune statusmay prevail.

In general, the F1Cs will detectably decrease the synthesis or one ormore biological activity of one or more of these molecules (or othertranscription factors or receptors disclosed herein) when such synthesisor activities is associated with the establishment, maintenance,progression or enhanced severity of a clinical condition or symptomdisclosed herein. Conversely, the F1Cs will generally detectablyincrease the synthesis or one or more biological activities of one ormore of these molecules (or other transcription factors or receptorsdisclosed herein) when such synthesis or activity is associated with thetreatment, prevention, cure or amelioration of a clinical condition orsymptom disclosed herein.

These decreases or increases compared to suitable controls can berelatively small, including changes near the lower limits ofdelectability for such molecules using known or new assays, e.g., adecrease or increase in the synthesis or biological activity of at leastabout 2%, about 5%, about 10% or about 20%. Such changes can be modestor relatively large, e.g., at least about a 50% change, at least about a90% change, or at least about a 200% change, up to about a 5-fold, abouta 10-fold, about a 100-fold or greater decrease or increase in thesynthesis or biological activity of the affected molecule(s) compared tosuitable controls. These changes are typically measured relative tocontrols that lack a F1C or that use known agonists or antagonists ofone or more relevant molecules. Assays can be based on measuringdecreases or increases in, e.g., one or more of protein levels, RNA ormRNA levels, a ligand binding activity, transcription of a targetgene(s) and the like. Suitable assay protocols include any suitablepolymerase chain reaction assay to measure an RNA or mRNA, any suitableblotting protocol for nucleic acid or for protein such as a Northern orWestern blot method or any transcription assay, including DNAfootprinting or a gene expression or gene function assay. Typically theF1Cs will effect detectable changes in the synthesis or one or morebiological activities in a concentration range of about 0.5×10⁻⁹ M toabout 3×10⁻⁵ M. Exemplary compositions that comprise a F1C for use in,e.g., in vivo animal assays, in vitro cell or tissue culture assays orin cell free assays, will comprise one or more suitable solvents orvehicles including DMSO, ethanol, water and a suitable tissue culturemedium.

One or more of these transcription factors, receptors or complexes canbe a component in methods when, e.g., they are used with a F1C incell-free assays or in tissue culture assays. Formation of thesecomplexes in cells or analysis of the effects of F1Cs on one or more oftheir biological activities is facilitated by inserting into the cells aDNA construct(s) that expresses one or more of these proteins, e.g.,mammalian or yeast cells containing a stable DNA construct or aconstruct used for transient transfection assays. Methods to performassays or to induce biological responses in vitro or in vivo using theF1Cs as agonists, antagonists or as reference standards are essentiallyas described, see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,080,139, 5,696,133, 5,932,431,5,932,555, 5,935,968, 5,945,279, 5,945,404, 5,945,410, 5,945,412,5,945,448, 5,952,319, 5,952,371, 5,955,632, 5,958,710, 5,958,892 and5,962,443; International Publication Numbers WO 96/19458, WO 99/41257and WO 99/45930. The complexes or assay systems, that comprise a F1C andone or more of these molecules are embodiments of the invention, as arethe use of these compositions when employed in the practice of any ofthe assay methods or in any of the clinical treatment methods disclosedherein or in the cited references.

Invention embodiments include a method comprising contacting a F1C(s)with a cell(s), whereby the F1C(s) forms a complex with a steroidhormone receptor or results directly or indirectly in the modulation ofa biological activity of the steroid hormone receptor or a gene that itregulates. The steroid hormone receptor may be an orphan nuclear hormonereceptor or a characterized receptor such as the glucocorticoidreceptor, estrogen receptor or the androgen receptor that displays amoderate or high binding affinity for the F1C(s). In some embodiments,the nuclear hormone receptor is a known receptor. Biological effectsfrom interaction of a F1C and a receptor can lead to interference withthe replication or development of a pathogen or the cell(s) itself,e.g., detectably inhibited proliferation of cancer cells. For example,expression of HIV transcripts in HIV-infected cells may be altered. Thereceptor-F1C complex may directly interfere with LTR-dependenttranscription of HIV genes, leading to reduced viral replication.Alternatively, such effects can include the decreased synthesis orbiological activity of a protein or gene product that is associated withthe establishment, maintenance or progression of a disease conditiondescribed herein or in the cited references.

An aspect of F1C biological activity is their capacity to modulate thecpacity of cells or tissues described herein to express one or moreenzymes that mediate phase II detoxification and reduction of damagingor reactive species such as xenobiotics, including electrophiles andchemical carcinogens, and superoxide radicals or hydrogen peroxide.Modulation of these genes is mediated by one or more transcriptionfactors or complexes of factors that include bZip transcription factorssuch as Nrf2 (NF-E2 related factor 2, Unigene symbol Nfe2L2) and Mafproteins such as MafG, MafK or MafF. These factors bind to cis-elementssuch as EpRE (electrophile response element) or ARE (antioxidentresponse element). EpRE and/or ARE elements present in the promoters ofphase II detoxification enzymes including NAD(P)H:quinineoxidoreductase-1 (NQO1) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) as well ascellular defensive enzymes such as thioredoxins, heme oxygenase 1 (HO 1,or HMOX1), the catalytic and regulatory subunit γ-glutamylcycteinesyhthetase (γGCS or GCLM) and xCT (SLC7A11), a subunit of thecystine/glutamate exchange transporter. EpRE and ARE mediateupregulation of these genes following exposure of the cells to manyxenobiotics. In situations where enhanced expression of these genes ortranscription factors is desirable, the F1C upregulate the activity orlevels of one or more of these factors and/or enzymes.

Thus, in some embodiments the F1C are used to modulate the level oractivity of one or more of Nrf2, a thioredoxin, NQO1, GST, HO 1, thecatalytic subunit of γGCS, the regulatory subunit of γGCS and xCT incells or tissues that are exposed to a F1C. In some embodiments, thecells or tissues are treated with a F1C when an unwanted acute orchronic condition such as toxin exposure or elevated oxidative stress ispresent in the cells or tissues. Such conditions can occur, e.g., asdescribed elsewhere herein, including in acute or chronic pathologicalinflammation conditions, acute or chronic infections and traumaconditions. The effect of the F1Cs is restoration of normal expressionor establishment of desired levels of expression of one or more of thesetranscription factors or enzymes, e.g., decreased expression insituations where chronic over-expression occurs. Thus, the F1C can beused to modulate these or other genes described herein, e.g., todecrease expression or mRNA levels or protein levels of one or more ofthese or other genes in clinical conditions where excess or unwantedexpression or levels of the gene is associated with establishment,maintenance, severity or progression of the clinical condition resultingin clincal improvement in the disease or an unwanted symptom.

Other genes in cells or tissues in vitro or in vivo that the F1Cs canmodulate include 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more of the following genes (whichare listed by their Unigene symbols): LOC55967, 37149, LOC64148,LOC57823, AGPAT1, PHACS, OAS1, OAS3, OASL, IFRG28, C(27)-3BETA-HSD,LOC55831, HMGCR, HMGCS1, PDPK1, HPD, AIRP, PFKFB3, DHCR7, OGG1, ADAM9,ADAMTS1, ADAMTS10, AKAP1, AKAP10, AKAP3, AKAP4, AKAP8, TOB3, ABO, AIM1,LOC55902, ACAT2, ASMTL, ACP5, OA48-18, ACO1, ACO1, ACR, ABLIM, ACF7,LOC81569, ARPC4, ACTC, ACTG2, ACTL6, ALCAM, PC4, ATF1, ATF3, ATF4,AICDA, ABR, ACVR1, ACVR2, ACADS, ACOX1, ACOX2, AOAH, ACYP1, AD-003,LOC55829, AP1B1, AP1G2, AP1S1, AP2M1, AP3B2, AP3M1, ADD3, ADORA2A,ADORA2B, ADA, ADAR, ADAT1, AMPD1, ADCY3, ADCY7, AK1, ADSL, ARF4, ARF4L,ARF6, ARL4, ADPRTL2, ART3, LOC51578, ADRB2, ADRB3, ADM, ADMR, AGER,AFG3L1, AFG3L2, AGC1, AGRP, ALDH1A1, ALDH1B1, ALDH2, AKR1C1, AKR1C2,AKR1C3, AKR7A2, AKR7A3, ALDOC, ALG5, ALPI, ALPL, ABH, AF1Q, AIF1,KIAA1017, ATRX, A2M, A2M, AMACR, ASPSCR1, ABP1, ACCN1, ACCN2, AOC2,ACY1, ALAD, ALAS1, LOC64167, AMPH, AGL, APPBP1, ALS2CR2, AGTRL1, ANK2,ASB1, ASB2, ANXA1, ANXA11, ANXA9, MOX2, KIN, AMHR2, KIM0106, APELIN,APG5L, API5L1, APXL, APOARGC, APOC4, LOC51275, APAF1, APAF1, APEXL2,AQP1, AQP2, LOC51326, HSU52521, ARG2, AVPR1B, ARMET, ASS, ALX3, ALX4,ACTR3, ARTN, ARNTL, AIP, ARSA, ARSB, ARSD, ASH2L, AMSH, AKNA, ACLY,ATP5F1, ATP5I, ATP5J, ATP5A1, ATP5C1, ATP50, ATP2A1, ATP2B1, ATP2B2,ATP2C1, ATP7B, ATP6D, ABCA3, ABCA4, ABCA5, ABCA7, ABCC5, ABCD1, ABCE1,ABCF1, ABCF2, ABCG4, AUH, BAL, B29, B7-H3, BPI, BIRC1, BIRC3, BIRC4,BIRC7, BIRC8, BAF53A, BAIAP2, BARX2, BHLHB2, BLZF1, BATF, BTEB1, BCL11A,BCL2, BCL3, BCL6, BCL7A, BCL9, BTG1, BBC3, BMF, BMF, BNIP3, BAG2, BIK,BCL2L1, BCL2L11, BOKL, SBBI42, BFSP1, BBP, ICAT, GAL3ST-4, BACE, BACE2,BACE2, BTRC, BF, BID, BIC, BLVRA, BTD, BPHL, BM88, BN51T, BPOZ, BRI3,BAI2, BSMAP, BCAT2, BCKDHB, BCRP2, BCAR3, BIG1, BIG2, BAZ1A, BAZ2A,BAZ2B, BP75, BRD1, BRD2, BRD3, BRUNOL5, BRUNOL6, BTK, BTBD2, BTG2, BUB3,BUP, BRF2, BBOX1, BTN3A1, BYSL, LOC81558, C2F, ZFP26, C6.1A, C9orf10,CABP1, CHP, CACNB1, CALM2, CAPN1, CAPN2, CAPN5, LOC57118, H_GS165L15.1,CHST2, CA3, CA11, CA12, CPM, CLC, CROT, CBL, CSNK2A2, CSN2, CFLAR,CASP10, CASP2, CASP6, CASP8, CARD14, CECR5, CECR6, CAT56, CTSC, CTSE,CTSL, CTSS, CTSW, CTSZ, LOC56996, CITED1, CEBPE, CBF2, CNOT2, CD14,CD1A, CD1D, CD2AP, CD33, CD36L1, CD3D, ASE-1, CD3G, CD4, CD44, CD5L,CD69, CD72, CD79A, CD8A, CD8B1, CD83, CD84, CDC14A, CKS2, CEP2, CDC45L,CLK2, TOK-1, CDV-1, CDC25A, CDC25C, CGR19, GP110, CREG, CRABP1, CENTA1,CENTB2, CENTG1, CETN3, CENPA, CENPB, CENPF, CEP1, CER1, CCM1, LOC51148,CLN2, CLN3, FIGF, LOC50999, CGI-152, CGI-152, CHES1, CCR1, CCR8, CCRL2,CX3CR1, CMKLR1, CHN1, CLCN2, CLCN3, CLCA1, CLCA4, CLIC1, CHK, CHKL,LOC56994, CHRNA3, CHRNA4, C4S-2, C4ST, CSPG4, CSPG6, CHAC, CGB8, CSH1,CHAF1B, CBX4, CHD1L, CHD3, CHD3, C11orf14, C21orf11, C22orf5, CTRL,CIG30, CIZ1, LUC7A, CS, CLTCL1, CLDN12, CLDN15, CLDN17, CPSF3, CPSF5,CPSF6, CLU, MERTK, LOC55907, VI, IRLB, JPO1, CIA, CLP, F3, F9, F8, F8A,LOC51137, COPA, CKN1, COQ7, CRSP6, CRSP7, CIAS1, CLPS, COL2A1, COL4A3BP,COL5A3, COL7A1, COL19A1, COL15A1, COL16A1, COL18A1, MIC1, CSF1R, CSF3,C1QA, C1R, C2, C5R1, C8A, C8G, CPLX2, GJA10, CGTHBA, CHUK, CNTN5,CNTNAP1, COPS4, CPNE3, CBFB, CBFA2T3, CORO2A, COX10, CPXCR1, CRY1,CRYGA, CRYZL1, CSK, CTDP1, CLECSF6, CLECSF9, LOC51266, CUGBP2, CUL1,CUL2, CUL3, CUL4B, CUL5, HUMMHCW1A, CNGB1, CCNB3, DMTF1, CCNE2, CCNG2,CNNM2, CNNM4, CDK10, CDK3, CDK7, CDKN1A, CDKN1B, CDKN2B, CDKN2C, CDKN2D,CDKN3, CTH, CBS, CST8, CSTA, CST3, CSRP1, CSRP3, CHORDC1, CCBL1, CRIP2,CHIC2, CYSLT1, CARS, CTNS, CMAH, CYB5, HCS, COX5A, COX7C, LOC57404,CYP51, CYP1A1, CYP1B1, CYP2A6, CYP2D6, CYP2E, CYP2J2, CYP4F3, CYP11B1,CYP21A2, CYP24, CYP27B1, CRLF2, CREME9, CNK, N-PAC, KIAA0068, PIR121,#22, LOC81501, DRIL2, DDXBP1, DDX10, DDX16, DDX19, DDX8, DELGEF, DAF,DEFB2, DSS1, DLL1, DLL3, DSIPI, KIM1365, DRPLA, DNASE1, DTYMK, #23,D4ST-1, #24, DDEF1, DRG2, DGKZ, DGAT, DIAPH1, DEF6, DGS-D, DGS-H, DHODH,DPYSL2, DPYD, HUM2DD, DDAH1, DDAH2, HSA249128, DTR, DLG4, DISC1, SAS10,DLX2, UBD, DKFZP434A236, DKFZP434B103, DKFZP434B168, DKFZP434C212,DKFZP434I216, DKFZP434N014, DKFZP434N043, DKFZP434N161, DKFZP564C1940,DKFZP564M1416, DKFZP564O123, DKFZP566C134, DKFZP566F0546, DKFZP566F2124,DKFZP566K023, DC8, CTRP5, DKFZP586M1523, DKFZP727C091, DNMT1, DNMT2,DNMT3B, DFFB, DNAJA1, DNAJB11, DNAJB4, DNAJB5, DNAJB6, DNAJB6, DNAJB9,DNAJC3, DOK2, DPM1, DO, DRD1, DRD5, DUX4, DORFIN, ADAR3, DSCR4, DONSON,DUOX1, DUSP1, DUSP11, DUSP12, DUSP2, DUSP3, DUSP4, DUSP5, DUSP7, DYRK3,DYRK4, DNCI1, DKC1, DMWD, EP300, E2F5, SMURF1, ELF1, EAF1, EAP30, EBF,EDR1, EGR1, EGR2, EGR4, EVI2A, EVI2B, ENC1, ENTPD1, ENTPD2, EMR1, EMR3,EGLN1, EHD1, EHD2, ETFB, HSA277841, ELK4, EMK1, ELKS, ELL, EVC, ELL2,ELOVL4, EMD, KIAA0709, ENG, PODLX2, ERO1-L(BETA), ENDOFIN, EDG4, EPAS1,EZFIT, EDN1, ET(B)R-LP-2, EN1, HEF1, ERH, EZH1, ENO3, ENO1B, EFNA2,EFNB1, LOC84648, EPS15R, EPM2A, EPIM, EMP2, EPLIN, DD96, EPHX1, EBI3,ERGL, EPB41L2, EPB72, LOC51145, EPOR, ECRG4, EBAG9, EBBP, ETV1, ETV5,EEF1B2, EIF1AY, EIF2S3, EIF3S10, EIF3S7, EIF4G3, EIF4B, EIF4EL3, EIF5,EIF5A, EIF5A2, ETF1, EXTL1, EXTL2, LAK-4P, KIAA0165, EMILIN-2, XLKD1,ECM2, EYA2, FGD1, FHR5, FANCE, FANCF, FNTA, FNTB, FADD, FABP5, FADS3,FMH, FACL2, FACL3, FACL5, FOSB, FBXL11, FBXL3A, FBXL4, FBXL9, FBXW2,FBXW3, FBXO11, FBXO2, FBXO22, FBXO24, FBXO3, FBXO7, FBXO8, FBX30, FCAR,FCGBP, FCGR2B, FCGR3A, FE65L2, FES, FER, FTHL17, FTL, FALZ, HSRNAFEV,#25, FOP, FHOS, FBN1, FGL1, FGF11, FGF9, FGFR1, FGFRL1, FLRT1, FBLN1,FLNB, FLNC, M83, FRAP1, LOC51303, LOC51661, FKSG42, FKSG58, FKSG64,FKSG87, FMO1, FMO3, FMO5, LOC51167, FLJ00005, LOC51066, FLT3LG, FLT4,FOLR2, FSTL1, FSTL3, FOXC2, FOXF1, FOXG1A, FOXO1A, FOXO3A, FPRL1, FS,FOSL2, FOSL1, FHL1, FHL2, FHIT, FRDA, FPGT, FUCA1, FUT5, FUT8, FUSIP2,FXYD1, FYN, FYB, FZR1, ZSIG37, #26, RDC1, GPR19, GPR31, GPR34, GPR35,GPR41, GPR50, GPR61, GPR64, GPR65, GPR68, GPR7, GPR84, GPR91, GPRC5C,GPRC5D, GSPT2, GTSE1, LOC51161, G5C, G6C, GABARAPL1, GABARAPL2, GAJ,GLA, GALR2, LOC85329, HSY11339, GGCX, GGH, GDAP1, GJA3, GJA8, GJB2, FGR,GRPR, GATA2, GATA6, GCN1L1, GCN2, GMDS, LOC51291, #27, HSA250839, #28,RES4-25, GOA, GTF2A1, GTF2B, GTF2F1, GTF2F2, GTF3C1, GPHN, GGPS1,LOC51087, LOC64396, LOC51738, #29, GK003, GL002, GMFB, GBAS, GLTSCR1,GLP1R, GMEB2, #30, GPI, GLUT11, G6PC, G6PD, GAD1, GLUD1, GLUD2, GRIP1,GRIA2, GRIN1, GRIN2A, GRIN2C, GRM4, GRM6, GCLM, GLS, GLRX, GCDH, GPX2,GPX3, GSTA2, GSTA4, GSTM1, GSTM2, GSTM5, GSTP1, GSTT1, GSTT2, GSS,GAPDS, GNPAT, GATM, GCAT, GNMT, GYS1, GYG2, GYPA, GYPE, GP3ST, GP1BB,GP9, GARS, GLO1, GPC1, GLG1, GOLGA1, GOLGA2, GOLGA4, GOLGB1, GOLPH2,GOLPH4, GOSR1, GOLTC1, KIAA0855, GLP, GNRH1, GNRHR, GNLY, GZMB, GAB2,GRO1, GRO2, GRO3, PLA2G13, GADD45B, GRB10, GFER, LOC84649, HUMGT198A,GTF2IRD1, GCH1, GRAF, GEM, RAGB, GTT1, GNAL, GNAI1, GNAZ, GNB5, GNAQ,GNG10, KIAA0277, GUCY1B2, GUCA1A, GUCA2B, #31, #32, H1F2, H1F4, HLX1,H2BFQ, H2BFR, H3FD, H3FK, H3FM, H3F3B, H326, H4FH, H4FM, HRY, HP,LOC51773, #33, HCR, #34, #35, HSP105B, HSPE1, HSPB7, HSPA1A, HSPA1B,HSPA6, HSPA1L, HSPCB, APG-1, HIP, KIAA0054, HELLS, KIAA0928, HEM1, HHEX,HMOX1, HMOX2, HEBP, HBE1, HPX, HCK, HS3ST3B1, HS6ST, HSPG2, HPSE, XIP,LOC63928, LOC51339, HPS, HHLA2, HNRPA0, HNRPA2B1, HNRPF, HNRPM, HNRPU,HDLBP, HGRG8, HMG14, HMG2, HMGIY, HIRIP3, HIRIP5, HRH1, HRH2, HBOA, #36,HDAC7A, HRB, HTATIP, BAT8, TCF-3, HNK-1ST, HESX1, HOXA1, HOXA11, HOXA6,HOXA7, HOXB5, HOXC10, #37, HERPUD1, RRS1, HOOK2, HOOK3, HCF-2, HP1-BP74,LOC51202, HRASLS, HSKM-B, HSPBP1, HSPC018, HSPC022, HSPC025, HSPC030,LOC51669, HSPC039, LOC51125, LOC51122, HSPC049, HSPC055, HSPC063,HSPC071, HSPC073, HSPC125, HSPC142, HSPC144, HSPC154, HSPC156, HT014,HTGN29, LOC58514, #38, HYPK, HMMR, HYAL3, HSDE11B2, CG018, FLJ00060,LOC54557, LOC51235, HSPC228, HSPC192, #39, LOC56270, AF140225,BK1048E9.5, 13CDNA73, DJ1057B20.2, DJ1181N3.1, DJ465N24.2.1, DJ796I17.1,FELL, DKFZP434F0272, DKFZp434G0522, DKFZP434K046, DKFZP434N1429,DKFZP434N185, DKFZp434P1115, DKFZP566G1424, DKFZP761L0424, DKFZp762B226,KIAA1630, DKFZp762O076, FLJ00001, FLJ10074, FLJ10081, FLJ10201,FLJ10357, FLJ10407, FLJ10420, FLJ10512, FLJ10656, FLJ10697, FLJ10707,FLJ10719, FLJ10826, FLJ10830, FLJ11113, FLJ11183, FLJ11560, FLJ12221,FLJ12572, FLJ12895, FLJ20033, FLJ20097, FLJ20203, FLJ20281, FLJ20297,FLJ20333, FLJ20689, FLJ20793, FLJ20886, FLJ20986, FLJ21877, FLJ22035,FLJ22263, FLJ22341, FLJ22376, FLJ22593, FLJ22955, FLJ23059, FLJ23119,FLJ23132, FLJ23316, FLJ23563, MGC10485, MGC14961, MGC20255, MGC20496,MGC4856, MGC5618, PRO1546, LOC63923, HIF1A, HIG2, IDN3, IDS, LNIR, IK,IKKE, ILVBL, IER3, HIVEP2, IGHM, ISLR, IGSF2, IPW, INHBA, INHBC, IBTK,ID1, ING1, ING3, IKBKB, IKBKAP, ITPR1, ITPR2, ITPKA, ITPKB, INPP4B,INPP5B, INSIG1, LOC55971, IGF1R, IGF2AS, IGFBP6, IGFBP4, INSM1, ITM1,ITGA1, ITGA2B, ITGA3, ITGA5, ITGA6, ITGB3, ITGB4, ITGB7, ITGB7, ICAM1,ICAM2, ICAM5, ICSBP1, IFNGR1, IFNGR2, IRF1, IRF2, IRF4, ISG20, IFNA17,IFNA6, IF127, IF130, IF141, IF141, IFRD1, IL1RN, IL1RL2, IL1A, IL1B,FIL1(EPSILON), FIL1, IL10, IL10RA, IL11RA, IL13RA1, IL15RA, IL17E,IL18BP, IL18R1, IL18RAP, IL2RA, IL2RB, #40, IL23A, IL6, IL7R, IL8,IL8RA, IL1HY2, #41, SYNCOILIN, ITSN1, IHABP4, INVS, IRX5, IDI1, ICMT,IVD, JDP1, JAG1, JAG2, SSI-1, JAK1, JM4, JUNB, JUND, KLK4, KLK6, KLK8,KLKB1, KAI1, KPNB2, KPNA3, KATNA1, KATNB1, #42, AB026190, KEL, KRT3,KRT6A, KAP4.10, KAP4.2, KRTHB1, KRTHB6, KIAA1274, KIAA0007, KIAA0008,KIAA0009, KIAA0014, KIAA0020, KIAA0036, KIAA0074, KIAA0100, KIAA0101,KIAA0133, KIAA0135, KIAA0140, KIAA0143, KIAA0146, KIAA0166, KIAA0172,KIAA0185, KIAA0189, KIAA0191, KIAA0194, KIAA0196, KIAA0202, KIAA0211,KIAA0225, KIAA0229, KIAA0232, KIAA0240, KIAA0244, stab1, KIAA0247,KIAA0251, KIAA0256, KIAA0265, KIAA0268, KIAA0290, KIAA0295, KIAA0306,KIAA0321, KIAA0323, KIAA0328, KIAA0332, KIAA0335, KIAA0342, KIAA0346,KIAA0356, KIAA0365, KIAA0368, KIAA0370, KIAA0404, KIAA0408, KIAA0410,KIAA0417, KIAA0418, KIAA0419, KIAA0429, KIAA0430, KIAA0433, KIAA0467,KIAA0469, KIAA0470, KIAA0535, KIAA0552, KIAA0561, LOC114659, KIAA0586,KIAA0590, KIAA0595, KIAA0605, KIAA0615, KIAA0618, KIAA0635, KIAA0637,KIAA0645, KIAA0649, KIAA0663, KIAA0671, KIAA0680, KIAA0685, KIAA0710,KIAA0711, KIAA0713, KIAA0716, KIAA0726, KIAA0728, KIAA0737, KIAA0752,KIAA0769, KIAA0773, KIAA0775, KIAA0792, MAST205, KIAA0843, KIAA0860,KIAA0871, KIAA0872, KIAA0874, KIAA0893, KIAA0907, KIAA0913, KIAA0914,KIAA0922, KIAA0924, KIAA0939, KIAA0945, KIAA0957, KIAA0963, KIAA0964,KIAA0971, KIAA0982, KIAA0990, KIAA1001, KIAA1008, KIAA1009, KIAA1018,KIAA1023, KIAA1041, KIAA1042, KIAA1043, KIAA1049, RAP140, KIAA1116,KIAA1128, KIAA1143, KIAA1150, KIAA1171, KIAA1199, KIAA1203, KIAA1204,KIAA1224, KIAA1228, KIAA1234, KIAA1235, KIAA1237, KIAA1240, KIAA1243,KIAA1244, KIAA1246, KIAA1253, KIAA1255, KIAA1266, KIAA1271, KIAA1278,KIAA1288, KIAA1292, KIAA1295, KIAA1298, KIAA1301, KIAA1303, KIAA1305,KIAA1306, KIAA1311, KIAA1320, KIAA1332, KIAA1337, KIAA1339, KIAA1340,KIAA1345, KIAA1350, KIAA1363, KIAA1376, KIAA1387, KIAA1388, KIAA1402,KIAA1409, KIAA1414, KIAA1424, KIAA1430, KIAA1441, KIAA1451, KIAA1457,KIAA1460, KIAA1464, KIAA1467, KIAA1483, KIAA1484, KIAA1485, KIAA1486,KIAA1509, KIAA1512, KIAA1513, KIAA1522, KIAA1524, KIAA1527, KIAA1528,KIAA1535, KIAA1538, KIAA1542, KIAA1547, KIAA1549, KIAA1553, KIAA1554,KIAA1557, KIAA1559, KIAA1563, KIAA1571, KIAA1587, KIAA1598, KIAA1599,KIAA1617, KIAA1638, KIAA1641, KIAA1656, KIAA1666, KIAA1668, KIAA1673,KIAA1677, FLJ10898, KIAA1694, KIAA1698, KIAA1701, KIAA1705, KIAA1708,KIAA1710, KIAA1725, KIAA1726, KIAA1727, KIAA1728, KIAA1737, KIAA1741,KIAA1742, KIAA1758, KIAA1762, KIAA1771, KIAA1785, KIAA1789, KIAA1795,KIAA1798, KIAA1802, KIAA1811, KIAA1813, KIAA1814, KIAA1819, KIAA1821,KIAA1832, KIAA1842, KIAA1858, KIAA1862, KIAA1870, KIAA1887, KIAA1896,KIAA1899, KIAA1908, KIAA1917, KIAA1919, KIAA1937, KIA1938, KIR3DL1,KIR3DL2, KIR3DS1, KIR2DL4, KIR2DS5, KLRF1, KIF13A, KIF13B, KIF1C, KIF3A,KIF5B, KIFC3, KIF1B, KNSL5, CENPH, KITLG, KR18, SZF1, SERHL, KRML,LOC51045, KLF1, KLF4, ZK1, KUB3, KCNIP2, KYNU, KMO, HADHSC, LDHL, LMNA,LMNB1, LMNB2, LAMA2, LAMA5, LTBP1, LTBP3, LTBP4, LBP-9, LCHN, LOC51157,LGALS3, LGALS3BP, LGALS9, KIAA0821, HSOBRGRP, LRRFIP2, LZTFL1, LETM1,LRPPRC, LRRC3, RNO2, LZTR1, LIF, LILRA3, ILT10, LILRB2, LILRB4, IRC1,LENG1, LENG3, LAIR2, LIG3, LIG4, KIAA0175, FLJ23293, KIAA0203, SLY, SV2,E2-230K, DKFZP564M112, ARV1, LASP1, LDB2, LIMK2, LMO2, LMO4, LMO6, LHX2,LIM, LIN-7-C, LIN-7B, LIPA, LPIN2, LHFP, LHFPL2, LSR7, NUDE1, LIV-1,LOC88523, LDLR, #43, LDLB, LDLC, LRP3, QP-C, #44, LSM1, LUC7L, LFNG,LABH1, T1A-2, LW-1, LOC51088, LNK, LY117, LY64, LCP2, LBC, LRMP, LTB,LPAAT-delta, LYSAL1, LALP1, LAPTM5, LOXL3, LOC51300, HML2, MACMARCKS,MARCO, MST1, MADH4, MADH7, MAD2L1, MADP-1, MEF2A, MAGEF1, FLJ20798,MAGOH, LOC51678, HLA-DRB5, MVP, KIAA0936, MPI, MPDU1, MAN2A2, MGAT1,MGAT3, MKP-7, MPN, MRG, MAML1, MMP1, MMP10, MMP11, MMP14, MMP15, MMP19,MMP2, MMP3, MMP7, MMP8, MNT, MAD, MAX, MBLR, MEFV, MRE11A, MEIS2, MEIS1,MC1R, MAGEA6, MAGED1, MAGEE1, MDA5, MS4A1, MS4A4A, MS4A6A, MS4A7,LOC51336, LOC51337, MSLN, CPX-1, MTF1, MSRA, MBD4, MTHFD2, MGST1, MAP4,MAPT, MAPRE2, MAPRE3, MIP-T3, MID2, LOC55972, LOC56993, MRP63, MRP64,MRPL1, MRPL12, MRPL13, MRPL15, MRPL16, MRPL17, MRPL32, MRPS24, MRPS25,MRPS33, MRPS36, TOP1MT, MTRF1, MAPK1, MAPK7, MAPK8, MAP2K4, MAP3K1,MAP3K13, MAP3K14, MAP3K2, MAP3K5, MAP3K6, MAP3K8, MAP3K9, MAP4K1,MAP4K2, MKP-L, MLN51, MRF-1, MAIL, MAOA, MAOB, MMD, MRG15, MDM4,MPHOSPH9, #45, FLJ00029, #46, #47, #48, #49, #50, #51, #52, #53, #54,#55, #56, #57, #58, #59, #60, #61, #62 #63, MSTP031, MSTP043, MUC6,MCOLN1, MALT1, MADCAM1, MUL, MEN1, MINPP1, BMI1, MLH1, MAG, MPZL1, MNDA,MLL, MLLT1, MLLT6, MLLT7, MYOC, MB, MYO1E, MYO9B, MIR, MYO10, MYL5,MYL6, MLCB, MYBPC3, MYBPH, MTMR1, MYOZ, MACS, MX1, NAGA, HSA242910,NAT2, NDUFA4, NDUFA5, NDUFA7, NDUFA9, NDUFB1, NDUFB2, NDUFB3, NDUFB4,NDUFB6, NDUFS6, NDUFV3, NOX1, JFC1, #64, NPPA, CD244, BY55, NAP4, NDRG4,WWP2, LOC51667, NAF1, NEO1, NESCA, NESH, NAPG, LOC51162, LOC84687,NEDD4, NXPH2, NBL1, NAG, NEUD4, NF1, NEUROD1, NEUROD2, NEUROD4, NEUROD6,NGB, NRGN, NLGN2, NMU, NPAS1, NPAS2, NRP2, NTRK3, NSMAF, NCF2, NNT,NPC2, NBS1, NEK2, NEK3, NIN, NINJ1, NIT2, KIR-023GB, NME7, NMNAT, NDRG3,NMT2, NOD2, NIMP, #65, NOT56L, NOTCH3, HSNOV1, DJ434014.5, NSP1, NSP3,SGSH, NTHL1, NTT5, GS2NA, SP140, NFE2, NFE2L2, NFAT5, NFATC3, NFKB1,NFKB2, NFKBIA, NFKBIE, NFKBIL1, P84, MDM1, NRBF-2, NCOA1, NCOA4, AIB3,NR1D1, NR1D2, NR1H3, NR2C1, NR2F6, NR3C1, NR4A1, NR4A2, NR5A2, NRF1,NXF2, NXF3, NFYA, NFYB, NFX1, SC65, NOL3, NOLA2, NOLA3, NPM1, NSBP1,NUMBL, NRM, NYD-SP12, LOC51133, OA1, OR11A1, OR12D3, OR2C1, OR7E24P,OGT, OSM, OIP5, OPRL1, OPRM1, OPN1LW, OPN1SW, ORC2L, OAZ2, OAZIN, ORNT2,ORM1, OSRF, OSF-2, OSTF1, OCIA, OXR1, RODH, OLR1, OSBP, OSBPL2,FLJ10217, BITE, PAK6, PCAF, PIGPC1, p53DINP1, p53R2, P53AIP1, PAI-RBP1,PACE, PAX1, PAX4, PILR(BETA), PMX1, PRX2, PITX1, KIAA0992, PANX1,PAPA-1, PRCC, LOC55893, PARD6A, HUMPPA, PON2, PTMS, POR1, PVALB,PAXIP1L, PCQAP, PC3-96, PSIP1, PSIP2, PAF65A, PAF65B, PCTK3, PDLIM1,PDZK1, PDZ-GEF1, LOC51735, TOPK, PTX3, PMPCB, PYY2, PDI2, PAM, PPIL2,PPIF, PRF1, PCM1, PLIN, PRAX-1, PEX11A, PEX16, PXMP3, PEX1, PPARA,PPARG, PPARGC1, PET112L, PHF1, PMAIP1, MDS019, PCYT2, PPAP2A, PIK4CA,PICALM, PIGB, PIGC, PIGF, PIGH, PIP5K1B, PIP5K2B, PDE1B, PDE1C, PDE2A,PDE4B, PDE4D, PDE5A, PDE6A, PDE6C, PDE8A, PDE8B, PGAM1, PGAM2, PIK3CG,PIK3C2A, PIK3C2B, PIK3R1, P101-PI3K, PEPP3, PLA2G6, PLCE, PLCG1, PLD1,PLD2, PLSCR1, PLSCR3, LHPP, C8FW, #66, PSPH, PIM1, PIM2, PINX1,LOC96626, PIR, PTTG3, PL6, PGCP, PLAT, PLAU, PLGL, PLS1, PAFAH2, PDGFA,PDGFB, PDGFRA, PLEK, PSD, PLEKHA1, PSCD2, PSCDBP, PHLDA1, PHLDA3, PLEC1,PLAGL1, PLAGL2, PLXNB2, PLXNB3, PLXNC1, #67, #68, #69, #70, PVRL2,PAPOLA, PABPC1, PKD2L1, PQBP1, POLI, POLK, POLA, POLD3, POLL, POLM,POLQ, POLS, POLR2D, POLR2E, POLR2K, RPC39, POLR3K, #71, PMSCL2, POP4,POP2, POP3, MG61, PMS2, PMS2L3, CRIPT, HERG-3, KCNK15, KCNK3, KCNK5,KCNK9, KCNN2, KCNN3, KCNJ1, KCNJ11, KCNJ15, KCNJ16, KCNJ5, KCNJ6, KCNK4,KCNMB3, KCNMB1, KCNS1, KCNQ1, KCNQ2, KCNQ3, KCNA10, KCNA3, KCNA5, KCND1,KCNH3, POU2F1, POU6F1, #72, PRDM13, PRDM2, PRDM8, SET07, PBEF, PRAME,PFDN2, OKL38, PRP17, PSEN1, PRIM1, PR00233, PR00365, PRO0641, PRO0644,PRO1073, #73, PRO1900, PRO2000, #74, #75, PCOLCE2, PLOD, PGRMC1, PDCD4,PDCD5, PDCD6, PDCD6IP, PDCD7, PIP, B4-2, PML, PPBP, PCSK7, PTGDR,PTGER2, PTGER4, PTGES, PTGIR, PTGIS, PART1, PSK, #76, LOC85414, PRM1,PRM2, PRSS11, PRSS16, SPUVE, PSMD4, PSMD9, PSMA3, PSMA5, PSMA6, PSMB10,AWP1, PCCX2, PDI, PIAS3, PKIG, PACSIN2, PRKCABP, PRKCG, PRKCQ, PRKCZ,PRKCL2, PKD2, NJMU-R1, NYD-SP15, PRKAA1, PRKACA, PRKAR2B, PRKWNK1, P3,LOC51207, PPP1CB, PPP1R12A, PPP1R14C, PPP1R15A, PPP1R2, PPP1R3B, PPM1G,PPP2R3, PPP2R5B, PR48, PPP3CA, PPP3CC, PPP4R1, PME-1, PPEF1, HSU79274,LOC84518, PROS1, PTK9, PTPN11, PTPN12, PTPN3, PPFIA1, PTPRG, PTPRO,PTPLA, LOC51184, PRKRIR, PCMT1, POMT1, AD013, PRG1, PRG2, LOC51685,U5-100K, PTD011, PPFIBP2, #77, P2RX2, P2RX7, PURA, HM74, M96, #78, GPR,GPCR150, #79, SH120, PHTF1, KIAA0436, M6A, MRS3/4, N6AMT1, HRIHFB2122,LOC51051, C3F, LOC51086, P2Y10, RABEX5, RNASE3L, FJX1, SIG11, LOC64172,HS1-2, P2RY6, PC, PDHB, PDK3, QDPR, RABL2B, RAB11B, RAB33A, RAB38RAB3IL1, RAB5B, RAB5C, GAPCENA, RAB6C, RAB7, RAB7L1, #80, RAB5EP,RAD23B, RAD51C, PIR51, RAD54L, RAD54B, RAD9, RSP3, RDX, RAE1, RALGPS1A,REPS2, LOC83859, RGL, RANBP1, RANBP6, EPAC, RAP1GDS1, RPIP8, RAMP,LOC54453, #81, ARHF, ARHH, RIN1, GAP1IP4BP, RASAL1, RASAL2, RASGRF1,RREB1, G3BP, RIS1, RAC3, RRP22, LOC51655, RBAK, REST, RLF, RAMP3, RIPK1,RIPK2, RIPK3, RBPSUHL, RCV1, RECQL, RECQL4, RGPR, RGS14, RGS16, RGS8,RFX4, RFX5, RFXAP, RSC1A1, RNTRE, RENBP, RFC3, RFC4, RFC5, RIP60, RPA3,RSN, RFP, RFP2, RFPL2, RCN2, RTN2, RTN4, LOC51170, RP1, RP2, RPGR,RBBP1, RBBP4, RAI1, RAI15, RAI2, RARA, RARB, RARG, LOC51036, RXRG, RDH5,RDHL, RBP1, REV1L, REV3L, RECK, RGC32, RHAG, RTKN, RNASEH1, RNASEHI,RPP14, RPP38, RNASE1, RNASE4, RPN1, RPIA, RPL14, RPL19, RPL21, RPL23,RPL23A, RPL24, RPL26, RPL27, RPL4, RPL44, RPL8, RPS12, RPS14, RPS15,RPS21, RPS23, RPS25, RPS27A, RPS6KB1, RPS6KA1, RPS6KA3, RPS6KA4, RIT,RING1, RNF17, RNF2, RNF20, RNF23, RNF24, RNF25, RNF30, RYBP, LOC51285,RNMT, RPC, RBM10, RBM7, RBM8A, RBM9, RBMS1, RBMS2, LOC84549, RNAHP,RNUT1, RNU17D, RNPS1, RMP, RU2, RUNX1, RUNX2, RUVBL1, RUVBL2, RYR2, RYK,S100A10, S100A12, S100A13, S100A3, S100A5, LOC57402, SAC2, AHCY, SAMHD1,SAMSN1, SARCOSIN, SBBI31, SAFB, SCHIP1, SOST, SEC10L1, SEC13L1, SEC22A,SEC22L1, SEC24A, FLJ10578, SEC61G, SFRP5, SCAMP3, SEL1L, SEPN1, SEMA3B,SEMA3C, SEMA4B, SEMA4D, SEMA4F, SEMA4G, SEMA4C, SEMG2, SENP2, 37137,SQSTM1, SERPINB4, SERPINB8, SERPIND1, SERPINE1, SERPINF2, SERPING1,SERPINH1, SR-A1, SDS, SHMT1, SPTLC2, SPINK5, SPINT1, SPINLW1, SRR, NDR,STK10, STK11, STK13, STK16, STK17A, STK17B, STK18, STK19, STK2, STK6,MST4, MGC4809, SDCCAG10, SDCCAG28, SDCCAG3, SDCCAG31, PK428, SES2,SETDB1, SET, SIAH2, SCML2, SRY, HSSEXGENE, SRPK1, SH2D2A, SPAP1, SH3BGR,SH3BGRL2, SH3BP2, SH3GL2, SH3GLB2, SHB, HRIHFB2072, SHOX2, HEP27, SIT,SIGLEC10, SIGLEC11, SIGLEC8, SIGLEC9, NEU2, SN, STHM, SIAT1, SIAT4B,SIAT4C, SIAT6, SIAT8D, SIAT8B, SIAT8A, SIAT8C, SIAT9, SRP19, SRPR, SSR1,SSR2, STAT2, STAT5A, STAT5B, STAT6, SIPA1, SLAM, SILV, #82, #83,LOC57168, KEO4, #84, #85, #86, MGC14386, #87, Rpo1-2, #88, #89,LOC92797, #90, #91, #92, #93, #94, #95, #96, #97, #98, #99, LOC91151,#100, #101, #102, #103, #104, #105, #106, #107, #108, #109, #110, #110,#112, LOC90522, #113, #114, #115, #116, #117, #118, #119, #120, #121,#122, #123, #124, #125, HS1119D91, LOC57167, #126, #126A, UPF3A, UPF3B,#127, #128, SAP30, SIX2, SIM1, SSBP2, SIRT2, SIRT5, SSA1, SSB, XP5,#129, SMA3, HspB9, SCYA1, SCYA3, SCYA4, SCYA5, SCYA16, SCYA18, SCYA20,SCYA22, SCYA24, SCYA8, SCYB10, SCYB14, SCYB6, SMP1, SNRPA1, SNRPE,SNRPF, SNRPG, SOLH, SHARP, SMCX, SMOH, SNAI1, SNAPAP, SRCAP, SCNN1A,SCNN1G, SLC1A6, SLC12A4, SLC12A6, SLC12A5, SLC13A3, SLC16A5, SLC18A2,SLC19A1, SLC2A1, SLC2A3, SLC2A6, SLC20A1, SLC21A12, SLC21A9, SLC22A8,SLC22A1, SLC22A1LS, SLC22A5, SLC24A3, SLC25A20, SLC25A5, SLC25A6,SLC25A10, SLC26A2, SLC27A4, SLC28A3, SLC29A1, SLC29A2, SLC3A2, SLC3A1,SLC30A1, SLC30A4, SLC4A1AP, SLC4A7, SLC4A10, SLC5A3, SLC6A8, SLC6A1,SLC6A13, SLC6A9, SLC6A7, SLC6A6, SLC7A10, SLC7A11, SLC9A1, SLC9A5,SSTR5, SON, SOS1, SORL1, SNX12, SNX15, SNX16, SNX2, HSSOX6, SP2, SP3,SPOCK, SATB1, SSH3BP1, SPTAN1, SPTBN1, SPAG1, SPAG4, SPAG9, #130, STRBP,SPATA2, SAT, SKP2, SMPD1, SPHK2, SF3A1, SF3A2, SF3B1, SF3B2, SFRS10,SFRS3, SFRS5, SFRS6, SFRS7, SPON2, SPR1, SPRY1, SPRY2, SART-2, SLA,SOX13, SOX2, SOX22, SOX4, SSI-3, STATI2, CIS4, STMN3, SLK, SCGF, SLU7,ZAK, SREBF1, SREBF2, STG, STOML1, STCH, STAG1, SDF1, STIM1, SNT-1, SDHC,SDHD, SUOX, SULT2B1, STE, SUSP1, SOD2, SVIL, ST5, ST7, SUFU, SKD1, SKD3,SURF5, SURF6, SMARCAL1, SMARCB1, SMARCD1, SMARCF1, SYNE-1B, SV2B,SYNGR4, SYTL2, SDC4, SS18, STX10, STX11, STX16, STX5A, STX7, STXBP1,STXBP2, SNTB1, TACTILE, TRA@, TRD@, TRG@, TAF9L, SIL, TBK1, TARBP1,TOM1L2, TAS2R13, TAS2R14, TAS2R7, TAF1C, TAF2A, TAF2C2, TAF2N, TAX1BP1,TBX21, TBX6, TAL1, TIAM1, TCP10, TEKT3, TEX13A, TEX13B, FLJ20499,TSGA10, TSGA14, TSKS, TETRAN, TSPAN-1, TIAF1, TGIF, TGIF2, TH1L, TPMT,AOE372, TXNRD1, TR2, THBD, THBS3, TK2, TRIP10, TRIP11, TRIP12, TRIP13,TRIP3, TRIP4, TRIP6, THRA, TRAP240, TRHR, TIA1, TIAL1, TIGA1, TJP2,TSTA3, TLH29, TRAF1, TRAF3, GG2-1, TLR1, TLR2, TOP2A, TOP3A, TOP3B,TRF4-2, TPARL, AD022, TANK, KIAA0057, ICBP90, TCF17, TCF19, TCF3,TCF6L1, TFAP4, TFE3, TFCP2, TFEC, NRF, TCFL1, TCFL4, TCFL5, TTF1, TTF2,CROC4, ALY, TIF1, TReP-132, TOB1, TLE4, TF, TFRC, HSU53209, TGFB1I1,TAB1, TGFA, TGFB1, TGFBR3, TGM3, TGM5, TRPC6, TERE1, GC20, IF2, TIM17,TIMM8A, TIMM8B, KIAA0016, TOMM70A, TRAM, #134, TLOC1, TM4SF1, TM4SF5,TM7SF2, TACI, TMG4, TMEM1, TMEM2, TMEM5, TMEM7, TMPIT, TMEFF1, TAP1,LOC58486, #135, RAP1, THH, TREM1, TNRC11, TNRC12, TNRC4, TPI1, TRIM14,TRIM22, TRIM26, TRIM33, TRIM34, TRIM5, TRIM6, TPP2, TRIO, TFG, IPT,SECP43, TGT, TRO, TROAP, TMOD2, TMOD3, TPM1, TPM2, TPM4, LOC51149,WARS2, TSFM, TSPYL, TTK, TUFM, TULP3, TSC2, TUBA3, TUBB, TDRKH,PCTAIRE2BP, TUFT1, HCC8, TEM8, TNFSF13, TNFSF15, TNFSF7, TNFSF9, TNF,FIP2, TNFRSF10D, TNFRSF21, TNFRSF4, TNFRSF6, TNFRSF6B, TNFAIP1, TNFAIP2,TNFAIP3, TNFAIP6, TPD52L1, TP53BP1, DLM1, TSSC1, TSSC3, TUCAN, TSG, I-4,PSK-1, TYRO3, TYRP1, YWHAE, YWHAH, YWHAG, TIE, U2AF65, HPRP8BP, LSM5,LOC51691, UQCRB, USP10, USP12, USP14, USP16, USP18, USP9X, UBE4A, UBE2A,UBE2C, UBE2E1, UBE2E3, UBE2H, UBE2L3, UBE2N, UBL1, UBL3, NEDD4L,B4GALT5, B3GNT5, B3GNT6, UGCGL2, UGDH, GALNT2, GNE, UAP1, ULBP3, BM036,MDS028, MDS030, MDS032, HARP11, HT007, HT008, VDUP1, UCC1, UBTF, UREB1,USF1, UNG2, UMPH1, UP, UCN, UPK2, HSHUR7SEQ, V1RL1, ABL1, ABL2, VPS26,VPS4, AKT2, VCP, VARS2, VANGL2, VR1, OTRPC4, VNN3, VCY2, VCAM1, VEGFC,VIP, VIPR1, CRK, CRKL, VAX2, ERBB3, VAMP1, VAMP4, ETS1, ETS2, FOS,SCAM-1, VMD2, VIT1, MYB, MYBL1, MYC, KIAA1329, BRAF, RALA, RALB, REL,RELA, RELB, SKI, YES1, WASF1, WDR10, WDR3, WDR4, WDF2, WDR11, WHIP,KIAA0105, WAS, WHSC2, WW45, WWOX, MDS009, XAGE-1, XBP1, XPR1, XPA,XPNPEP2, HSXQ28ORF, XRCC2, YAF2, ZF5128, ZFP, ZNF-U69274, ZFD25, ZNF131,ZNF146, ZNF151, ZNF16, ZNF165, ZNF185, ZNF187, ZNF19, ZNF193, ZNF195,ZNF200, ZNF205, ZNF213, ZNF22, ZNF221, ZNF230, ZNF236, ZNF237, ZNF238,ZNF257, ZNF258, ZNF26, ZNF264, ZNF268, ZNF278, ZNF297, ZNF302, ZNF313,ZNF33B, ZNF36, ZNF44, ZNF45, ZNF79, ZNF83, ZNF85, ZNF9, ZNF91, ZFP161,ZNFN1A1, PEGASUS, ZFX, ZNRD1, ZHX1, ZYG and ZYX. Homologs of these genesor proteins in other species, e.g., primates, are also modulated by theF1C. Modulation of these genes can be observed, e.g., as increasedexpression or mRNA levels or protein levels of the biomolecules inclinical conditions where insufficient or suboptimal expression orlevels of the gene is associated with establishment, maintenance,severity or progression of the clinical condition to produce a desiredclincal improvement.

Characterization of F1C biological activity and measurement of thestatus profile. Some aspects of the invention and related subject mattercenter on (i) methods to determine the status profile for a subject orgroups of subjects that have been exposed to a biological insult that ispotentially life-threatening and that are treated with a F1C and (ii)identification of biological parameters, typically biological results orsymptoms of the biological insult, that can be used to obtain a statusprofile. The status profile is a predictor for survival or fornon-survival after exposure of a subject to a potentially lethalbiological insult. Once a status profile is obtained for a given subjectspecies, the effect of treatment with a F1C on the status profile forthat same species or for a closely related species can be determined. Asurvival status profile, or P_(survival), is the probability that thesubject will survive the biological insult, absent treatment other thanpalliative treatments such as management of symptoms, pain, fever,suffering, nutrition, body or peripheral temperature, water orelectrolyte management or other typical palliative treatments. Alethality status profile, or P_(lethality), is the probability that thesubject will not survive the biological insult, absent treatment otherthan palliative treatments such as management of symptoms, pain, fever,suffering, nutrition, body or peripheral temperature, water orelectrolyte management or other typical palliative treatments. As theforegoing indicates, methods to obtain P_(survival) or P_(lethality)that have high probabilities of predicting survival or non-survivalafter a biological insult are useful for many purposes, e.g., to assessor diagnose a subject's clinical condition or prognosis or to tailorpalliative or other therapies to fit the subject's clinical condition.This information is particularly useful where the status profile isobtained soon, e.g., within about 12-48 hours, after a biological insultthat can cause death at a much later time, e.g., at about 1, 2 or 3weeks later.

When the subject species is a human, the exposed patients will usuallybe treated with at least the minimal acceptable treatment consistentwith the subject's clinical condition and/or the biological insultand/or the subject's local clinical standards of care and/or anystandard of care that is practical under the circumstances. In caseswhere medical care is limited or at least temporarily unavailable,measurements, e.g., non-invasive measurements of temperature, to obtainstatus profile information can be obtained. Such information can be usedto assess or triage the patient's clinical condition.

In general P_(survival) or P_(lethality) values that are near to or atleast at statistical significance are of the greatest interest or, forhuman clinical practice, utility. As used herein, any P_(survival) meansthat the value predicts survival of the exposed subject with at leastabout a 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94% degree of confidence, orpreferably at least about a 95% degree of confidence, which is typicallyconsidered at statistical significance. Similarly, a P_(lethality) meansthat the value predicts non-survival of the exposed subject with atleast about 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94% degree of confidence, orpreferably at least about a 95% degree of confidence. Typically,P_(survival) values of at least about 0.8, at least about 0.85, at leastabout 0.9, at least about 0.92, at least about 0.93, at least about0.94, at least about 0.95, at least about 0.96, at least about 0.97, atleast about 0.98, at least about 0.99, at least about 0.995, at leastabout 0.999 or better are generally useful in the invention. Typically,P_(lethality) values of about 0.2, about 0.15, about 0.1, about 0.08,about 0.07, about 0.06, about 0.05, about 0.04, about 0.03, about 0.02,about 0.01, about 0.005, about 0.001 or better are generally useful inthe invention.

In some of these embodiments, the invention provides methods todetermine a subject's status profile, where the methods comprise, (1)exposing the subject to a sufficient amount of a biological insult (orexposing a group of subjects, where the group has been exposed to thesame, essentially the same or a similar, but comparable biologicalinsult) to potentially (e.g., the probability is at least 10%, about30%, about 50% or more to at least about 60% or about 70%, about 80% ormore) cause or elicit one, two or more biological responses that arepotentially life-threatening to obtain an exposed subject (or group ofsubjects); (2) measuring on 1, 2, 3, 4 or more occasions in or from theexposed subject (or group of subjects) 2, 3, 4 or more parametersselected from temperature, red blood cell counts, hematocrit, red bloodcell precursors optionally selected from CFU-GEMM, BFU-E, CFU-E,proerythroblasts, pronormoblasts, basophilic normoblasts, polychromaticnormoblasts, orthochromatic normoblasts and reticulocytes, platelets,platelet precursors optionally selected from megakaryocytes,megakaryocyte progenitor cells, megakaryocyte precursor cells,promegakaryoblasts, immature megakaryocyte colony forming units, maturemegakaryocyte colony forming units and megakaryocyte lineage markersoptionally selected from GP-IIb, GP-IX, PF4 and GP-Ibα, macrophages,monocytes or monocyte precursors optionally selected from CD34⁻CD90⁺CD123⁺CD117⁺CD135⁺ stem cells,CD34⁺CD33⁻CD38⁻CD45RO⁺CD45RA⁻progenitor cells, CFU-GEMM (e.g.,CD34⁺CD33⁺CD38⁻), CFU-GM (e.g., CD64⁺), CFU-M (e.g., CD34⁺CD33⁺CDC13⁺),monoblasts (e.g., CD33⁺CD38⁺CD14⁺), promonocytes (e.g.,CD64⁺CD11c⁺CD14⁺), C reactive protein, fibrinogen, sepsis, respirationrate, pulse rate, blood or arterial pH, blood pressure, pH orcomposition of sweat, pH or composition of saliva, respired breathcomposition, urine pH or composition, blood SaO₂ or oxygen saturation ofarterial oxyhemoglobin (e.g., as measured by a pulse oximeter), acircadian, diurnal or nocturnal rhythm parameter, optionally selectedfrom one, two or more of rapid eye movement sleep, sleeping brain thetawaves, leptin, glucose, insulin, melatonin, heart rate, temperature,locomotor activity, autonomic nervous function, hormone, glucocorticoidsuch as cortisol, blood enzyme levels, B-cells, T-cells, natural killercells, dendritic cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, CFU-Eos,CFU-Baso or a progenitor or precursor of any of these such as aneutrophil or other precursor optionally selected from CD34⁻CD90⁺CD123⁺CD117⁺CD135⁺ stem cells, CD34⁺CD33⁻CD38⁻CD45RO⁺CD45RA⁻progenitor cells, CFU-GEMM (e.g., CD34⁺CD33⁺CD38⁻), CFU-GM (e.g.,CD64⁺), CFU-G (e.g., CD45RA⁺MPO⁺), myeloblasts (e.g., CD33⁺CD38⁺),complement protein C3a, sepsis, e.g., as determined by detection ofbacteria in blood, liver, lung or other tissue on 1, 2, 3 or moreoccasions, septic shock, myelocytes, neurological damage (e.g., motorfunction impairment, cognitive impairment or autonomic functionimpairment), wherein the measurements are obtained at times before,during or overlapping with, and/or after the biological insult to obtaina status profile for the exposed subject or the treated exposed subject(or the exposed group of subjects, and/or the exposed treated group ofsubjects); (3) optionally administering one or more palliative orameliorative therapies to treat one or more side effects of thebiological insult to obtain an exposed treated subject(s); (4) measuringthe survival rate of the exposed subject(s) and/or the exposed treatedsubject(s); and (5) identifying one or more status profiles thatcorresponds to a defined probability of surviving the biological insult(P_(survival)) or of not surviving the biological insult(P_(lethality)). Types of mature blood cells, their progenitors andmethods to measure or identify them have been described, e.g.,Hematology—Basic Principles and Practice, 3^(rd) edition, R. Hoffman, E.J. Benz Jr. et al., editors, Churchill Livingstone, New York, 2000, see,e.g., chapter 12 at pages 126-138 and chapter 13 at pages 139-154,chapter 15 at pages 202-219, chapter 16 at pages 220-222 and chapter 17at pages 245-260. These methods and descriptions can be used in theinvention methods.

In these embodiments, the biological insult typically comprises exposureof one or more subjects to one or more of radiation, toxin, traumaand/or chemotherapy. Biological responses to a biological insult that ispotentially life-threatening can be associated with a variety ofconditions, e.g., a toxicity or tissue damage from an infectious agent,side-effects of trauma such as blood loss, and/or impairment, failure ordeath of one or more organs or tissues, e.g., kidney, liver, heart,intestine, stomach or skin or bone marrow failure or impairment afterexposure to radiation or a toxic chemotherapy. To obtain measurementsfor assembling a status profile, cells or tissue can be obtained frommarrow, spleen, thymus, lymph node, lymph-fluid, liver or lung blood,serum or tissue from the exposed subject(s) and/or the exposed treatedsubject(s). Types of mature blood cell, their progenitors and methods tomeasure or identify them have been described, e.g., Hematology—BasicPrinciples and Practice, 3^(rd) edition, R. Hoffman, E. J. Benz Jr. etal., editors, Churchill Livingstone, New York, 2000, see, e.g., chapter12 at pages 126-138 and chapter 13 at pages 139-154, chapter 15 at pages202-219, chapter 16 at pages 220-222 and chapter 17 at pages 245-260.For small subjects such as mice or rats, measurement of some parameters,e.g., measuring a particular cell type in bone marrow tissue, on morethan one occasion may not be easily accomplished. In these situations,obtaining more than one measurement of a parameter will thus typicallybe accomplished using measurements from one or more exposed subjects orexposed treated subjects once and other one or more exposed subjects orexposed treated subjects (s) at one or two other occasions to get theneeded time points.

In these methods, the biological insult may comprise exposure of thesubjects to, e.g., radiation or chemotherapy, optionally wherein theexposure is about an LD₂ or an LD₅ to about LD₉₀ or an LD₅₀₀. As usedhere LD₂ means an injury or insult that would lead to death of 2% ofexposed subjects, while LD₅₀ means an injury or insult that would leadto death of 50% of exposed subjects. The biological insult, e.g.,radiation dose, can be about an LD_(0.1), about an LD_(0.5), about anLD₁, about an LD₂, about an LD₅, about an LD₁₀, about an LD₂₀, about anLD₃₀, about an LD₄₀, about an LD₅₀, about an LD₆₀, about an LD₇₀, aboutan LD₈₀, about an LD₉₀, about an LD₁₀₀, or a dose that is about 1.1,1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5 or 5 fold higher than a LD₁₀₀dose or a dose within any range between any two of these values, e.g.,from about an LD₅, about an LD₂₀ or about an LD₄₀, to about an LD₅₅,about an LD₆₀ or about an LD₉₀. Exemplary radiation dose ranges orexposures include about an LD₅₀, about an LD₃₀ to about an LD₇₀ dose orexposure or about an LD₄₀ to about an LD₆₀ dose or exposure. For any ofthese biological insults that can elicit one, two or more biologicalresponses that are potentially life-threatening, the time of survivalwill usually be determined at 30 days or at 60 days after the biologicalinsult has occurred. An LD_(50/60) is a 50% survival rate at 60 daysafter the biological insult, while an LD_(50/30) is a 50% survival rateat 30 days after the biological insult. For humans, survival istypically determined at 60 days after exposure and for other subjectssurvival is typically determined at about 20 days, 30 days or 60 daysafter exposure.

Where the biological insult is accidental or intentional exposure toradiation, the radiation may comprise one, two or more of γ-radiation,X-radiation, α-radiation, β-radiation, fast neutron radiation, slowneutron radiation, cosmic radiation, ultraviolet A radiation,ultraviolet B radiation, microwave radiation, ⁶⁰Co radiation, ¹³⁷Csradiation, ⁸⁹Sr, ⁹⁰Sr, 131I, ³²P, ³⁵S, ²⁴Na, ³²K, ¹³¹Ce, ¹⁴⁴Ce, ²³⁵Uand/or heavy particle radiation, e.g., silicon or boron particleradiation. Any of these survival rates can be measured at 30 days and/orat 60 days after exposure to the radiation. Radiation exposure can arisefrom an external source, inhaled radioactive material, ingestedradioactive material and/or implanted radioactive material, any of whichmay arise from an accidental exposure or from an intentional exposure,e.g., for a therapy.

The biological insult will typically occur over a relatively shortperiod of time, e.g., over a period of from less than about a minute orabout 5 minutes to about 1 hour or about 2 hours. In some cases, thebiological insult, e.g., tissue damage from a trauma such as surgery, aserious wound or a skin or chemical burn, can occur over a longer time,e.g., over about 2 hours or about 3 hours to about 4 hours, about 12hours or about 1, 2, 3 or more days. In these cases, the time of thebiological insult can be considered to be at about the time when anysignificant injury has-occurred or when acute aspects or symptoms of theinjury have had time to become apparent or to cause significant tissueor organ impairment. Specific types of biological insult that areapplicable to these methods are as described elsewhere herein, includingradiation exposure, toxin or poison exposure or ingestion, chemotherapyincluding myelosuppressive therapy and glucocorticoid therapy,infection, cancer, ischemia, hemorrhage, stroke or other traumaconditions. Typically the biological insult is of a sufficient magnitudeto elicit a potentially life-threatening biological response.

In any of these methods, a status profile corresponding to (i) a definedprobability of individual subject surviving the biological insult,P_(survival), or (ii) a defined probability of an individual subject notsurviving the biological insult, P_(lethality), is obtained in step (5).The status profile will typically be obtained for a group of exposedsubjects. However, a single individual can be used to obtain a statusprofile, usually when a suitable comparator status profile is available.For example, when a status profile is available for a species such asRhesus macaque, Cynomolgus macaque or a chimpanzee, the status profilecan be applied to or used for a closely related species such as a humanor a baboon in the same or a similar or comparable clinical situation.

Determination of a similar or comparable clinical situation can bebased, e.g., on a clinician's or veterinarian's judgment and/ormeasurement of one or more biological parameters in or from the subject.In some cases, the known status profile will be based on a biologicalinsult and/or biological responses that are the essentially the same orsimilar to those used for the species where the status profile is not aswell characterized or is unknown. Status profiles can thus be obtainedfor (i) an individual subject, (ii) exposed treated subjects or groupsof subjects and/or (iii) exposed treated individual subjects or groupsand/or (iv) an individual or subject that is of the same species or aclosely related species that has received the same biological insult,e.g., radiation or chemotherapy dose, essentially the same biologicalinsult or a similar or otherwise comparable biological insult and/or(vi) an individual subject or exposed treated individual subjects orgroups of subjects that is/are of the same species or a closely relatedspecies that has received the same biological insult, essentially thesame biological insult or a similar or otherwise comparable biologicalinsult.

As noted above, the status profile can be established so as to predicteither lethality or death (P_(lethality)) or survival (P_(survival))with a defined probability. Several statistical methods can be used tocalculate the probability for the status profile. These methods includeuse of one-way, student's, two-way, two-way repeated-measures ANOVA(with day and time-of-day as the repeated measures), spectral analysis,generalized linear models, generalized linear mixed models and/orautogressive moving average models. In some cases, such models candescribe or capture the essence of a subject's past profile data andthus they can be used to project and forecast the evolution of theprofile to collapse of an exposed subject's immune system or to survivalof the subject.

As is apparent from the foregoing discussion, depending on the number ofsubjects and the statistical method that is used, the value ofP_(lethality) or P_(survival) can vary from levels that are notremarkable or highly significant, e.g., P_(lethality) or P_(survival) isabout 0.15 or about 0.1 to levels that are typically consideredstatistically significant (e.g., statistically significantly not zero),e.g., P is at least 0.05, or highly significant, e.g., P is at leastabout 0.01 or at least about 0.001. Knowledge of the P allows theclinician to tailor any clinical or therapeutic treatment to thesubject's clinical condition.

In some embodiments, the status profile comprises temperature ortemperature profile and optionally one, two or more of red blood cellcount, blood hematocrit, blood reticulocyte count, relative reticulocytecount, blood platelet count, blood megakaryocyte count from one or moreexposed subjects or groups of exposed subjects, or one or more exposedtreated subjects or groups of exposed treated subjects. In otherembodiments, (i) the status profile comprises red blood cell count,blood hematocrit, relative reticulocyte count or blood reticulocytecount, and optionally one, two or more of temperature or temperatureprofile, blood platelet count or blood megakaryocyte count from one ormore exposed subjects or groups of exposed subjects, or one or moreexposed treated subjects or groups of exposed treated subjects, or (ii)the status profile comprises blood platelet count or blood megakaryocytecount and optionally one, two or more of temperature or temperatureprofile, red blood cell count, blood hematocrit, relative reticulocytecount or blood reticulocyte count from one or more exposed subjects orgroups of exposed subjects, or one or more exposed treated subjects orgroups of exposed treated subjects, or (iii) the status profilecomprises neutrophil count, white blood cell count or absolute whiteblood cell differential, and optionally one, two or more of temperatureor temperature profile, red blood cell count, blood hematocrit, bloodreticulocyte count blood platelet count or blood megakaryocyte countfrom one or more exposed subjects or groups of exposed subjects, or oneor more exposed treated subjects or groups, (vi) the status profilecomprises one or two biological parameters described herein, andoptionally one, two or more of neutrophil count, white blood cell countor absolute white blood cell differential, temperature or temperatureprofile, red blood cell count, blood hematocrit, blood reticulocytecount blood platelet count or blood megakaryocyte count from one or moreexposed subjects or groups of exposed subjects, or one or more exposedtreated subjects or groups.

As is apparent from the foregoing discussion, reference to a statusprofile that comprises one or more biological parameters describedherein, e.g., temperature, circadian rhythm, blood pressure, hematocrit,red cell count, neutrophil count and/or platelet counts, means that thesubject(s) status profile is based on one or more measurements of thatparameter. Typically, most of these measurements are at a time after thebiological insult when the biological parameter is changed, i.e.,detectably increased or decreased, which may be a statisticallysignificant change or not, from baseline or the exposed subject(s) orfor one or more reference subjects of the same or a closely relatedspecies that have been exposed to at the same or a similar or comparablebiological insult and where a status profile has previously beenestablished for the closely related species.

As used herein, the phrase ‘closely related species’ generally refers tospecies or subspecies (i) that are in the same Order or Family, usuallyin the same Genus, and/or (ii) wherein the subjects share at least about90%, at least about 95%, at least about 98% or at least about 99%homology for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more genes that are consideredreasonable or reliable indicators of taxonomic relatedness for speciesin a given Phylum, Class, Order, Family or Genus, e.g., cytochrome,immunoglobulin, enzyme or cell surface molecule. In general, humans andmost non-human primates are closely related species and thus a statusprofile for a non-human primate such as Rhesus monkey (Macaca mullata),Cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis), Japanese monkey (Macacafuscata), African Green monkey, pig-tailed macaque, marmoset, cotton toptamarin, talapoin, squirrel monkey, or a baboon such as the olivebaboon, that is based on a biological insult or biological parametersdescribed herein is a suitable reference for a human that has beenexposed to the same or a similar biological insult. It will beappreciated that in some cases, a status profile for a human may beobtained for exposed treated individuals, since medical care standardsdictate that persons receiving biological insults that are potentiallylife-threatening, e.g., high dose radiotherapy or high dose cancer orglucocorticoid chemotherapy, also usually or always receive otherameliorative, palliative treatments such as antibiotic treatments orplatelet transfusions. In other cases, reference to a status profilefrom a closely related species can be used, including in situationswhere the status profile is based on exposed subjects, e.g., non-humanprimates, that are not exposed treated subjects.

In any of these embodiments, measurements of any of the biological 30parameters can be obtained on one or more occasions, but typically agiven parameter will be measured on 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 100, 200,300, 400, 500 or more occasions, any of which measurements may be begunbefore, during or after the subject or subjects have been or will beexposed to the biological insult. Measurements of biological parametersdescribed herein, e.g., mature or immature blood cell types, willtypically be obtained at intervals of at least about 6 hours, at leastabout 12 hours, at least about 1 day, at least about 1.5 days, at leastabout 2 days, at least about 3 days and/or at least about 4 days,usually on two, three, four or more occasions. When biologicalparameters, e.g., one, two or more of temperature, heart rate, SaO₂,blood pressure, or a parameter that can be measured continuously ormeasured by suitable apparatus, are measured on many occasions, e.g., onabout 15, about 20 or more occasions, the biological parameter can bemonitored continuously, which can optionally be monitored in real time.When the temperature is measured on 4 or more occasions, themeasurements can be obtained on a periodic basis, optionally in realtime, optionally wherein the real time temperature measurements areobtained at intervals of about 1 minute or about 2 minutes to about 5minutes, about 10 minutes or about 20 minutes.

When measurement of core body or peripheral temperature is taken todetermine if the subject's circadian rhythm has been significantlydisrupted, e.g., when the normal daily temperature fluctuationsassociated with the subject species has been completely or at leastpartially obscured as observed by sufficient temperature measurements toreliably detect disruption. Temperature measurements can be oral,axillary, rectal, tympanic, skin, rectal or from an implanted oringested device for core temperature. Temperature measurements can bemeasured intermittently and/or continuously, e.g., on intervals of about0.1-30 minutes or about 0.5-10 minutes, or periodically at 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or more times in a 1, 2 or 3 day period when acharacteristic temperature associated with the normal circadian rhythmis expected. Usually core body temperature will be measured to assesscircadian rhythm. Other means to assess disruption of circadian rhythmcan also be used. Circadian rhythm can be 25 assessed over a 48 hour or72 hour period using a Mini-Motionlogger Actigraph (AmbulatoryMonitoring, Ardsley, N.Y.), starting within 1, 2 3, 4, 5, 6 or more daysafter the biological insult. For biological insults such as cancerchemotherapy, monitoring will begin at about 5, 6 or 7 days afteradministration of the chemotherapy agent. For biological insults such asradiation exposure, monitoring will begin at about 2 hours or about 6hours 30 to about 1 or 2 days after the exposure. Daily patterns ofsleep and activity can be compared across the monitoring period usingautocorrelation analyses to calculate a circadian rhythm score for eachsubject, with higher scores associated with lower disruption.Comparisons of fatigue, depression and/or mood with subject circadianrhythm measures taken after the biological insult. Changes in fatigue,depression and mood measures are compared with concurrent changes incircadian rhythm. Other parameters or analyses that can be measured onone or more occasions or used to assess circadian rhythm and itsdisruption include (i) measuring elevated or decreased cortisol or IL-6at about 9:00 a.m. to about 12:00 p.m. on 1, 2, 3, 4 or more days(elevated human blood cortisol is about 32±5 μg/dL of blood and normalhuman blood cortisol is about 18±7 μg/dL. of blood), (ii) variations inskin temperature or skin blood flow using, e.g., laser Doppler imagingor a skin thermometer over a about 24 hours, 28 hours, about 48 hours orlinger, (iii) casino analysis to estimate circadian rhythm meson,amplitude or atrophies, (iv) salivary or blood endothelia or melatoninlevels, (v) theta, sigma and/or delta sleep brain wave patterns, (vi)blood C reactive protein or fibrinogen level, and/or (vii) circulatingDHEA levels. Methods to assess the circadian rhythm and its disruptionhave been described and they can be applied in the present methods, see,e.g., J. A. Roscoe et al., Support Care Cancer. 10(4):329-36, 2002, P.Fantidis et al., Eur. J. Clin. Invest. 32:304-308 2002, G. Yosipovitchet al., J. Invest. Dermatol. 122:824-829 2004, K. A. Thomas et al.,Biol. Res. Nurs. 5:187-194 2004, S. Xiang et al., Clin. Chem.49:2012-2019 2003, C. J. van den Heuvel et al., Physiol. Meas.24:717-725 2003, and X. Tan et al., Neurosci. Lett. 344:205-208 2003.

Core body temperature or peripheral temperature can be obtained using animplanted device, which can be surgically implanted, taken orally orusing a device such as a thermister in an indwelling catheter, centralvenous catheter or other line that is in a artery or vein in a subjector core body temperatures can be obtained by measuring rectaltemperature for all or at least a part of the time period whentemperature is being monitored. When a temperature measuring device isused in. an indwelling line, other devices may also be used to measureone or more other biological parameters such as blood pressure, bloodoxygen levels, blood pH or electrolyte composition, any of which can beperiodically measured, e.g., once per minute, once per 5 minutes or onceper 10 minutes, any of which measurements are optionally taken on a realtime basis. Temperature is optionally measured on 4 or more occasions oris measured on a periodic basis, optionally in real time, optionallywherein the real time temperature measurements are obtained at intervalsof about 1 minute to about 60 minutes, e.g., at about 5 minute, about 10minute, about 15 minute or about 20 minute intervals.

For some biological parameters, e.g., neutrophil counts, red cellcounts, hematocrit, platelet counts, sepsis or a temperature dropassociated with sepsis, a relatively small number of measurements cantypically be used to obtain a status profile, e.g., about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7 or 8 measurements are obtained. For any of these parameters or forsurvival of the subjects, measurements or observations are optionallymade over a period of about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 or more days. Any biological parameter describedherein can be measured on a few occasions or on many occasions, wherethis is practical or possible under the circumstances as is apparent toone of ordinary skill in the art.

For measuring blood cells or precursors or markers or other biologicalparameters that usually at least transiently decrease or that can be aredisrupted after the biological insult, e.g., one or more elements,biomolecules or biological parameters that vary on a circadian rhythm,and/or one or two of the nadir or lowest value(s) for that parameterwill usually be used in the calculation of the exposed subject(s)'status profile. For measuring temperature, heart rate or otherbiological parameters that usually at least transiently increase or aredisrupted, e.g., circadian rhythm or an element thereof, after thebiological insult, one or two of the peak or high value(s) for thatparameter or for the disruption will usually be used in the calculationof the exposed subject(s)' status profile. When a relatively smallnumber of measurements are anticipated or are only practical, themeasurements will typically be timed, where possible, to coincide withtime(s) when the parameter is the most informative in terms of addingstatistical power to the status profile. Thus, for decreases or otherchanges in blood cells or components such as red cells, reticulocytes,platelets, megakaryocytes, neutrophils or other biological parametersdescribed herein in humans or non-human primates these measurements willbe close to or within the time period when a nadir for that parameterwould be expected, e.g., on one, two or more occasions at about 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 days after exposure to radiation or amyelosuppressive or cytotoxic cancer chemotherapy. Similarly, thesemeasurements in humans or non-human primates will be close to or withinthe time period when a peak or maximum for a parameter such astemperature or the degree of disruption of the circadian rhythm or anelement thereof, would be expected, e.g., on one, two or more occasionsat about 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 days after exposure to radiation, amyelosuppressive or cytotoxic cancer chemotherapy or a serious trauma.Biological parameters in humans or non-human primates such as sepsis,pain, fatigue, heart rate, hypotension or hypertension, are expected topeak or have a maximum change for baseline at about 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 or 21 days. Once a status profile isknown or a given type of biological insult, the number and time ofparameter measurements can be targeted to the times that are the mostinformative under the circumstances.

When two or more biological parameters are used to obtain the subject'sstatus profile, measurements of each parameter can be initiated at aboutthe same time, essentially the same time or at different times. However,measurements of each parameter, or preparation to measure eachparameter, will typically begin (i) at about the same time, e.g., withinabout 10-30 minutes or within 1 or 2 hours of each other or (ii) atessentially the same time, e.g., measurements of each biologicalparameter, or preparation to measure each parameter, are initiated onthe same day, usually within about 2.5 hours or about 3 hours to about 4hours or about 6 hours. In some embodiments, most, e.g., at least about60%, at least about 70%, at least about 75%, at least about 80%, atleast about 90% or all, of these measurements will occur beginning afterthe subject(s) has been exposed to the biological insult.

The subject in the methods can be a non-human primate, a human, arodent, a lagomorph, a canine, a feline, a myomorph, a lagomorph, achiropteran, an artiodactyl or porcine, a carnivore, a rodent or anothertype of subject described herein.

Specific exemplary status profiles include status profiles that arebased on measuring the following combinations of biological parameters,which are measured on one or more occasions:

(i) a temperature increase (or a measure of central tendency) of atleast about 0.5° C., at least about 0.6° C., at least about 0.7° C, atleast about 0.8° C., at least about 0.9° C., at least about 1.0° C., atleast about 1.1° C., at least about 1.2° C., at least about 1.3° C., atleast about 1.4° C., at least about 1.5° C., at least about 1.60C, atleast about 1.7° C., at least about 1.8° C., at least about 1.9° C., atleast about 2.0° C., at least about 2.1° C. or at least about 2.3° C.above the baseline of the normal temperature for the subject species,e.g., about 37.2° C. for Rhesus monkeys or about 98.6° F. for humans,optionally where the temperature increase optionally is (a) completelyor mostly (at least about 80% or at least about 90% or at least about95% or at least about 98% of the time) maintained at that level for aperiod of at least about 0.5 minute, at least about 1 minute, at leastabout 5 minutes, at least about 10 minutes, at least about 0.25 hour, atleast about 0.5 hour at least about 0.75 hour, at least about 1 hour orat least about 2 hours, at least about 3 hours, at least about 4 hoursor at least about 6 hours, or at least about 8 hours, optionally wherethe temperature increase occurs within about 4 hours, about 8 hours,about 12 hours, about 24 hours or about 48 hours of the biologicalinsult, and/or (b) when the subject is a human or a non-human primate,core or peripheral temperature is measured within a period of about 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 or 21days after the biological insult and/or (c) the core body temperature ismeasured, e.g., using rectal temperature, an implanted monitoring deviceand/or a thermister in an indwelling catheter or line, and/or (d) thestatus profile correlates with lethality of the biological insult forthe exposed subject, or status profile correlates with survival afterthe biological insult for the exposed subject when the temperatureincrease is not observed;

(ii) disruption of the circadian rhythm as described or defined as,e.g., a significant change in the normal rhythm or signature in any ofthe elements of the composite of a circadian rhythm such as temperature,in the subject species, optionally where the disruption is (a)completely or mostly (at least about 80% or at least about 90% or atleast about 95% or at least about 98% of the time) maintained for aperiod of at least about 1 hour or at least about 2 hours, at leastabout 3 hours, at least about 4 hours or at least about 6 hours, atleast about 8.hours, at least about 12 hours, at least about 24 hours orat least about 48 hours, and/or (b) when the subject is a human or anon-human primate, core or peripheral temperature is measured within aperiod of about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24 days after the biological insult and/or(c) the status profile correlates with lethality of the biologicalinsult for the exposed subject when the circadian rhythm is completelyor mostly disrupted or the status profile correlates with survival afterthe biological insult for the exposed subject when the circadian rhythmis not completely or mostly disrupted;

(iii) a mean or absolute decrease (or a measure of central tendency) ofat least about 20%, at least about 21%, at least about 22%, at leastabout 23%, at least about 24%, at least about 25%, at least about 26%,at least about 27% or at least about 28%, at least about 29% or at leastabout 30%, in red blood cell or erythrocyte counts, hematocrit,hemoglobin and/or reticulocytes, optionally where (a) the mean decreasein red blood cell or erythrocyte counts, hematocrit, hemoglobin and/orreticulocytes is obtained from the nadir or lowest measurement,optionally, and/or (b) when the subject is a human or a non-humanprimate, the red blood cell or erythrocyte count, hematocrit, hemoglobinand/or reticulocyte count is measured within a period of about 7, 8, 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24 days afterthe biological insult and/or (c) the status profile correlates withlethality of the biological insult for the exposed subject, and/or (d)temperature variation or increase or circadian rhythm disruption is alsomeasured, e.g., as described in (i), (ii) or elsewhere herein;

(vi) an absolute decrease of at least about 78%, about 79% or about 80%or about 85% in red blood cell or erythrocyte counts, hematocrit,hemoglobin and/or reticulocytes for individual exposed subjects or forgroups of exposed subjects, optionally where (a) the mean decrease inred blood cell or erythrocyte counts, hematocrit, hemoglobin and/orreticulocytes is obtained from the nadir or lowest measurement,optionally, and/or (b) when the subject is a human or a non-humanprimate, the red blood cell or erythrocyte count, hematocrit, hemoglobinand/or reticulocyte count is measured within a period of about 7, 8, 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24 days afterthe biological insult and/or (c) the status profile correlates withsurvival of the exposed subject after the biological insult, and/or (d)temperature variation or increase or circadian rhythm disruption is alsomeasured, e.g., as described in (i), (ii) or elsewhere herein;

(v) an absolute decrease of at least about 80%, at least about 85%, atleast about 90%, at least about 95%, at least about 97%, in platelets,megakaryocytes or a megakaryocyte precursor described herein, or, for ahuman or a non-human primate, a mean count of about 6500 per μL or less,about 6600 per μL or less, about 6700 per μL or less, about 6800 per μLor less, about 6900 per μL or less or about 7000 per μL or less fornon-human primates or humans or about 10,000 per μL or less, about 9,500per μL or less, about 9,000 per μL or less, about 8,500 per μL or lessor about 8,000 per μL or less, optionally where (a) the mean decrease inplatelets, megakaryocytes or megakaryocyte precursors is obtained fromthe nadir or lowest measurement, and/or (b) when the subject is a humanor a non-human primate, the platelet, megakaryocyte or megakaryocyteprecursor count is measured within a period of about 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24 days after thebiological insult and/or (c) the status profile correlates withlethality of the biological insult for the exposed subject, and/or (d)temperature variation or increase or circadian rhythm disruption is alsomeasured, e.g., as described in (i), (ii) or elsewhere herein;

(vi) an absolute decrease of less than about 78%, less than about 75%,less than about 70% or less than about 65%, in platelets, megakaryocytesor megakaryocyte precursors, optionally where (a) the mean decrease inplatelets, megakaryocytes or a megakaryocyte precursor described hereinis obtained from the nadir or lowest measurement, and/or (b) when thesubject is a human or a non-human primate, the platelet, megakaryocyteor megakaryocyte precursor count is measured within a period of about 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24days after the biological insult and/or (c) the status profilecorrelates with survival of the exposed subject after the biologicalinsult, and/or (d) temperature variation or increase or circadian rhythmdisruption is also measured, e.g., as described in (i), (ii) orelsewhere herein;

(vii) an absolute decrease of at least about 80%, at least about 85%, atleast about 90%, at least about 95%, at least about 97%, in neutrophilsor a neutrophil precursor described herein, and/or, for a human or anon-human primate, an absolute count of about 30 per mm³ or less, about40 per mm³ or less, about 45 per mm³ or less, about 50 per mm³ or lessor about 55 per mm³ or less, optionally where (a) the mean decrease inneutrophil or neutrophil precursor is obtained from the nadir or lowestmeasurement, and/or (b) when the subject is a human or a non-humanprimate, the neutrophil or neutrophil precursor count is measured withina period of about 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,21, 22, 23 or 24 days after the biological insult and/or (c) the statusprofile correlates with lethality of the biological insult for theexposed subject, and/or (d) temperature variation or increase orcircadian rhythm disruption is also measured, e.g., as described in (i),(ii) or elsewhere herein, and/or (e) a decrease in one or more ofplatelets, megakaryocytes or another thrombopoiesis marker as describedin (v) or (vi) or elsewhere herein and/or (f) a decrease in one or moreof red cell counts or hematocrit or other erythropoiesis marker asdescribed in (iii) or (iv) or elsewhere herein;

(viii) an absolute decrease of less than about 78%, less than about 75%,less than about 70% or less than about 65%, in neutrophils or in aneutrophil precursor described herein, or, for a human or a non-humanprimate, a mean count of at least about 50 per mm³, at least about 55per mm³, at least about 60 per mm³, at least about 65 per mm³, at leastabout 70 per mm³, at least about 80 per mm³, at least about 90 per mm³,at least about 100 per mm³, at least about 150 per mm³, at least about200 per mm³, at least about 300 per mm³ or at least about 400 per mm³,optionally where (a) the mean decrease in neutrophils or neutrophilprecursor is obtained from the nadir or lowest measurement, and/or (b)when the subject is a human or a non-human primate, the neutrophil or aneutrophil precursor count is measured within a period of about 7, 8, 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24 days afterthe biological insult and/or (c) the status profile correlates withsurvival of the exposed subject after the biological insult, and/or (d)temperature variation or increase or circadian rhythm disruption is alsomeasured, e.g., as described in (i), (ii) or elsewhere herein, and/or(e) a decrease in one or more of platelets, megakaryocytes or anotherthrombopoiesis marker as described in (v) or (vi) or elsewhere hereinand/or (f) a decrease in one or more of red cell counts or hematocrit orother erythropoiesis marker as described in (iii) or (iv) or elsewhereherein;

(ix) the first time after the biological insult that the exposedsubject, usually a human or a non-human primate, has a Grade IlIl or IVthrombocytopenia or an equivalent condition, e.g., a platelet count ofless than 50,000 per mm³, optionally combined with one or more of thebiological parameters described in (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi),(vii) or (viii) above or one, two or more biological parametersdescribed elsewhere herein;

(x) the first time after the biological insult that the exposed subject,usually a human or a non-human primate, has a Grade IlIl or IV anemia oran equivalent condition, e.g., hemoglobin measurement of less than 8.0 gper dL, optionally combined with one or more of the biologicalparameters described in (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii)or (ix) above or one, two or more biological parameters describedelsewhere herein; and/or

(xi) the status profile of any of (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi),(vii), (viii), (ix) or (x) wherein (a) the subject is a treated exposedsubject and the treatment optionally is one, two or more ofadministration of an effective amount of a hematopoiesis stimulator, animmune system stimulator, an apoptosis inhibitor, an antibiotic, anantifever treatment or agent, an analgesic, whole blood, platelets, redcells, neutrophils, electrolytes, anti-fever agents, analgesics, G-CSF,GM-CSF, IL-6, IL-11, IFNγ, intravenous fluids, intravenousimmunoglobulin, intravenous nutrients or sugars, anti-TNF-α antibody ormonoclonal antibody or antibody fragment, thrombopoietin,erythropoietin, stem cell factor, pegfilgrastim, α-1 thymosin,thymopoietin, serum thymic factor, an antioxidant, a CpGoligonucleotide, allopurinol, vitamin E or related compounds, superoxidedismutase mimetics, a benzyl styryl sulfone, dipeptide peptidaseinhibitors, phenylacetic acid, phenylbutyric acid, an apoptosisinhibitor or hematopoiesis stimulator optionally selected from a steroidof formula 1, a bacterial flagellin and an antiapoptotic fragmentthereof, a biologically active fragment of any of these proteins, apolymer conjugate of any of these proteins or any biologically activefragment of any of these proteins, a statin, e.g., as described hereinor in the cited references, a F1C, and/or (b) the subject is a human ora non-human primate, optionally selected from a Rhesus monkey and aCynomolgus monkey, and/or (c) the status profile is obtained fromexposed subjects, exposed treated subjects and/or both exposed subjectsand exposed treated subjects, and/or (d) the biological insult isradiation exposure, optionally at a dose of about an LD₃₀ or LD₄₀ orLD₄₅ to about an LD₅₅, LD₆₀ or LD₇₀ or at a dose of about an LD₅₀, or atanother dose or dose range described herein, where survival isdetermined at 30 days post exposure or at 60 days post exposure, andoptionally where the radiation is γ-radiation such as ⁶⁰Co or ¹²⁷Cs,particle radiation, e.g., silicon or boron, fast neutrons or slowneutrons, and optionally wherein the radiation is whole body radiationthat the subject(s) is exposed to over a period of about 30 minutes orless or about 20 minutes or less or where the subject(s) is exposed tothe radiation for a period of about 10±3 minutes, and optionally where atreatment agent selected from administration of an effective amount of asteroid of formula 1, IL-6, IFNγ,G-CSF, GM-CSF or another treatmentdescribed herein is administered to the subject, optionally where theadministration results in the treatment agent being systemically presentin the subject at 1, 2 or more times within about 0.5 hours, about 1hour, about 1.5 hours, about 2 hours, about 2.5 hours about 3 hoursabout 3.5 hours, about 4 hours, about 4.5 hours, about 5 hours, about5.5 hours, about 6 hours, about 8 hours, about 12 hours or about 24hours after the subject was exposed to the radiation; and/or (e) thebiological insult is radiation exposure, optionally at a dose of about450 cGy, about 500 cGy, about 550 cGy, about 560 cGy, about 570 cGy,about 580 cGy, about 590 cGy, about 600 cGy, about 610 cGy, about 620cGy, about 630 cGy, about 640 cGy, about 650 cGy, about 700 cGy, about750 cGy, about 800 cGy, about 850 cGy, about 9 Gy, about 9.5 Gy, about10 Gy, about 10.5 Gy, about 11 Gy, about 12 Gy, about 15 Gy, about 20 Gyor another radiation dose or dose range described herein, optionallywherein the radiation is whole body radiation that the subject(s) isexposed to over a period of about 30 minutes or less or about 20 minutesor less or where the subject(s) is exposed to the radiation for a periodof about 10±3 minutes and optionally where the radiation is a radiationdisclosed herein, e.g., γ-radiation such as ⁶⁰Co or ¹²⁷Cs or fastneutrons, and optionally where a treatment agent selected fromadministration of an effective amount of a steroid of formula 1, IL-6,IFNγ,G-CSF, GM-CSF, thrombopoietin, erythropoietin or another treatmentdescribed herein is administered to the subject, optionally where theadministration results in the treatment agent being systemically presentin the subject at 1, 2 or more times within about 0.5 hours, about 1hour, about 1.5 hours, about 2 hours, about 2.5 hours about 3 hoursabout 3.5 hours, about 4 hours, about 4.5 hours, about 5 hours, about5.5 hours, about 6 hours, about 8 hours, about 12 hours or about 24hours after the subject was exposed to the radiation; and/or (f) thebiological insult is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more rounds of 1, 2, 3, 4 ormore cancer chemotherapies or cancer chemotherapy agents or a bonemarrow transplantation protocol, or a surgery, any of which areoptionally combined with radiation exposure, optionally wherein thebiological insult occurs over a time period of about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 or more days or overa time period of about 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17, 18, 19 or more weeks or aver a time period of about 5, 6, 7, 8, 8,10, 11, 12 or more months, optionally wherein one, two or morebiological parameter measurements to obtain the status profile are begunat about at time when the subject(s) would be expected to have asignificant chance (P>about 0.1, about 0.2, about 0.3, about 0.4, about0.5, about 0.6 or more) of not surviving the biological insult, wherethe assessment of the significant chance of not surviving the biologicalinsult is a subjective or objective assessment based on clinicalobservations and/or comparison of the subject(s)' condition withsimilarly situated subjects of the same or a closely related species,optionally wherein, for a subject(s) that has a cancer, the cancer isoptionally selected from lung cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer,colon cancer, skin cancer, a cancer of the central or peripheral nervoussystem, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer and endometrial cancer.

In general, a significant change in the normal rhythm or signature inany of the elements of the composite of a circadian rhythm can occur asa biological response to the biological insult. A significant change isgenerally a change that is statistically significantly not zero, e.g.,P<0.05, or a change that is nearly statistically significantly not zero,e.g., P<0.15, P<0.12 or P<0.10. A change(s) can be observed in one, two,three or more of the elements of the composite of a circadian rhythm,e.g., circadian sex steroid levels, cortisol, IL-6, melatonin or othermolecules described herein. Change in circadian temperature can beobserved as a relatively flat daily temperature profile, intermittentchanges, e.g., hectic fever, as significant shifts in cycle timing,exaggerated temperature peaks and/or valleys or as combinations of thesesituations.

Definition of clinical conditions such as Grade II, III or IV fever,fatigue, weight loss, pain, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, anemia,hypotension, hypertension, hypoxia, skin burn, rash, skin ulceration,anorexia, colitis, dehydration, diarrhea, distension, enteritis,mucositis, nausea, necrosis, vomiting, hemorrhage, petechiae,pancreatitis, febrile neutropenia, colitis, infection, head or neckedema, limb edema, edema of the edema, alkalosis, acidosis,hypocalcemia, creatine phosphokinase, bone fracture, myositis,cerebrovascular ischemia, confusion or other clinical conditionsdescribed herein is as described elsewhere herein and/or as described inthe common terminology criteria for adverse events v3.0, which ispublished at http://ctep.cancer.gov, with current version published onDec. 12, 2003. The biological insult can give rise to a range ofbiological responses or clinical conditions, which include one or moreof these defined clinical conditions, some of which may arise soon afterexposure to the biological insult, e.g., within about 10 minutes toabout 24 hours.

Use of F1C to treat subjects having a known the status profile. Once astatus profile is known for a given species and a given type ofbiological insult, the capacity of a F1C to affect the status profilecan be assessed to characterize the biological activity of the F1C. Forexample, a status profile can be obtained for an animal species that hasbeen exposed to a biological insult, e.g., a LD_(70/30) or LD_(70/60)radiation dose. Animals that are exposed to the same or a comparableradiation dose can be treated with a F1C to characterize the effect ofthe F1C on survival or another clinical parameter such as infectionrate, temperature variation or the severity or duration of a blood celldeficiency. Some aspects of the invention and related subject matterthus center on methods to use a status profile having a definedP_(survival) or P_(lethality) for an exposed subject(s) and/or to apreviously established status profile, e.g., to identify appropriate F1Ctreatments for the exposed subject(s). In these embodiments, the statusprofile is usually obtained from (i) the exposed subject himself orherself, and optionally compared to a suitable comparable statusprofile(s) from one or more subjects of the same or a closely relatedspecies where the biological insult and biological parameters are thesame or essentially the same or are otherwise comparable. The effect ofa F1C on subjects that have been exposed to a biological insult caninclude alteration of the lethality of a given biological insult. Forexample, a LD70/30 radiation dose in untreated animals may be changedto, e.g., a LD_(10/30) in animals that have also received treatment witha F1C. The alteration of lethality by F1C treatment can be expressed asa change in P_(survival) or P_(lethality). For example, a LD_(80/30)radiation dose in animals exposed to and not treated with a F1C canresult in the same radiation dose being a LD_(20/30) in treated animalswhen the F1C treatment results in increased survival. Related aspects ofthe invention include comparison of one or more status profiles having adefined Psurvival or Plethalityfrom exposed subjects who are treatedwith a F1C, with a similarly based status profile from a closely relatedspecies that is treated with a F1C and/or a species that is not closelyrelated and treated with a F1C. Such comparisons provide a means, e.g.,to compare physiology between different species and/or to characterizethe clinical benefit of F1C treatment to exposed subject(s).

Additional embodiments include the use of a status profile(s) having adefined P_(survival) or P_(lethality) from an exposed subject(s) in asubmission or report. Such submissions will usually include biologicalactivity data for F1C that is intended for use in a clinical treatmentprotocol. Such submissions or reports can include description of thestatus profile and/or the effect of the F1C on the status profile. in agrant application, an oral or written scientific presentation orpublication or in an oral or written regulatory report or submission,e.g., to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or a foreign counterpartmedical or food regulatory agency, the U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy,the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. NationalInstitutes of Health or a foreign counterpart medical, health,environmental or defense agency or to another U.S. domestic or foreignregulatory agency, any Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, orany U.S. or foreign local, state or federal government, where suchreport or submission is optionally required under any applicable law,statute, rule, regulation or any other requirement, e.g., as providedunder any statute, rule or amendment in title 21 of the U.S. Code ofFederal Regulations title 35 of the United States Code, e.g., at one ormore rules or statutes at one or more of 21 C.F.R. Part 58, 35 U.S.C.§101, 35 U.S.C. §271(e), 35 U.S.C. §112, e.g., at paragraph 1, 2 or 6 of§112, at one or more portions of the U.S. Food Drug and Cosmetic Actsuch as at §505(j)(2)(A), 21 U.S.C. §§301 et. seq., 21 U.S.C. §355(j)(2)or Section 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 90 Stat.552, 21 U.S.C. §360e, 21 U.S.C. §355(j)(2)(A)(vii)(I)-(IV), 21 U.S.C.§355(j)(2)(B), 21 U.S.C. §351, 21 U.S.C. §352, 21 U.S.C. §353, 21 C.F.R.§314, 21 C.F.R. §§314, 314.600, 314.610, 314.620, 314.630, 21 C.F.R.§600, 21 C.F.R. §§601, 601.90, 601.91, 601.92, 601.93.

In some of these embodiments, the invention provides methods comprising,(1) providing or obtaining a subject who has been exposed to abiological insult; (2) measuring one, two or more of the subject'sbiological responses to the biological insult to obtain the subject'sstatus profile with a defined P_(survival) or P_(lethality); (3)optionally initiating the one or more palliative therapies at a timebefore, during or after the determination of the status profile; (4)using the subject's status profile to identify individual subjects oneor more profile-based therapies, e.g., a F1C treatment; (5) optionallyadministering one or more profile-based therapies to the subject; and(6) optionally maintaining at least one of the one or more palliativeand/or profile-based therapies until the subject has sufficientlyrecovered from the biological insult to have an improved probability ofsurviving the biological insult or has an improved clinical condition orprognosis or until the subject has mostly or fully recovered from thebiological insult. In these embodiments, the palliative therapies aretypically dissimilar from the profile-based therapies. For thesemethods, the biological insult is as described herein, e.g., exposure toradiation, a chemotherapy or another biological insult described hereinwhere the exposure of the exposed subjects or species has a significantprobability of causing a potentially life-threatening side effect orbiological response that would be expected to be at least about anLD_(0.1), at least about an LD_(0.5), at least about an LD₅ or anotherdegree of LD described elsewhere herein.

Biological responses or biological parameters that can be measuredbefore and/or after the biological insult include temperature. Core bodytemperature using or peripheral temperature can be measured using, e.g.,one or more methods described herein such as rectal temperaturemeasurements, oral temperature measurements, an implanted temperaturemonitoring device or a thermister, e.g., in a catheter or attached tothe skin.

Typical palliative therapies include the administration or use of one,two or more of fluids, e.g., for dehydration, electrolytes, analgesics,anti-nausea or anti-emesis agents such as decadron, anti-hypotensionagents, agents for respiratory distress, treatment for hypothermia,e.g., for special populations, sleep enhancing agents, fever control,nutritional control or supplementation. In general, profile-basedtherapies will comprise one or more treatments that (i) modulate orreduce one or more of the adverse biological responses to the biologicalinsult and/or that (ii) enhance the recovery of damaged cell or tissues,particularly for normal or non-pathological cells or tissues and/or(iii) reduce the degree or severity of damage, particularly for normalor non-pathological cells or tissues. As is apparent to one of ordinaryskill in the art, in some cases palliative and profile-based therapieswill at least partially overlap. Exemplary profile-based therapiesinclude (a) effective administration of an F1C and (b) effectiveadministration of one or more antibiotics or growth or differentiationfactors or other agents that enhance endogenous growth ordifferentiation of damaged or insufficient cells or tissues, e.g., 1, 2,or more of EPO, TPO, G-CSF, GM-CSF, IGF-1, α-1 thymosin, thymopoietin,serum thymic factor, biologically active fragments of any of thesegrowth factors, polymer conjugates of any of these growth factors ortheir biologically active fragments or some of the steroids offormula 1. For some of these agents, the enhancement may be transientsuch as where a single administration or a pulse of synthesis occurs andthe growth or differentiation factor is present in appreciable amountsfor a limited time period, e.g. for a period of about 2-12 hours or forabout 1, 2 or 3 days.

In other embodiments, the invention provides methods comprising, (1)providing or obtaining a subject who has been exposed to a biologicalinsult that can potentially cause one or more potentially lethalbiological responses; (2) measuring one, two or more of the subject'sbiological responses to the biological insult to obtain the subject'sstatus profile with a defined P_(survival) or P_(lethality); and (3)using the subject's status profile to identify or select one or moreprofile-based F1C treatments.

In other embodiments, the invention provides methods comprising, (1)providing or obtaining a subject who has been exposed to a biologicalinsult that will lead to a defined P_(survival) or P_(lethality),optionally is at least about 0.9, at least about 0.95, at least about0.98 or the P_(lethality) is at least about 0.1, at least about 0.05 orat least about 0.02 (2) measuring one, two or more of the subject'sbiological responses to the biological insult to obtain the subject'sstatus profile with a defined P_(survival) or P_(lethality); and (3)using the subject's status profile to identify or select one or moreprofile-based F1C therapies. In these embodiments the subject's statusprofile may indicate that the subject has a probability of at leastabout 20%, at least about 30%, at least about 40%, at least about 50%,at least about 60% or at least about 70% of not surviving the exposureto the radiation dose without the use or application of a F1C therapy.

As is apparent from the foregoing, the invention provides a method toobtain a status profile in an exposed subject comprising measuringtemperature continuously or essentially continuously for sufficient timeto detect fever or disruption of circadian rhythm or the initiation offever or the existence fever, where the temperature measurements are atleast partially obtained using an implanted or ingested temperaturemonitoring device. Implanted or ingested telemetric transmitters such asmodel TA10EA-F20 or model TA10TAD70 (Data Sciences, St. Paul, Minn.) orother devices described herein can be used to continuously or frequentlymonitor one or more biological parameters such as core temperature,peripheral temperature, heart rate, electroencephalogram or brainelectrical activity, SaO₂ or blood pressure. Methods and means tomonitor temperature, heart rate and other parameters using implanteddevices in humans and other subjects have been described and can beemployed for appropriate subjects in any invention method or embodimentdisclosed herein. See, e.g., M. Akita et al., Exp. Anim. 53:212-1272004, M. Mojarradi et al., IEEE Trans. Neural Syst. Rehabil. Eng.11:38-42 2003, E. A. Johannessen et al., IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng.51:525-535 2004, L. R. Leon et al., Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Comp.Physiol. 286:R967-974 2004, N. G. Ilback and T. Stalhandske J. Vet. Med.A Physiol. Pathol. Clin. Med. 50:479-483 2003, D. L. Clark et al., Can.J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 81:880-883 2003, A. J. Davidson et al., J. Biol.Rhythms 18:430-432, F. Genin and M. Perret, Comp. Biochem. Physiol. BBiochem. Mol. Biol. 136:71-81 2003, J. W. Boles et al., Vaccine21:2791-2796 2003, and C. Nadziejko et al., Cardiovasc. Toxicology2:237-244 2002.

These methods include measurements of one or more of the subject'sbiological responses to the radiation exposure are the subject'stemperature and 1, 2, 3 or more of the subject's neutrophil count, redblood cell count, hematocrit, platelet count, bone marrow cellularity,reticulocyte count, bleeding, lethargy, pain, decreased foodconsumption, serum enzyme level. Exemplary biological responses orparameters that are measured include (i) temperature, e.g., for feverthat is at least transient, (ii) circadian rhythm disruption, (iii)platelets, e.g., at their nadir after the biological insult, (iv) redcells or hematocrit, e.g., at the nadir after the biological insult, (v)neutrophils, e.g., at their nadir after the biological insult, or (v)combinations of two or three of these such as (i) and (ii), (i) and(iii), (i) and (iv), (i) and (v), (ii) and (iii), (ii) and (iv), (ii)and (v), (iii) and (iv), (iii) and (v), (iv) and (v), (i), (iii) and(iv), (ii), (iii) and (iv), (i), (iii) and (v), (ii), (iii) and (iv),(i), (iv) and (iv), (ii), (iii) and (iv) or (ii), (iii) and (v). In anyof these methods, (i) 1, 2 or more of the subject's biological responsesto the radiation exposure are measured on 1, 2, 3, 4 or more occasionsor they are measured essentially continuously, optionally in real timeand (ii) optionally wherein 1, 2 or more of the palliative therapies arethe same as 1, 2 or more of the profile-based therapies or responsetherapies. Typically the palliative therapies are not the same as any ofthe profile-based therapies or response therapies. Any of the palliativetherapies the profile-based therapies or response therapies isoptionally administered before, during or after the exposure of thesubject to the biological insult. Status profile based therapies orresponse therapies include effective administration of a hematopoiesisstimulator, an immune system stimulator, an antiinflammatory agent, ananti-apoptosis agent or management of the subject's temperature and anyof these are optionally maintained until the subject has sufficientlyrecovered from the radiation exposure to have a probability of survivingthe radiation exposure of at least about 60% or at least about 70% fromthe time the one or more response therapies is discontinued.

In some embodiments, the subject is a human having cancer or a humanundergoing a bone marrow transplant protocol, optionally where thecancer is lung cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer,skin cancer, a cancer of the central or peripheral nervous system,cervical cancer or another cancer or precancer described herein or inthe cited references. Compounds such as3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene, 3β, 17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene or 3β,7β, 17β-trihydroxyandrost-5-ene can be used as reference compounds andthe capacity of F1Cs described herein can be compared to the effects ofthese compounds compared to the test F1C.

Other therapeutic and biological applications and activities. The F1Csare useful for preventing, slowing the progression of or treatingcertain chronic conditions in a subject such as a mammal or a human.Chronic conditions include diseases and conditions that arise or developover a relatively long time period, e.g., over about 3 months to 10years or more. Such conditions include chronic renal failure, which mayresult from polycystic kidney disease, from, e.g., an autoimmunecondition such as acute or chronic glomerulonephritis, or from diabetes,interstitial nephritis, hypertension and other conditions discussedelsewhere herein. Chronic conditions include chronic pulmonaryconditions such as chronic bronchitis, lung fibrosis, right ventricularhypertrophy, pulmonary hypertension, emphysema, asthma and a chronicobstructive pulmonary disease or condition, which may be treated with aF1C. These conditions or their symptoms may be mild, moderate or severe.The subject may be suffering from the disease or condition or may besubject to developing the condition, e.g., the subject may display earlysigns or have a predisposition to develop a chronic condition. Suchtreatment will generally facilitate prevention of the disease, delay theonset or severity of the disease or condition, ameliorate one or moresymptoms, e.g., reduce shortness of breath, coughing or dyspnea, or slowprogression of the disease or condition. In these and other chronicconditions described herein, the F1Cs will generally be administered toa subject such as a human for a relatively long time period, e.g., forat least about 3 months to about 10 years or more. Dosages, routes ofadministration and dosing protocols for the F1Cs are essentially asdescribed herein. Dosing of the compound can be daily or intermittentusing a dosing protocol using dosages as described herein, e.g., about0.1 to about 20 mg/kg of a F1C administered to a subject once or twiceper day daily or intermittently. The use of the F1Cs can be combinedwith other treatments, e.g., β-agonists such as metaproterenol oralbuterol, or corticosteroids, e.g., prednisone, for asthma or chronicobstructive pulmonary disease.

The F1Cs can modulate the biological activity of cytokines orinterleukins that are associated with various immune deficiency ordysregulation conditions, which may be transient or chronic. They canthus be used to ameliorate, treat or prevent naturally occurringage-related decline in immune function in a subject or immune deficiencyor dysregulation resulting from trauma, stress, burns, surgery,autoimmunity or infections as described herein. Such immune deficiencydysregulation may be associated with, e.g., an age-related increase inproduction of one or more of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-6 or an age-relateddecrease in production of one or more of IL-2, IL-3, γ-IFN, GM-CSF orantibodies. In these embodiments, the F1C is administered to the subjectto detectably decrease production or levels of one or more of IL-4, IL-5and IL-6 or to detectably increase production or levels of one or moreof IL-2, IL-3, IL-5, IL-12, GM-CSF and γ-IFN. These cytokine changesfacilitate normalization of the subject's immune responses. Suchnormalization can be observed by various means. These means includemonitoring appropriate cytokine RNA or protein level(s) in the subjector by measuring biological responses such as restoration or detectableimprovement of contact hypersensitivity in a subject with depressed orsuboptimal contact hypersensitivity response. The F1Cs can thus be usedto enhance or restore a deficient or suboptimal immune response such ascontact hypersensitivity response in a subject with a chronic ortransient state of immune deficiency or dysregulation. In theseembodiments, the F1C is administered using the dosages, routes ofadministration and dosing protocols for the F1Cs essentially asdescribed herein. Treatment with the F1Cs is optionally combined withother appropriate treatments or therapies essentially as describedherein, e.g., a antibacterial or antiviral agent(s) is coadministeredwith a F1C to treat, prevent or ameliorate an infection in an infectedsubject or a subject suffering from, e.g., a burn. Methods to measurechanges in cytokine levels or contact hypersensitivity are known and canoptionally be applied in these embodiments, see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos.5,919,465, 5,837,269, 5,827,841, 5,478,566.

The capacity of the F1Cs to modulate immune functions permits their usefor treating, preventing, slowing the progression of or alleviating thea symptom(s) of subjects with psychological disorders, metabolicdisorders, chronic stress, sleep disorders, conditions associated withsexual senescence, aging, or premature aging. Metabolic disordersinclude parathyroidism, pseudoparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism,hypercalcemia, hypocalcemia and detectable symptoms thereof such asfatigue, constipation, kidney stones and kidney malfunction. Chronicstress and related disorders include fibromyalgia, chronic fatiguesyndrome, hypothalamic-pituitary axis dysregulation. Other relatedpathological conditions that can be treated with the F1Cs includehormone deficiency associated with aging or with a pathologicalcondition, hypogonadism, vaginal atrophy, diminished libido, urinaryincontinence, skin collagen loss, loss or impairment of skin, organ orjoint connective tissue and menopause or its symptoms such as hotflashes, unwanted mood changes, fatigue and insomnia. In theseembodiments, treatment of subjects with a F1C is optionally combinedwith other suitable agents such as triiodothyronine, tetraiodothyronine,an insulin-like growth factor, insulin-like growth factor bindingprotein-3, an estrogen or a progestin.

As noted above, in some embodiments a treatment with a F1C is combinedwith a corticosteroid or glucocorticoid. Corticosteroids are used in anumber of clinical situations to, e.g., decrease the intensity orfrequency of flares or episodes of inflammation or autoimmune reactionsin conditions such as acute or chronic rheumatoid arthritis, acute orchronic osteoarthritis, ulcerative colitis, acute or chronic asthma,bronchial asthma, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus, hepatitis,pulmonary fibrosis, type I diabetes, type II diabetes or cachexia.However, many corticosteroids have significant side effects ortoxicities that can limit their use or efficacy. The F1Cs are useful tocounteract such side effects or toxicities without negating all of thedesired therapeutic capacity of the corticosteroid. This allows thecontinued use, or a modified dosage of the corticosteroid, e.g., anincreased dosage, without an intensification of the side effects ortoxicities or a decreased corticosteroid dosage. The side-effects ortoxicities that can be treated, prevented, ameliorated or reducedinclude one or more of bone loss, reduced bone growth, enhanced boneresorption, osteoporosis, immunosuppression, increased susceptibility toinfection, mood or personality changes, depression, headache, vertigo,high blood pressure or hypertension, muscle weakness, fatigue, nausea,malaise, peptic ulcers, pancreatitis, thin or fragile skin, growthsuppression in children or preadult subjects, thromboembolism,cataracts, and edema. Dosages, routes-of administration and dosingprotocols for the F1C would be essentially as described herein. Anexemplary dose of F1C of about 0.5 to about 20 mg/kg/day is administeredduring the period during which a corticosteroid is administered andoptionally over a period of about 1 week to about 6 months or more afterdosing with the corticosteroid has ended. The corticosteroids areadministered essentially using known dosages, routes of administrationand dosing protocols, see, e.g., Physicians Desk Reference 54^(th)edition, 2000, pages 323-2781, ISBN 1-56363-330-2, Medical EconomicsCo., Inc., Montvale, N.J. However, the dosage of the corticosteroid mayoptionally be adjusted, e.g., increased about 10% to about 300% abovethe normal dosage, without a corresponding increase in all of the sideeffects or toxicities associated with the corticosteroid. Such increaseswould be made incrementally over a sufficient time period and asappropriate for the subject's clinical condition, e.g., dailycorticosteroid dose increases of about 10% to about 20% to a maximum ofabout 300% over about 2 weeks to about 1 year.

Such corticosteroids include hydrocortisone (cortisol), corticosterone,aldosterone, ACTH, triamcinolone and derivatives such as triamcinolonediacetate, triamcinolone hexacetonide, and triamcinolone acetonide,betamethasone and derivatives such as betamethasone dipropionate,betamethasone benzoate, betamethasone sodium phosphate, betamethasoneacetate, and betamethasone valerate, flunisolide, prednisone,fluocinolone and derivatives such as fluocinolone acetonide, diflorasoneand derivatives such as diflorasone diacetate, halcinonide,dexamethasone and derivatives such as dexamethasone dipropionate anddexamethasone valerate, desoximetasone (desoxymethasone), diflucortoloneand derivatives such as diflucortolone valerate), flucloroloneacetonide, fluocinonide, fluocortolone, fluprednidene, flurandrenolide,clobetasol, clobetasone and derivatives such as clobetasone butyrate,alclometasone, flumethasone, and fluocortolone.

In some applications, the F1C(s) may directly and/or indirectlyinterfere with replication, development or cell to cell transmission ofa pathogen such as a virus or a parasite (malaria). Improvement in asubject's clinical condition may arise from a direct effect on aninfectious agent or on a malignant cell. Interference with cellularreplication can arise from inhibition of one or more enzymes that aparasite or an infected cell uses for normal replication or metabolism,e.g., glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, which affects cellulargeneration of NADPH (see, e.g., Raineri et al., Biochemistry 1970 9:2233-2243). This effect may contribute to cytostatic effects that someF1Cs can have. Modulation of cellular enzymes expression or activity mayalso interfere with replication or development of a pathogen, e.g., HIVor malaria parasites or with replication or development of neoplasticcells, e.g., inhibition of angiogenesis. Clinical improvement will alsogenerally result from an enhanced immune response such as an improvedTh1 response.

Administration of a F1C can lead to a decrease in adenosine levels in asubject's tissue(s), e.g., lung or central nervous system tissue. Thiseffect can be used to treat, prevent, ameliorate one or more symptoms ofor slow the progression of a disease(s) or clinical condition(s) where arelatively high level of adenosine is a factor in or can contribute tothe disease or condition, e.g., in asthma.

Adenosine is associated with the symptoms of bronchial asthma, where itcan induce bronchoconstriction or contraction of airway smooth muscle inasthmatic subjects, see, e.g., J. Thorne and K. Broadley, AmericanJournal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine 149(2 pt. 1):392-3991994, S. Ali et al., Agents & Actions 37:165-167 1992, Bjorck et al.,American Review of Respiratory Disease 145:1087-1091 1992. This effectis not observed in non-asthmatic subjects. In the central nervoussystem, adenosine can inhibit the release of neurotransmitters such asacetylcholine, noradrenaline, dopamine, serotonin, glutamate, and GABA.It can also depress neurotransmission, reduce neuronal firing to inducespinal analgesia and it possesses anxiolytic properties, see, e.g., A.Pelleg and R. Porter, Pharmacotherapy 10:157 1990. In the heart,adenosine suppresses pacemaker activity, slows AV conduction, possessesantiarrhythmic and arrhythmogenic effects, modulates autonomic controland triggers the synthesis and release of prostaglandins. In addition,adenosine has vasodilatory effects and can modulate vascular tone.

The unwanted effects of excess adenosine can be ameliorated or reducedby administering sufficient amounts of a F1C to a subject who is subjectto developing or who has an unwanted level of adenosine in one or moretissues organs. In typical embodiments, one will administer about 10mg/kg/day to about 100 mg/kg/day of a F1C to a subject over a period ofabout 1 week to about 4 months to effect detectable changes in adenosinelevels or amelioration in one or more symptoms associated with highadenosine in one or more of the subject's tissues. Such changes may bedetermined by comparing the subject's adenosine levels before treatmentwith the F1C is started. Alternatively, for subjects with symptoms thatare consistent with high adenosine levels, the decrease can be inferredby comparing the normal level of adenosine in the target tissue(s) forsubjects of the same species and similar age or sex with the level thatis observed after treatment. Methods to measure adenosine-levels inmammalian tissue are known and can optionally be used in theseembodiments, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 6,087,351.

In some clinical conditions, the F1Cs can inhibit activated Tlymphocytes in vivo, and they can inhibit the expression or biologicalactivity of one or more of TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-6, IL-8 or insulin likegrowth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) or IL-6 receptor. The compounds arethus useful to treat, prevent or ameliorate conditions where this is acomponent of pathology. Such conditions include inflammation conditionssuch as psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoidarthritis. The compound can thus ameliorate the inflammation, e.g., byinhibiting expression of one or more of TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-6, IL-8 orIGF-1R. Also, the compounds can inhibit unwanted T cell activity. Theycan thus ameliorate one or more psoriasis symptoms such as skin scaling,skin thickening, keratinocyte hyperproliferation, deficient filaggrinexpression (B. Baker et al., Br. J. Dermatol. 1984, 111:702), deficientstrateum corneum lipid deposition or they can improve a clinicalassessment such as the Psoriasis Activity and Severity Index. The F1Cscan be delivered to a subject with psoriasis using topical or systemicformulations as described herein. Topical formulations include gels,lotions and creams, e.g., as described herein. Daily or intermittentadministration of the compound can be used essentially as describedherein. The use of the F1Cs is optionally combined with one more currentpsoriasis treatments, e.g., topical emollients or moisturizers, tars,anthralins, systemic or topical corticosteroids, vitamin D analogs suchas calcitriol, methotrexate, etretinate, acitretin, cyclosporin, FK 506,sulfasalazine, ultraviolet B radiation optionally combined with one ormore of a topical corticosteroid, tar, anthralin, emollient ormoisturizer or ultraviolet A plus psoralen. Such additional treatmentsessentially would use known dosages and routes of administration, whichare applied, e.g., within a month before, during or within a month aftera treatment course with a F1C.

Other desirable modulation effects of the F1Cs on cells or tissuesinclude (1) inhibition of one or more of bone resorption or calciumrelease or gp80, gp130, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), osteoclastdifferentiation factor (RANKL/ODF), RANKL/ODF receptor, IL-6 or IL-6receptor expression or biological activity in, e.g., bone loss orosteoporosis conditions or in osteoclasts, or in cancers such asprostate cancer, metastatic breast cancer or metastatic lung cancer(e.g., with bone metastases), (2) inhibition of osteoclastogenesis orosteoclast development from progenitor cells, (3) enhancement of NFκBinhibition that is mediated by nuclear hormone receptors, e.g., enhancedinhibition of estrogen receptor-α or estrogen receptor-β mediatedinhibition of NFκB in inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis orosteoporosis, (4) enhancement of osteoblastogenesis, osteoblast, bonecallus or bone development, e.g., from progenitor cells in bonefractures, depressed bone healing situations (e.g., in a burn patient orin a patient being treated with a glucocorticoid), bone growth orosteoporosis or other bone loss conditions, by, e.g., modulation orenhancement of osteobhast replication or development or modulation orenhancement of the synthesis or biological activity of a transcriptionfactor such as Cbfa1, RUNX2 or AML-3 (5) normalization ofhypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in conditions where thereis dysregulation such as in chronic inflammatory diseases, chronicasthma or rheumatoid arthritis (increased cortisol to ACTH ratio), (6)modulation of ligand-gated ion channels in neurons in, e.g., depression,sleep or memory disorders, (8) modulation of G-protein coupled receptorsin neurons in, e.g., depression, sleep or memory disorders, (9)modulation, e.g., induction or inhibition, of the synthesis orbiological activity of metabolic enzymes such as a cytochrome or ahydroxylase (e.g., 11β hydroxylase, a CYP enzyme such as CYP1A1, CYP2B1,CYP2b10, CYP4A, CYP7A, CYP7A1, CYP7B, CYP7B1, CYP11A1, CYP11B1, CYP17,P450 3A4, P450c17, P450scc, P450c21 or an isozyme, homolog or mutant ofany of these) in cells or tissues such as liver cells, neurons, neuronprecursor cells, brain, breast, testes or colon, (10) enhancement ofcollagen synthesis or levels in, e.g., skin in aging or skin damagefrom, e.g., trauma, thermal injury or solar radiation, (11) inhibitionof nitric oxide production in cells or tissue, e.g., in nervous systemtissue or in microglial cells in dementias such as Alzheimer's disease,(12) enhancing glucose-stimulated insulin synthesis in hyperglycemia ordiabetes conditions, (13) modulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA),dopamine or N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor activity or levels in,e.g., brain tissue or neurons, (e.g., decreased GABA-mediated chloridecurrents or potentiation of neuronal response to NMDA in thehippocampus) in, e.g., conditions such as a dementia (Alzheimer'sDisease), depression, anxiety, schizophrenia or memory loss due to,e.g., aging or another condition described herein, (14) modulating(e.g., enhancing) the expression or activity of a transcriptionfactor(s), or a homolog(s) or isoform(s), such as SET, nerve growthfactor inducible protein B, StF-IT, SF-1 in cells or tissues such asnerve cells, neuronal precursor cells or liver cells, (15) inhibition ofeosinophil infiltration or reduction IgE levels in allergic responses orin lung or other tissue, (16) modulation, e.g., a decrease, in serum orblood of leptin levels in, e.g., obese subjects such as humans with abody mass index of about 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 or greater, (17)increased corticotropin releasing hormone synthesis or activity in,e.g., elderly subjects such as humans at least about 60 years of age orat least about 70 years of age, (18) enhancement of memory or reductionof memory loss or disorientation in aging or dementias such asAlzheimer's Disease, (20) enhancement of the synthesis or activity ofone or more enzymes responsible for thermogenesis, e.g., liverglycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase or malic enzyme, in subjects such asobese or diabetic humans, (21) modulation, e.g., reduction, of thesynthesis or biological activity of the CXCR4 receptor or the CXCL12chemokine in hyperproliferation conditions such as breast cancers orprecancers, (22) modulation of the synthesis or biological activity ofone or more of holocytochrome c, cytochrome c, secondmitochondria-derived activator of caspase, Apaf-1, Bax, procaspase-9,caspase-9, procaspase-3, caspase-3, caspase-6 and caspase-7, e.g.,enhanced translocation of these molecules from mitochondria to cytosolor activation of these molecules in the cytosol in cancer precancercells, cancer cells or cells that mediate autoimmunity, (23) modulationof the synthesis or biological activity of one or more of tumor necrosisfactor-α, interleukin-1β converting enzyme, IL-6, IL-8, caspase-4 andcaspase-5, e.g., decreased activation of these molecules in injuredcells or cells subject to injury from, e.g., ischemia or infarction(e.g., vascular, cardiac or cerebral), reperfusion of hypoxic cells ortissue or an inflammation condition such as rheumatoid arthritis,ulcerative colitis, viral hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, or anotherinflammation condition disclosed herein, (24) decrease of the synthesis,biological activity or activation of one or more of phospholipase A2,caspase-1, caspase-3 and procaspase-3 in neurodegeneration disorders ordementias such as Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, or anotherneurological condition disclosed herein, (25) regulation ornormalization of dysregulated protein kinase B, phosphatidylinositol3-kinase and Forkhead transcription factors, e.g., a class O Forkheadtranscription factor, in immune dysregulation or oxidative stressconditions such as immune suppresion, allergy or autoimmune conditions.The F1Cs can thus be used where one or more of these conditions or theirsymptoms is present. Methods to measure the synthesis or biologicalactivity of these molecules has been described, see, e.g., U.S. Pat.Nos. 6,200,969, 6,187,767, 6,174,901, 6,110,691, 6,083,735, 6,024,940,5,919,465 and 5,891,924.

Definition of clinical conditions such as Grade II, III or IV fever,fatigue, weight loss, pain, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, anemia,hypotension, hypertension, hypoxia, skin burn, rash, skin ulceration,anorexia, colitis, dehydration, diarrhea, distension, enteritis,mucositis, nausea, necrosis, vomiting, hemorrhage, petechiae,pancreatitis, febrile neutropenia, colitis, infection, head or neckedema, limb edema, edema of the edema, alkalosis, acidosis,hypocalcemia, creatine phosphokinase change, bone fracture, myositis,cerebrovascular ischemia, confusion or other clinical conditionsdescribed herein is as described elsewhere herein and/or as described inthe common terminology criteria for adverse events v3.0, which ispublished at http://ctep.cancer.gov, with current version published onDec. 12, 2003.

In some embodiments, the F1 Cs are used to supplement a subject's dietor to maintain or restore a subject's normal steroid hormone level orbalance. In these embodiments, the F1C is administered, usually orallyto a human or another mammal, once or twice per day on a daily orintermittent basis using dosages and routes or methods of administrationdescribed elsewhere herein. In some cases, the subject will have noovert or obvious disease or symptom. In other cases the subject will bea in a special population such as elderly humans, e.g, of 55 years ofage or more, and will only have a clinical presentation that isconsistent with aging. In some of these subjects, a modestly decreasedimmune function, physical or motor function or mental or cognitionfunction can be present. These embodiments include administration of aF1C to the subject by, e.g., oral, buccal or sublingual administration.Typical oral dosages include about 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg or 30 mg to about40 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg or 200 mg, which is usually administered once ortwice per day on days when the F1C is used. Such use can be maintainedover a long time period, e.g., for several years or for life, tomaintain a proper balance of natural steroids in the subject or torestore or approximate normal or otherwise desirable hormone levels inthe subject. Such uses permit attainment or maintenance of, e.g., anormal or improved immune, mental or physical status in the subject. TheF1Cs in these embodiments will typically comprise F1Cs that have 2, 3 or4 independently selected hydroxyl, ketone, sulfate, lipid ester ormonosaccharide or glucuronic acid moieties at the 2-, 3-, 6-, 7-, 14-,16- or 17-positions with no double bonds being present in the four ringsand hydrogen at the 5-position in the α- or β-configuration, or with adouble bond being present at the 4-position, 5-position or at the 1-, 3-and 5(10)-position and with R⁵ being C₁₋₄ alkyl such as —CH₃ or —C₂H₅and R⁶ being absent, —H or C₁₋₄ alkyl such as —CH₃ or —C₂H₅.

Specific embodiments. Aspects of the invention and related subjectmatter include the following specific embodiments. In the followingembodiments and elsewhere herein, when reference is made to a variablegroup such as R¹, R⁴, R⁶ or R¹⁰ in the α-configuration or theβ-configuration, a double borid will usually not be present at thecarbon or at the position to which the variable group is bonded. Thus,R¹ in the α-configuration or the β-configuration usually means that nodouble bond is present at the 3-position or the position to which R¹ isbonded, or if a double bond is present, the variable goup is bonded tothe ring without a defined configuration.

1. A method to treat, prevent, ameliorate, delay the onset of or slowthe progression of one or more of a condition or symptom describedherein such as an unwanted inflammation, allergy, immune suppressioncondition (e.g., an innate immune suppression condition, an adaptiveimmune suppression condition or an adaptive immune suppressioncondition), immunosenescence, autoimmune disorder, infection, cancer orprecancer, hereditary condition, blood cell deficiency (such as gradeIII or IV neutropenia, anemia or thrombocytopenia), a neurologicaldisorder, a cardiovascular disorder, trauma, hemorrhage, bone fracture,unwanted or excess bone loss, androgen deficiency, estrogen deficiency,a congenital or hereditary disorder or a symptom of any of theseconditions in a subject who has the condition or who is subject todeveloping the condition, comprising administering to a subject, ordelivering to the subject's tissues, an effective amount of a formula 1compound

or a metabolic precursor, a metabolite, salt or tautomer thereof,wherein the dotted lines are optional double bonds; each R¹, R², R³, R⁴,R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ independently or together are —H, —OH, —ORPR, —SRPR, —SH,—N(R^(PR))₂, —NH₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO, —CHS, —CN, —SCN, —NO₂, —COOH,—OSO₃H, —OPO₃H₂, ═O, ═S, ═N—OH, ═N—OCH₃, ═CH₂, ═CH—CH₃, ═CH-optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl, ═N-optionallysubstituted alkyl, an ester, a thioester, a thionoester, a phosphoester,a phosphothioester, a phosphonate, a phosphonate ester, athiophosphonate, a thiophosphonate ester, a phosphiniester, a sulfiteester, a sulfate ester, a sulfamate, a sulfonate, a sulfonamide, anamide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a thioether, an acyl group, athioacyl group, a carbonate, a carbamate, a halogen, optionallysubstituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionallysubstituted alkynyl, an optionally substituted aryl moiety, anoptionally substituted heteroaryl moiety, an optionally substitutedheterocycle, an optionally substituted monosaccharide, an optionallysubstituted oligosaccharide, a polymer, a spiro ring, an epoxide, anacetal, a thioacetal, a ketal or a thioketal; R⁷ is —O—, —S—, —NR^(PR)—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—C(R¹⁰)₂— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—; R⁸ and R⁹ independentlyare —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—, —S—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—NR^(PR)— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, or one or both of R⁸ or R⁹ independentlyare absent, leaving a 5-membered ring; R¹³ independently is C₁₋₆ alkyl;R^(PR) independently are —H or a protecting group; and optionallywherein one, two or three of the 1-, 4-, 6- and/or 12-positions areoptionally substituted with (i) an independently selected R¹⁰ moietywhen a double bond is present at the corresponding 1-, 4-, 6- or12-position, or (ii) one or two independently selected R¹⁰ moieties whenno double bond is present at the corresponding 1-, 4-, 6- and/or12-position.

2. The method of embodiment 1 wherein one each of R¹, R², R³ and R⁴ are—H, no double bond is present at the 3-, 7-, 16-, or 17-position, thesecond R¹, R², R³ and R⁴ are bonded by a single bond and respectivelyare in the α,α,α,α, α,α,α,β, α,α,β,α, α,β,α,α, β,α,α,α, α,α,β,β,α,β,α,β, β,α,α,β, β,α,β,α, β,β,α,α, α,β,β,α, α,β,β,β, β,α,β,β, β,β,α,β,β,β,β,α or β,β,β,β configurations and the second R¹, R², R³ and R⁴ areoptionally independently selected from —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —SH,—NH₂, —COOH, —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C(CH₃)₃, —OCH₃, —OC₂H₅, —CF₃, —CH₂OH,—C(O)CH₃, —C(O)CH₂OH, —C(O)CH₂F, —C(O)CH₂Cl, —C(O)CH₂Br, —C(O)CH₂I,—C(O)CF₃, —C₂F₅, ═O, ═CH₂, ═CHCH₃, amino acid, carbamate, carbonate,optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl, optionally substituted C1-C20ether, optionally substituted C1-C20 ester, optionally substitutedC1-C20 thioether, optionally substituted C1-C20 thioester, optionallysubstituted monosaccharide, optionally substituted disaccharide,optionally substituted oligosaccharide and polymer.

3. The method of embodiment 1 or 2 wherein the F1C is (1) a compound orgenus of compounds described in a compound group described herein, or(2) an androstane, a 5β-androstane, 1-ene, 2-ene, 3-ene, 5(6)-ene (ora“5-ene”), 5(10)-ene, 6-ene, 7-ene, 8(9)-ene, 8(14)-ene, 9(10)-ene,9(11)-ene, 11-ene, 12-ene, 13(17)-ene, 14-ene, 15-ene, 16-ene,1,3-diene, 1,5-diene, 1,5(10)-diene, 1,6-diene, 1,7-diene, 1,8(9)-diene,1,8(14)-diene, 1,9(11)-diene, 1,11-diene, 1,12-diene, 1,13(17)-diene,1,15-diene, 1,16-diene, 2,4-diene, 2,5-diene, 2,5(10)-diene, 2,6-diene,2,7-diene, 2,8(9)-diene, 2,8(14)-diene, 2,11-diene, 2,12-diene,2,13(17)-diene, 2,14-diene, 2,15-diene, 2,16-diene, 3,5-diene,3,6-diene, 3,7-diene, 3,8(9)-diene, 3,8(14)-diene, 3,9(10)-diene,3,9(11)-diene, 3,11-diene, 3,12-diene, 3,13(17)-diene, 3,14-diene,3,15-diene, 3,16-diene, 4,6-diene, 4,7-diene, 4,8(9)-diene,4,8(14)-diene, 4,9(10)-diene, 4,9(11 )-diene, 4,11-diene, 4,12-diene,4,13(17)-diene, 4,14-diene, 4,15-diene, 4,16-diene, 5(6),15-diene (or a“5,15-diene”), 5,7-diene, 5,8(9)-diene, 5,8(14)-diene, 5,9(11)-diene,5,11-diene, 5,12-diene, 5,13(17)-diene, 5,14-diene, 5,15-diene,5,16-diene, 5(10),7-diene, 5(10),8(9)-diene, 5(10),8(14)-diene,5,9(11)-diene, 5(10),11-diene, 5(10),12-diene, 5(10),13(17)-diene,5(10), 14-diene, 5(10),15-diene, 5(10),16-diene, 6,9(11 )-diene,6,9(14)-diene, 6,10-diene, 6,11-diene, 6,13(17)-diene, 6,14-diene,6,15-diene, 6,16-diene, 7,9(10)-diene, 7,9(11)-diene, 7,12-diene,7,13(17)-diene, 7,14-diene, 7,15-diene, 7,16-diene, 8(9),11-diene,8(9),12-diene, 8(9),13(17)-diene, 8(9),14-diene, 8(9),15-diene,8(9),16-diene, 8(14),11-diene, 8(14),12-diene, 8(14),13(17)-diene,8(14),15-diene, 8(14),16-diene, 9(10),11-diene, 9(10),12-diene,9(10),13(17)-diene, 9(10),14-diene, 9(10),15-diene, 9(10),16-diene,9(11),13-diene, 9(11),13(17)-diene, 9(11),14-diene, 9(11),15-diene,9(11),16-diene, 11,13(17)-diene, 11,14-diene, 11,15-diene, 11,16-diene,12,14-diene, 12,15-diene, 12,16-diene, 13(17),14-diene, 13(17),15-diene,14,16-diene, 1,3,5-triene, 1,3,5(10)-triene, 1,3,6-triene, 1,3,7-triene,1,3,8-triene, 1,3,8(14)-triene, 1,3,9-triene, 1,3,9(11)-triene,1,3,12-triene, 1,3,13(17)-triene, 1,3,14-triene, 1,3,15-triene,1,3,16-triene, 1,4,6-triene, 1,4,7-triene, 1,4,8-triene,1,4,8(14)-triene, 1,4,9-triene, 1,4,9(11)-triene, 1,4,12-triene,1,4,13(17)-triene, 1,4,14-triene, 1,4,15-triene, 1,4,16-triene,1,5,7-triene, 1,5,8-triene, 1,5,8(14)-triene, 1,5,9-triene,1,5,9(11)-triene, 1,5,12-triene, 1,5,13(17)-triene, 1,5,14-triene,1,5,15-triene, 1,5,16-triene, 1,5(10),6-triene, 1,5(10),7-triene,1,5(10),8-triene, 1,5(10),8(14)-triene, 1,5(10),9(11)-triene,1,5(10),12-triene, 1,5(10),13(17)-triene, 1,5(10),14-triene,1,5(10),15-triene, 1,5(10),16-triene, 1,6,8-triene, 1,6,8(14)-triene,1,6,9-triene, 1,6,9(11)-triene, 1,6,12-triene, 1,6,13(17)-triene,1,6,14-triene, 1,6,15-triene, 1,6,16-triene, 1,7,9-triene,1,7,9(11)-triene, 1,7,12-triene, 1,7,13(17)-triene, 1,7,14-triene,1,7,15-triene, 1,7,16-triene,2,4,6-triene, 2,5,6-triene,2,5(10),6-triene, 2,4,7-triene, 2,5,7-triene, 2,5(10),7-triene,2,4,8-triene, 2,5,8-triene, 2,5(10),8-triene, 2,4,8(14)-triene,2,5,8(14)-triene, 2,5(10),8(14)-triene, 2,4,9(11)-triene,2,5,9(11)-triene, 2,5(10),9(11)-triene, 2,4,11-triene, 2,5,11-triene,2,5(10),11-triene, 2,4,12-triene, 2,5,12-triene, 2,5(10),12-triene,2,4,14-triene, 2,5,14-triene, 2,5(10),14-triene, 2,4,15-triene,2,5,15-triene, 2,5(10),15-triene, 2,4,16-triene, 2,5,16-triene,2,5(10),16-triene, 2,6,8-triene, 2,6,8(14)-triene, 2,6,9-triene,2,6,9(11)-triene, 2,6,12-triene, 2,6,13(17)-triene, 2,6,14-triene,2,6,15-triene, 2,6,16-triene, 2,7,9-triene, 2,7,9(11)-triene,2,7,12-triene, 2,7,13(17)-triene, 2,7,14-triene, 2,7,15-triene,2,7,16-triene, 3,5,9-triene, 3,5,11-triene, 3,5,12-triene,3,5,13-triene, 3,5,14-triene, 3,5,15-triene, 3,5,16-triene,3,6,8-triene, 3,6,8(14)-triene, 3,6,9-triene, 3,6,9(11)-triene,3,6,11-triene, 3,6,12-triene, 3,6,13(17)-triene, 3,6,14-triene,3,6,15-triene, 3,6,16-triene, 3,7,9-triene, 3,7,11-triene,3,7,12-triene, 3,7,13(17)-triene, 3,7,14-triene, 3,7,15-triene,3,7,16-triene,3,8,11-triene, 3,8,12-triene, 3,8,13(17)-triene,3,8,14-triene, 3,8,15-triene, 3,8,16-triene, 3,8(14), 11 -triene,3,8(14),12-triene, 3,8(14),13(17)-triene, 3,8(14),15-triene,3,8(14),16-triene, 3,9,11-triene, 3,9,12-triene, 3,9,13(17)-triene,3,9,14-triene, 3,9,15-triene, 3,9,16-triene, 3,9(11),12-triene,3,9(11),13(17)-triene, 3,9(11),14-triene, 3,9(11),15-triene,3,9(11),16-triene, 3,11,13(17)-triene, 3,11,14-triene, 3,11,15-triene,3,11,16-triene, 3,12,14-triene, 3,12,15-triene, 3,12,16-triene,3,13(17),14-triene, 3,13(17),15-triene, 3,14,16-triene, 4,6,8-triene,4,6,8(14)-triene, 4,6,9-triene, 4,6,9(11)-triene, 4,6,11-triene,4,6,12-triene, 4,6,13(17)-triene, 4,6,14-triene, 4,6,15-triene,4,6,16-triene, 4,7,9-triene, 4,7,11-triene, 4,7,12-triene,4,7,13(17)-triene, 4,7,14-triene, 4,7,15-triene, 4,7,16-triene,4,8,9-triene, 4,8,9(11)-triene, 4,8,11-triene, 4,8,12-triene,4,8,13(17)-triene, 4,8,14-triene, 4,8,15-triene, 4,8,16-triene,4,8(14),9-triene, 4,8(14),9(11)-triene, 4,8(14),11-triene,4,8(14),12-triene, 4,8(14),13(17)-triene, 4,8(14),15-triene,4,8(14),16-triene, 4,9,11-triene, 4,9,12-triene, 4,9,13(17)-triene,4,9,14-triene, 4,9,15-triene, 4,9,16-triene, 4,9(11),12-triene,4,9(11),13(17)-triene, 5 4,9(11),14-triene, 4,9(11),15-triene,4,9(11),16-triene, 4,11,13(17)-triene, 4,11,14-triene, 4,11,15-triene,4,11,16-triene, 4,12,14-triene, 4,12,15-triene, 4,12,16-triene,4,13(17),14-triene, 4,13(17),15-triene, 4,14,16-triene, 5,7,9-triene,5,7,9(11)-triene, 5,7,12-triene, 5,7,13(17)-triene, 5,7,14-triene,5,7,15-triene, 5,7,16-triene, 5,8,11-triene, 5,8,12-triene,5,8,13(17)-triene, 5,8,14-triene, 5,8,15-triene, 5,8,16-triene,5,8(14),9-triene, 5,8(14),9(11)-triene, 5,8(14),12-triene,5,8(14),13(17)-triene, 5,8(14),15-triene, 5,8(14),16-triene,5,9,11-triene, 5,9,12-triene, 5,9,13(17)-triene, 5,9,14-triene,5,9,15-triene, 5,9,16-triene, 5,9(11),12-triene, 5,9(11),13(17)-triene,5,9(11),14-triene, 5,9(11),15-triene, 5,9(11),16-triene,5,11,13(17)-triene, 5,11,14-triene, 5,11,15-triene, 5,11,16-triene,5,12,14-triene, 5,12,15-triene, 5,12,16-triene, 5,13(17),14-triene,5,13(17),15-triene, 5,14,16-triene, 6,8,11-triene, 6,8,12-triene,6,8,13(17)-triene, 6,8,14-triene, 6,8,15-triene, 6,8,16-triene,6,8(14),9-triene, 6,8(14),9(11)-triene, 6,8(14), 11-triene,6,8(14),12-triene, 6,8(14),13(17)-triene, 6,8(14),15-triene,6,8(14),16-triene, 6,9,11-triene, 6,9,12-triene, 6,9,13(17)-triene,6,9,14-triene, 6,9,15-triene, 6,9,16-triene, 6,9(11),12-triene,6,9(11),13(17)-triene, 6,9(11),14-triene, 6,9(11),15-triene,6,9(11),16-triene, 6,11,13(17)-triene, 6,11,14-triene, 6,11,15-triene,6,11,16-triene, 6,12,14-triene, 6,12,15-triene, 6,12,16-triene,6,13(17),14-triene, 6,13(17),15-triene, 6,14,16-triene, 7,9,11-triene,7,9,12-triene, 7,9,13(17)-triene, 7,9,14-triene, 7,9,15-triene,7,9,16-triene, 7,9(11),12-triene, 7,9(11),13(17)-triene,7,9(11),14-triene, 7,9(11),15-triene, 7,9(11),16-triene, 7,12,14-triene,7,12,15-triene, 7,12,16-triene, 7,13(17),14-triene, 7,13(17),15-triene,7,14,16-triene, 8,11,13(17)-triene, 8,11,14-triene, 8,11,15-triene,8,11,16-triene, 8,12,14-triene, 8,12,15-triene, 8,12,16-triene,8,13(17),14-triene, 8,13(17),15-triene, 8,14,16-triene,8(14),9,11-triene, 8(14)9,12-triene, 8(14),9,13(17)-triene,8(14),9,15-triene, 8(14),9,16-triene, 8(14),9(11),12-triene,8(14),9(11),13(17)-triene, 8(14),9(11),15-triene, 8(14),9(11),16-triene, 9,11,13(17)-triene, 9,11,14-triene, 9,11,15-triene,9,11,16-triene, 9(11),13(17),14-triene, 9(11),13(17),15-triene,11,13(17),14-triene, 11,13(17),15-triene, 12,14,16-triene,1,3,5(10),6-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),7-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),9(11)-tetraene,1,3,5(10),11-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),12-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),13(17)-tetraene,1,3,5(10),14-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),15-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),16-tetraene,1,3,5,7-tetraene, 1,3,5,8-tetraene, 1,3,5,8(14)-tetraene,1,3,5,9-tetraene, 1,3,5,9(11)-tetraene, 1,3,5,12-tetraene,1,3,5,13(17)-tetraene, 1,3,5,14-tetraene, 1,3,5,15-tetraene,1,3,5,16-tetraene, 1,3,6,8-tetraene, 1,3,6,8(14)-tetraene,1,3,6,9-tetraene, 1,3,6,9(11)-tetraene, 1,3,6,12-tetraene,1,3,6,13(17)-tetraene, 1,3,6,14-tetraene, 1,3,6,15-tetraene,1,3,6,16-tetraene, 1,3,7,9-tetraerie, 1,3,7,9(11)-tetraene,1,3,7,11-tetraene, 1,3,7,12-tetraene, 1,3,7,13(17)-tetraene,1,3,7,14-tetraene, 1,3,7,15-tetraene,1,3,7,16-tetraene,1,3,8,9-tetraene, 1,3,8,9(11)-tetraene,1,3,8,12-tetraene, 1,3,8,13(17)-tetraene, 1,3,8,14-tetraene,1,3,8,15-tetraene, 1,3,8,16-tetraene, 1,3,8(14)9-tetraene,1,3,8(14)9(11)-tetraene, 1,3,8(14)12-tetraene, 1,3,8(14)13(17)-tetraene,1,3,8(14)15-tetraene, 1,3,8(14)16-tetraene, 1,3,9,11-tetraene,1,3,9,12-tetraene, 1,3,9,13(17)-tetraene, 1,3,9,14-tetraene,1,3,9,15-tetraene, 1,3,9,16-tetraene, 1,3,9(11),12-tetraene,1,3,9(11),113(17)-tetraene, 1,3,9(11),14-tetraene, 1,3,9(11),15-tetraene, 1,3,9(11),16-tetraene, 1,3,12,14-tetraene,1,3,12,15-tetraene, 1,3,12,16-tetraene, 1,3,13(17),14-tetraene,1,3,13(17),15-tetraene, 1,3,13(17),16-tetraene, 1,3,14,16-tetraene,1,4,6,8-tetraene, 1,4,6,8(14)-tetraene, 1,4,6,9-tetraene,1,4,6,9(11)-tetraene, 1,4,6,11-tetraene, 1,4,6,12-tetraene,1,4,6,13(17)-tetraene, 1,4,6,14-tetraene, 1,4,6,15-tetraene,1,4,6,16-tetraene, 1,5,7,9-tetraene, 1,5,7,9(11)-tetraene,1,5,7,11-tetraene, 1,5,7,12-tetraene, 1,5,7,13(17)-tetraene,1,5,7,14-tetraene, 1,5,7,15-tetraene, 1,5,7,16-tetraene,1,5,8,11-tetraene, 1,5,8,12-tetraene, 1,5,8,13(17)-tetraene,1,5,8,14-tetraene, 1,5,8,15-tetraene, 1,5,8,16-tetraene,1,5,8(14),9-tetraene, 1,5,8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 1,5,8(14),11-tetraene,1,5,8(14),12-tetraene, 1,5,8(14),13(17)-tetraene, 1,5,8(14),15-tetraene,1,5,8(14),16-tetraene, 1,5,9,11-tetraene, 1,5,9,12-tetraene,1,5,9,13(17)-tetraene, 1,5,9,14-tetraene, 1,5,9,15-tetraene,1,5,9,16-tetraene, 1,5,9(11),12-tetraene, 1,5,9(11),13(17)-tetraene,1,5,9(11),14-tetraene, 1,5,9(11),15-tetraene, 1,5,9(11),16-tetraene,1,5,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,5,11,14-tetraene, 1,5,11,15-tetraene,1,5,11,16-tetraene, 1,5,12,14-tetraene, 1,5,12,15-tetraene,1,5,12,16-tetraene, 1,5,13(17),14-tetraene, 1,5,13(17),15-tetraene,1,5,14,16-tetraene, 1,4,7,15-tetraene, 1,5,7,15-tetraene,1,3,7,16-tetraene, 1,4,6,8-tetraene, 1,4,6,9-tetraene,1,4,6,9(11)-tetraene, 1,4,6,11-tetraene, 1,4,6,12-tetraene,1,4,6,13(17)-tetraene, 1,4,6,14-tetraene, 1,4,6,15-tetraene,1,4,6,16-tetraene, 1,4,7,9-tetraene, 1,4,7,9(11)-tetraene,1,4,7,11-tetraene, 1,4,7,12-tetraene, 1,4,7,13(17)-tetraene,1,4,7,14-tetraene, 1,4,7,15-tetraene, 1,4,7,16-tetraene,1,6,8,11-tetraene, 1,6,8,12-tetraene, 1,6,8,13(17)-tetraene,1,6,8,14-tetraene, 1,6,8,15-tetraene, 1,6,8,16-tetraene,1,6,8(14),9-tetraene, 1,6,8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 1,6,8(14),11-tetraene,1,6,8(14),12-tetraene, 1,6,8(14),13(17)-tetraene, 1,6,8(14),15-tetraene,1,6,8(14),16-tetraene, 1,6,9,11-tetraene, 1,6,9,12-tetraene,1,6,9,13(17)-tetraene, 1,6,9,14-tetraene, 1,6,9,15-tetraene,1,6,9,16-tetraene, 1,6,9(11),12-tetraene, 1,6,9(11),13(17)-tetraene,1,6,9(11),14-tetraene, 1,6,9(11),15-tetraene, 1,6,9(11),16-tetraene,1,6,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,6,11,14-tetraene, 1,6,11,15-tetraene,1,6,12,14-tetrane, 1,6,12,15-tetrane, 1,6,12,16-tetrane,1,6,13(17),14-tetraene, 1,6,13(17),15-tetraene, 1,6,14,16-tetraene,1,7,9,1 1-tetraene, 1,7,9,12-tetraene, 1,7,9,13(17)-tetraene,1,7,9,14-tetraene, 1,7,9,15-tetraene, 1,7,9,16-tetraene,1,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,8,11,14-tetraene, 1,8,11,15-tetraene,1,8,11,16-tetraene, 1,8(14),9,11-tetraene, 1,8(14),9,12-tetraene,1,8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene, 1,8(14),9,15-tetraene, 1,8(14),9,16-tetraene,1,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,9,11,14-tetraene, 1,9,11,15-tetraene,1,9,11,16-tetraene, 1,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 1,9(11),12,15-tetraene,1,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 1,11,13(17),14-tetraene,1,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 1,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 1,12,14,16-tetraene,1,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,8,11,14-tetraene, 1,8,11,15-tetraene,1,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,9,11,14-tetraene, 1,9,11,15-tetraene,1,9,11,16-tetraene, 1,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 1,9(11),12,15-tetraene,1,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 1,11,13(17),14-tetraene,1,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 1,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 1,12,14,16-tetraene,2,4,6,8-tetraene, 2,4,6,8(14)-tetraene, 2,4,6,9-tetraene,2,4,6,9(11)-tetraene, 2,4,6,11-tetraene, 2,4,6,12-tetraene,2,4,6,13(17)-tetraene, 2,4,6,14-tetraene, 2,4,6,15-tetraene,2,4,6,16-tetraene, 2,5,7,9-tetraene, 2,5,7,9(1 1)-tetraene, 2,5,7,11-tetraene, 2,5,7,12-tetraene, 2,5,7,13(17)-tetraene, 2,5,7,14-tetraene,2,5,7,15-tetraene, 2,5,7,16-tetraene, 2,5,8,11-tetraene,2,5,8,12-tetraene, 2,5,8,13(17)-tetraene, 2,5,8,14-tetraene,2,5,8,15-tetraene, 2,5,8,16-tetraene, 2,5,8(14),9-tetraene,2,5,8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 2,5,8(14),11-tetraene, 2,5,8(14),12-tetraene,2,5,8(14),13(17)-tetraene, 2,5,8(14),15-tetraene, 2,5,8(14),16-tetraene,2,5,9,1 1-tetraene, 2,5,9,12-tetraene, 2,5,9,13(17)-tetraene,2,5,9,14-tetraene, 2,5,9,15-tetraene, 2,5,9,16-tetraene,2,5,9(11),12-tetraene, 2,5,9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 2,5,9(11),14-tetraene,2,5,9(11),15-tetraene, 2,5,9(11),16-tetraene, 2,5,11,13(17)-tetraene,2,5,11,14-tetraene, 2,5,11,15-tetraene, 2,5,11,16-tetraene,2,5,12,14-tetraene, 2,5,12,15-tetraene, 2,5,12,16-tetraene,2,5,13(17),14-tetraene, 2,5,13(17),15-tetraene, 2,5,14,16-tetraene,2,4,7,15-tetraene, 2,5,7,15-tetraene, 2,4,6,8-tetraene,2,4,6,9-tetraene, 2,4,6,9(11)-tetraene, 2,4,6,11-tetraene,2,4,6,12-tetraene, 2,4,6,13(17)-tetraene, 2,4,6,14-tetraene,2,4,6,15-tetraene, 2,4,6,16-tetraene, 2,4,7,9-tetraene,2,4,7,9(11)-tetraene, 2,4,7,11-tetraene, 2,4,7,12-tetraene,2,4,7,13(17)-tetraene, 2,4,7,14-tetraene, 2,4,7,15-tetraene,2,4,7,16-tetraene, 2,6,8,1 1-tetraene, 2,6,8,12-tetraene,2,6,8,13(17)-tetraene, 2,6,8,14-tetraene, 2,6,8,15-tetraene,2,6,8,16-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),9-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),9(11)-tetraene,2,6,8(14),11-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),12-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),13(17)-tetraene,2,6,8(14),15-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),16-tetraene, 2,6,9,11-tetraene,2,6,9,12-tetraene, 2,6,9,13(17)-tetraene, 2,6,9,14-tetraene,2,6,9,15-tetraene, 2,6,9,16-tetraene, 2,6,9(11),12-tetraene,2,6,9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 2,6,9(11),14-tetraene, 2,6,9(11),15-tetraene, 2,6,9(11),16-tetraene, 2,6,11,13(17)-tetraene,2,6,11,14-tetraene, 2,6,11,15-tetraene, 2,6,12,14-tetrane,2,6,12,15-tetrane, 2,6,12,16-tetrane, 2,6,13(17),14-tetraene,2,6,13(17),15-tetraene, 2,6,14,16-tetraene, 2,7,9,11-tetraene,2,7,9,12-tetraene, 2,7,9,13(17)-tetraene, 2,7,9,14-tetraene,2,7,9,15-tetraene, 2,7,9,16-tetraene, 2,8,11,13(17)-tetraene,2,8,11,14-tetraene, 2,8,11,15-tetraene, 2,8,11,16-tetraene,2,8(14),9,11-tetraene, 2,8(14),9,12-tetraene, 2,8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene,2,8(14),1,15-tetraene, 2,8(14),9,16-tetraene, 2,9,11,13(17)-tetraene,2,9,11,14-tetraene, 2,9,11,15-tetraene, 2,9,11,16-tetraene,2,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 2,9(11),12,15-tetraene, 2,9(11),12,16-tetraene,2,11,13(17),14-tetraene, 2,11,13(17),15-tetraene,2,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 2,12,14,16-tetraene, 2,8,11,13(17)-tetraene,2,8,11,14-tetraene, 2,8,11,15-tetraene, 2,9,11,13(17)-tetraene,2,9,11,14-tetraene, 2,9,11,15-tetraene, 2,9,11,16-tetraene,2,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 2,9(11),12,15-tetraene,2,9(11),12,16-tetraene,2,11,13(17),14-tetraene, 2,11,13(17),15-tetraene,2,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 2,12,14,16-tetraene, 3,5,7,9-tetraene,3,5,7,9(11)-tetraene, 3,5,7,11-tetraene, 3,5,7,12-tetraene,3,5,7,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5,7,14-tetraene, 3,5,7,15-tetraene,3,5,7,16-tetraene, 3,5,8,11-tetraene, 3,5,8,12-tetraene,3,5,8,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5,8,14-tetraene, 3,5,8,15-tetraene,3,5,8,16-tetraene, 3,5,8(14),9-tetraene, 3,5,8(14),9(11)-tetraene,3,5,8(14),11-tetraene, 3,5,8(14),12-tetraene, 3,5,8(14),13(17)-tetraene,3,5,8(14),15-tetraene, 3,5,8(14), 16-tetraene, 3,5,9,11-tetraene,3,5,9,12-tetraene, 3,5,9,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5,9,14-tetraene,3,5,9,15-tetraene, 3,5,9,16-tetraene, 3,5,9(11),12-tetraene,3,5,9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 3,5,9(11),14-tetraene, 3,5,9(11),15-tetraene,3,5,9(11),16-tetraene, 3,5,11,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5,11,14-tetraene,3,5,11,15-tetraene, 3,5,11,16-tetraene, 3,5,12,14-tetraene,3,5,12,15-tetraene, 3,5,12,16-tetraene, 3,5,13(17),14-tetraene,3,5,13(17),15-tetraene, 3,5,14,16-tetraene, 3,4,7,15-tetraene,3,5,7,15-tetraene, 3,5,7,16-tetraene, 3,4,6,8-tetraene,3,4,6,9-tetraene, 3,4,6,9(11)-tetraene, 3,4,6,11-tetraene,3,4,6,12-tetraene, 3,4,6,13(17)-tetraene, 3,4,6,14-tetraene,3,4,6,15-tetraene, 3,4,6,16-tetraene, 3,4,7,9-tetraene,3,4,7,9(11)-tetraene, 3,4,7,11-tetraene, 3,4,7,12-tetraene,3,4,7,13(17)-tetraene, 3,4,7,14-tetraene, 3,4,7,15-tetraene,3,4,7,16-tetraene, 3,6,8,11-tetraene, 3,6,8,12-tetraene,3,6,8,13(17)-tetraene, 3,6,8,14-tetraene, 3,6,8,15-tetraene,3,6,8,16-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),9-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),9(1 1)-tetraene,3,6,8(14),11-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),12-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),13(17)-tetraene,3,6,8(14),15-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),16-tetraene, 3,6,9,11-tetraene,3,6,9,12-tetraene, 3,6,9,13(17)-tetraene, 3,6,9,14-tetraene,3,6,9,15-tetraene, 3,6,9,16-tetraene, 3,6,9(11),12-tetraene,3,6,9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 3,6,9(11),14-tetraene, 3,6,9(11),15-tetraene, 3,6,9(11),16-tetraene, 3,6,11,13(17)-tetraene,3,6,11,14-tetraene, 3,6,11,15-tetraene, 3,6,12,14-tetrane,3,6,12,15-tetrane, 3,6,12,16-tetrane, 3,6,13(17),14-tetraene,3,6,13(17),15-tetraene, 3,6,14,16-tetraene, 3,7,9,11-tetraene,3,7,9,12-tetraene, 3,7,9,13(17)-tetraene, 3,7,9,14-tetraene,3,7,9,15-tetraene, 3,7,9,16-tetraene, 3,8,11,13(17)-tetraene,3,8,11,14-tetraene, 3,8,11,15-tetraene, 3,8,11,16-tetraene, 3,8(14),9,11 -tetraene, 3,8(14),9,12-tetraene, 3,8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene,3,8(14),9,15-tetraene, 3,8(14),9,16-tetraene, 3,9,11,13(17)-tetraene,3,9,11,14-tetraene, 3,9,11,15-tetraene, 3,9,11,16-tetraene,3,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 3,9(11),12,15-tetraene, 3,9(11),12,16-tetraene,3,11,13(17),14-tetraene, 3,11,13(17),15-tetraene,3,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 3,12,14,16-tetraene, 3,8,11,13(17)-tetraene,3,8,11,14-tetraene, 3,8,11,15-tetraene, 3,9,11,13(17)-tetraene,3,9,11,14-tetraene, 3,9,11,15-tetraene, 3,9,11,16-tetraene,3,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 3,9(11),12,15-tetraene, 3,9(11),12,16-tetraene,3,11,13(17),14-tetraene, 3,11,13(17),15-tetraene,3,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 3,12,14,16-tetraene, 3,5(10),7,9(11)-tetraene,3,5(10),7,11-tetraene, 3,5(10),7,12-tetraene, 3,5(10),7,13(17)-tetraene,3,5(10),7,14-tetraene, 3,5(10),7,15-tetraene, 3,5(10),7,16-tetraene,3,5(10),8,11-tetraene, 3,5(10),8,12-tetraene, 3,5(10),8,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5(10),8,14-tetraene, 3,5(10),8,15-tetraene,3,5(10),8,16-tetraene, 3,5(10),8(14),9-tetraene,3,5(10),8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 3,5(10),8(14),11-tetraene,3,5(10),8(14),12-tetraene, 3,5(10),8(14),13(17)-tetraene,3,5(10),8(14),15-tetraene, 3,5(10),8(14),16-tetraene,3,5(10),9,11-tetraene, 3,5(10),9,12-tetraene, 3,5(10),9,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5(10),9,14-tetraene, 3,5(10),9,15-tetraene,3,5(10),9,16-tetraene, 3,5(10),9(11),12-tetraene,3,5(10),9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 3,5(10),9(11),14-tetraene,3,5(10),9(11),15-tetraene, 3,5(10),9(11),16-tetraene,3,5(10),11,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5(10),11,14-tetraene,3,5(10),11,15-tetraene, 3,5(10),11,16-tetraene, 3,5(10),12,14-tetraene,3,5(10),12,15-tetraene, 3,5(10),12,16-tetraene,3,5(10),13(17),14-tetraene, 3,5(10),13(17),15-tetraene,3,5(10),14,16-tetraene, 4,6,8,11-tetraene, 4,6,8,12-tetraene,4,6,8,13(17)-tetraene, 4,6,8,14-tetraene, 4,6,8,15-tetraene,4,6,8,16-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),9-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),9(11)-tetraene,4,6,8(14),11-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),12-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),13(17)-tetraene,4,6,8(14),15-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),16-tetraene, 4,6,9,11-tetraene,4,6,9,12-tetraene, 4,6,9,13(17)-tetraene, 4,6,9,14-tetraene,4,6,9,15-tetraene, 4,6,9,16-tetraene, 4,6,9(11),12-tetraene,4,6,9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 4,6,9(11),14-tetraene, 4,6,9(11),15-tetraene,4,6,9(11),16-tetraene, 4,6,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,6,11,14-tetraene,4,6,11,15-tetraene, 4,6,12,14-tetrane, 4,6,12,15-tetrane,4,6,12,16-tetrane, 4,6,13(17),14-tetraene, 4,6,13(17),15-tetraene,4,6,14,16-tetraene, 4,7,9,1 1-tetraene, 4,7,9,12-tetraene,4,7,9,13(17)-tetraene, 4,7,9,14-tetraene, 4,7,9,15-tetraene,4,7,9,16-tetraene, 4,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,8,11,14-tetraene,4,8,11,15-tetraene, 4,8,11,16-tetraene, 4,8(14),9,11-tetraene,4,8(14),9,12-tetraene, 4,8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene, 4,8(14),9,15-tetraene,4,8(14),9,16-tetraene, 4,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,9,11,14-tetraene,4,9,11,15-tetraene, 4,9,11,16-tetraene, 4,9(11),12,14-tetraene,4,9(11),12,15-tetraene, 4,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 4,11,13(17),14-tetraene,4,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 4,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 4,12,14,16-tetraene,4,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,8,11,14-tetraene, 4,8,11,15-tetraene,4,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,9,11,14-tetraene, 4,9,11,15-tetraene,4,9,11,16-tetraene, 4,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 4,9(1 1),12,15-tetraene,4,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 4,11,13(17),14-tetraene,4,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 4,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 4,12,14,16-tetraene,5,7,9,11-tetraene, 5,7,9,12-tetraene, 5,7,9,13(17)-tetraene,5,7,9,14-tetraene, 5,7,9,15-tetraene, 5,7,9,16-tetraene,5,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5,8,11,14-tetraene, 5,8,11,15-tetraene,5,8,11,16-tetraene, 5,8(14),9,1 1-tetraene, 5,8(14),9,12-tetraene,5,8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene, 5,8(14),9,15-tetraene, 5,8(14),9,16-tetraene,5,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5,9,11,14-tetraene, 5,9,11,15-tetraene,5,9,11,16-tetraene, 5,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 5,9(11),12,15-tetraene,5,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 5,11,13(17),14-tetraene,5,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 5,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 5,12,14,16-tetraene,5,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5,8,11,14-tetraene, 5,8,11,15-tetraene,5,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5,9,11,14-tetraene, 5,9,11,15-tetraene,5,9,11,16-tetraene, 5,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 5,9(11),12,15-tetraene,5,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 5,11,13(17),14-tetraene,5,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 5,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 5,12,14,16-tetraene,5(10),8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5(10),8,11,14-tetraene,5(10),8,11,15-tetraene, 5(10),8,11,16-tetraene,5(10),8(14),9,11-tetraene, 5(10),8(14),9,12-tetraene,5(10),8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene, 5(10),8(14),9,15-tetraene,5(10),8(14),9,16-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,13(17)-tetraene,5(10),9,11,14-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,15-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,16-tetraene,5(10),9(11),12,14-tetraene, 5(10),9(11),12,15-tetraene,5(10),9(11),12,16-tetraene, 5(10),11,13(17), 14-tetraene,5(10),11,13(17),15-tetraene, 5(10),11,13(17),16-tetraene,5(10),12,14,16-tetraene, 5(10),8,11,13(17)-tetraene,5(10),8,11,14-tetraene, 5(10),8,11,15-tetraene,5(10),9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,14-tetraene,5(10),9,11,15-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,16-tetraene,5(10),9(11),12,14-tetraene, 5(10),9(11),12,15-tetraene,5(10),9(11),12,16-tetraene, 5(10),11,13(17),14-tetraene,5(10),11,13(17),15-tetraene, 5(10),11,13(17),16-tetraene,5(10),12,14,16-tetraene, 6,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 6,8,11,14-tetraene,6,8,11,15-tetraene, 6,8,11,16-tetraene, 6,9,11,13(17)-tetraene,6,9,11,14-tetraene, 6,9,11,15-tetraene, 6,9,11,16-tetraene,6,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 6,9(11),12,15-tetraene, 6,9(11),12,16-tetraene,6,11,13(17),14-tetraene, 6,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 6,12,14,16-tetraene,7,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 7,9,11,14-tetraene, 7,9,11,15-tetraene,7,9,11,16-tetraene, 7,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 7,9(11),12,15-tetraene,7,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 8,11,13(17),14-tetraene,8,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 8(14),9,11,13(17)-tetraene,8(14),9,11,15-tetraene, 8(14),9,11,16-tetraene, 9,11,13(17),14-tetraene,9,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 9(11),12, 14,16-tetraene,11,13(17),14,16-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),6,8-pentaene,1,3,5(10),6,9(11)-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),6,11-pentaene,1,3,5(10),6,12-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),6,13(17)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),6,14-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),6,15-pentaene,1,3,5(10),6,16-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),7,9(11)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),7,11-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),7,12-pentaene,1,3,5(10),7,13(17)-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),7,14-pentaene,1,3,5(10),7,15-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),7,16-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8,11-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8,12-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8,13(17)-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8,14-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8,15-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8,16-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8(14),9(11)-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8(14),11-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8(14),12-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8(14),13(17)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8(14),15-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8(14),16-pentaene,1,3,5(10),9(11),12-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),9(11),13(17)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),9(11),-14-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),9(11),15-pentaene,1,3,5(10),9(11),16-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),11,13(17)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),11,14-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),11,15-pentaene,1,3,5(10),11,16-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),12,14-pentaene,1,3,5(10),12,15-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),12,16-pentaene,1,3,5(10),13(17),14-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),13(17),15-pentaene or a1,3,5(10),14,16-pentaene androstene or, when no double bond is presentat the 5-position or a 5α-androstene or a 5β-androstene.

4. The method of embodiment 1, 2 or 3 wherein (1) R⁵ and R⁶ respectivelyare in the α,α, α,β, β,β,α or β,β configuration and R⁵ and R⁶ areoptionally both —CH₃ or are optionally selected from —H, —F, —OH, —CH₃,—C₂H₅, —C≡CH, —C≡CCH₃, and —CH₂OH or (2) R⁵ and R⁶ are both in theβ-configuration and R⁵ and R⁶ are optionally both —H, —F, —CH₃— C≡CH or—CH₂OH.

5. The method of embodiment 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein R¹⁰ at the 5, 8, 9 and14-positions (if present) respectively are (1) —H, —H, —H, —H; (2) —H,—H, halogen (—F, —Cl, —Br or —I), —H; (3) —H, —H, —H, —OH; (4) —H, —H,halogen (—F, —Cl, —Br or —I), —OH; (5)—optionally substituted alkyl(e.g., —CH₃, —CH₂OH, —CH₂O-ester, —C₂H₅), —H, —H, —H; (6) -optionallysubstituted alkyl (e.g., —CH₃, —CH₂OH, —CH₂O-ester, —C₂H₅), —H, halogen(—F, —Cl, —Br or —I), —H; (7) -optionally substituted alkyl (e.g., —CH₃,—CH₂OH, —CH₂O-ester, —C₂H₅), —H, —H, —OH; (8) -acyl (e.g.,—C(O)—(CH₂)_(0.2)—CH₃), —H, —H, —H; (9) -ester (e.g., acetoxy orpropionoxy), —H, —H, —H; (10) -ether (e.g., —O—(CH₂)_(0.2)—CH₃), —H, —H,—H; (11) -ester (e.g., acetoxy, propionoxy, —O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(1.6)—H), —H,halogen (e.g., —F, —Cl, —Br), —H; (12) -ester (e.g., acetoxy orpropionoxy), —H, —H, —OH; (13) —H, —H, —H, -acyl (e.g.,—C(O)—(CH₂)_(0.2)—CH₃); (14) —H, —H, —H, -ester (e.g., acetoxy orpropionoxy); or (15) —H, —H, —H, -ether (e.g., —O—(CH₂)_(0.2)—CH₃,—OCH₃, —OC₂H₅, —OCH₂OH, —OCH₂F, —OCH₂Br, —OCH₂COOH, —OCH₂NH₂,—OCH₂CH₂OH, —OCH₂CH₂F, —OCH₂CH₂Br, —OCH₂CH₂COOH or —OCH₂CH₂NH₂).

6. The method of embodiment 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 wherein R⁷ is —CH₂—, —CHOH—,—CH(αR¹⁰)—, —CH(βR¹⁰)—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —CH(ester)-, —CH(alkoxy)- or—CH(halogen)- where R¹⁰ are independently selected, the hydroxyl, esteror alkoxy group or the halogen atom is present in the α-configuration orthe β-configuration and the alkoxy group is optionally selected from—OCH₃, —OC₂H₅ and —OC₃H₇ and the halogen atom is —F, —Cl, —Br or —I.

7. The method of embodiment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 wherein R⁸ is —CH₂—,—CF₂—, —CH(α-OH)—, —CH(β-OH)—, —CH(α-R¹⁰)—, —CH(β-R¹⁰)—, —CH(β-ester)-,—CH(α-ester)-, —CH(β-alkoxy)-, —CH(α-alkoxy)-, —CH(β-halogen)- or—CH(α-halogen)- where the alkoxy group is optionally selected from—OCH₃, —OC₂H₅ and —OC₃H₇ and the halogen atom is —F, —Cl, —Br or —I.

8. The method of embodiment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 wherein the subjecthas, or is subject or susceptible to developing, neutropenia orthrombocytopenia, opotionally wherein the subject is a human or anotherprimate and optionally wherein the neutropenia is postinfectiousneutropenia, autoimmune neutropenia, chronic idiopathic neutropenia or aneutropenia resulting from or potentially resulting result from a cancerchemotherapy, chemotherapy for an autoimmune disease, an antiviraltherapy, radiation exposure, tissue or solid organ allograft orxenograft rejection or immune suppression therapy in tissue or solidorgan transplantation or aging or immunesenescence.

9. The method of embodiment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 wherein (1) theformula 1 compound is a compound in groups 1 through 57, or (2) one R⁴in the α-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety such as optionallysubstituted alkyl moiety and the other R⁴, or both R⁴ together, is inthe β-configuration and is an N-linked moiety such as —NH₂, —NHR^(PR),—N(R^(PR))₂, —NO₂, —N₃, ═NOH, ═NO-optionally substituted alkyl,═N-optionally substituted alkyl, an N-linked amino acid, a substitutedamine, a sulfamate having the structure —NH—S(O)(O)—S—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, a carbamate having the structure—NH—C(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl, a sulfurous diamide having thetstructure —NH—S(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH—S(O)_(NH) ₂ or—NH—S(O)—NHR^(PR), a sulfamide having the structure —NH—S(O)(O)—NH₂,—NH—S(O)(O)—NHR^(PR), —NH—S(O)(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl or—NH—S(O)(O)—N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂, a sulfinamide having thestructure —NH—S(O)-optionally substituted alkyl or an amide having thestructure —NH—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl or a salt of any ofthese moieties, where each optionally substituted alkyl is independentlyselected and optionally is a C1-12 moiety or a C1-8 moiety, or (3) oneR⁴ in the β-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety such as optionallysubstituted alkyl and the other R⁴, or both R⁴ together, is in theα-configuration and is an N-linked moiety such as —NH₂, —NHR^(PR),—N(R^(PR))₂, —NO₂, —N₃, ═NOH, ═NO-optionally substituted alkyl,═N-optionally substituted alkyl, an N-linked amino acid, a substitutedamine, a sulfamate having the structure —NH—S(O)(O)—S—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, a carbamate having the structure—NH—C(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl, a sulfurous diamide having thetstructure —NH—S(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH—S(O)—NH₂ or—NH—S(O)—NHR^(PR), a sulfamide having the structure —NH—S(O)(O)—NH₂,—NH—S(O)(O)—NHR^(PR), —NH—S(O)(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl or—NH—S(O)(O)—N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂, a sulfinamide having thestructure —NH—S(O)-optionally substituted alkyl or an amide having thestructure —NH—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl or a salt of any ofthese moieties, where each optionally substituted alkyl is independentlyselected and optionally is a C1-16 moiety, a C1-12 moiety or a C1-8moiety, or (4) R⁴ in the β-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety suchas optionally substituted alkyl and the other R⁴, or both R⁴ together,is in the α-configuration and is an O-linked moiety or a S-linked moietysuch as —OH, —SH, ═O, ═S, —O—S(O)(O), —OR^(PR), —SR^(PR), —SCN,—O-optionally substituted alkyl, —S-optionally substituted alkyl,—O—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, —S—C(O)-optionally substitutedalkyl, —O—C(S)-optionally substituted alkyl, a sulfonate such as—S(O)(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl or —O—S(O)(O)-optionallysubstituted alkyl, a sulfate ester such as —O—S(O)(O)—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, a sulfite ester such as —O—S(O)—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, a sulfamate having the structure —O—S(O)(O)—NH₂,—O—S(O)(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl or —O—S(O)(O)—N-(optionallysubstituted alkyl)₂, an O-linked polymer, an S-linked polymer, anoptionally substituted monosaccharide, an optionally substituteddisaccharide, an optionally substituted oligosaccharide, a phosphate orthiophosphate such as —O—P(O)(OH)—OH, —O—P(O)(OH)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(O)[O(CH₂)_(n)CH₃]—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—P(O)(SH)—OH,—O—P(O)(SH)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OH)—S—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃ or a salt ofany of these moieties, or (5) R⁴ in the (α-configuration is —H or aC-linked moiety such as optionally substituted alkyl and the other R⁴,or both R⁴ together, is in the β-configuration and is an O-linked moietyor a S-linked moiety such as —OH, —SH, ═O, ═S, —O—S(O)(O), —OR^(PR),—SR^(PR), —SCN, —O-optionally substituted alkyl, —S-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —O—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl,—S—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, —O—C(S)-optionally substitutedalkyl, a sulfonate such as —S(O)(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl or—O—S(O)(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, a sulfate ester such as—O—S(O)(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl, a sulfite ester such as—O—S(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl, a sulfamate having the structure—O—S(O)(O)—NH₂, —O—S(O)(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl or—O—S(O)(O)—N-(optionally substituted alkyl)₂, an O-linked polymer, anS-linked polymer, an optionally substituted monosaccharide, anoptionally substituted disaccharide, an optionally substitutedoligosaccharide, a phosphate or thiophosphate such as —O—P(O)(OH)—OH,—O—P(O)(OH)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—P(O)[O(CH₂)_(n)CH₃]—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(O)(SH)—OH, —O—P(O)(SH)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OH)—S—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃or a salt of any of these moieties, where for any of the moieties in(2), (3), (4) or (5) each optionally substituted alkyl is independentlyselected and optionally is a C1-16 moiety, a C1-12 moiety or a C1-8moiety.

N-Linked R⁴ moieties can optionally be selected from —NHCH₃, —N(CH₃)₂,—NHC₂H₅, —N(C₂H₅)₂, —NHC₃H₇, —N(C₃H₇)₂, —NHC₄H₉, —N(C₄H₉)₂, —NH—C1-8optionally substituted alkyl, —N(C1-8 optionally substituted alkyl)₂,—NH—C(O)—H, —NH—C(O)—CH₃, —NH—C(O)—OCH₃, —NH—C(O)—OC₂H₅, —NH—C(O)—OC₃H₇,—NH—C(O)—O—C1-8 optionally substituted alkyl, —NH—C(O)—C1-8 optionallysubstituted alkyl, —NH—(CH₂)₃—CH₃, —NH—(CH₂)₄—CH₃, —NH—(CH₂)₅—CH₃,—NH—(CH₂)₆—CH₃, —NH—(CH₂)₇—CH₃, —NH—CH₂—C₆H₅, —NH—CH₂—C₆H₄OH,—NH—CH₂—C₆H₄F, —NH—CH₂—C₆H₄Cl, —NH—CH₂—C₆H₄OCH₃, —NH—CH₂—C₆H₄CH₃,—NH—CH₂—C₆H₄—O—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —NH—CH₂—C₆H₄—C(O)-O-(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—NH—CH₂—COOH, —NH—(CH₂)₂—COOH, —NH—(CH₂)₃—COOH, —NH—(CH₂)₄—COOH,—NH—(CH₂)₅—COOH, —NH—CH₂—C(O)—OCH₃, —NH—CH₂—C(O)—OC₂H₅,—NH—CH₂—C(O)—OC₃H₇, —NH—(CH₂)₂—C(O)—OH, —NH—(CH₂)₂—C(O)—OCH₃,—NH—(CH₂)₂—C(O)—OC₂H₅, —NH—(CH₂)₂—C(O)—OC₃H₇, —NH—(CH₂)₃—C(O)—OCH₃,—NH—(CH₂)₃—C(O)—OC₂H₅, —NH—(CH₂)₃—C(O)—OC₃H₇, —NH—(CH₂)₄—C(O)—OCH₃,—NH—(CH₂)₄—C(O)—OC₂H₅, —NH—(CH₂)₄—C(O)—OC₃H₇, —NH—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—NH₂,—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—N[(CH₂)_(n)—C(O)—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃]₂, —NH—(CH₂)_(n)—OH, —NH—(CH₂)_(n)—F,—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—Cl, —NH—(CH₂)_(n)—CHO, —NH—(CH₂)_(n)—SH,—NH—(CH₂)_(n)—O—CH₃, —NH—(CH₂)_(n)—S—CH₃ or —NH—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂—NH—CH₃,where each n independently is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.

C-Linked R⁴ moieties can optionally be selected from—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂OH, —C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂C(O)OH,—CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C₃H₇, —C₄H₉, —C═CH₂, —C≡CH, —C≡CF, —C≡CCl, —C≡CBr, —C≡Cl,—C≡COH, —C═CH₂, —C≡C—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(m)—O—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(m)—S—CH₃,—(CH₂)_(m)—NH—CH₃, —(CH₂)_(m)—O—CH₂OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—S—CH₂OH,—(CH₂)_(m)—NH—CH₂OH, —(CH₂)_(m)—O—CH₂SH, —(CH₂)_(m)—S—CH₂SH,—(CH₂)_(m)—NH—CH₂SH, —(CH₂)_(m)—O—CH₂NH₂, —(CH₂)_(m)—S—CH₂NH₂ and—(CH₂)_(m)—NH—CH₂NH₂, where each n independently is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 andm is 1, 2, 3 or 4.

10. The method of embodiment 9 wherein the formula 1 compound is (1)3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3α-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-hydroxy-3α-methyl-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3α-hydroxy-3β-methyl-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-hydroxy-3α-ethynyl-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3α-hydroxy-3β-ethynyl-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3-oxo-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene, 3-thioxo-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-mercapto-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3α-mercapto-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-5(10)-ene,3α-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxy-17α-ethynylandrost-5(10)-ene,3α-amino-17β-hydroxy-17α-ethynylandrost-5(10)-ene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-17α-ethynylandrost-5(10)-ene,3α,17β-dihydroxy-17α-ethynylandrost-5(10)-ene,3β,17α-dihydroxy-17β-ethynylandrost-5(10)-ene,3α,17α-dihydroxy-17β-ethynylandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-amino-17α-hydroxy-17β-ethynylandrost-5(10)-ene,3α-amino-17α-hydroxy-17β-ethynylandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-9-ene, 3α-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-9-ene,3β-hydroxy-3α-methyl-17β-aminoandrost-9-ene,3α-hydroxy-3β-methyl-17β-aminoandrost-9-ene or an analog of any of thesecompounds containing one, two or more of the following substitutions:2-oxa, 2-thia, 2-aza, 4-oxa, 4-thia, 4-aza, 11-oxa, 11-thia, 11-aza,2α-hydroxy, 2β-hydroxy, 2-oxo, 2-methylene (═CH₂), 2α-mercapto,2β-mercapto, 2-thioxo, 2α-fluoro, 2β-fluoro, 2,2-difluoro, 4α-hydroxy,4β-hydroxy, 4-oxo, 4α-mercapto, 4β-mercapto, 4-thioxo, 4α-fluoro,4β-fluoro, 4,4-difluoro, 4-methylene, 6α-hydroxy, 6β-hydroxy, 6-oxo,6α-mercapto, 6β-mercapto, 6-thioxo, 6α-fluoro, 6β-fluoro, 6,6-difluoro,6-methylene, 7α-hydroxy, 7β-hydroxy, 7-oxo, 7-methylene, 9α-fluoro,9β-fluoro, 9α-chloro, 9β-chloro, 14α-fluoro, 14β-fluoro, 14α-chloro,14β-chloro, 16α-hydroxy, 16β-hydroxy, 16-oxo, 16α-mercapto,16β-mercapto, 16-thioxo, 16α-fluoro, 16β-fluoro, a 3-4 double bond, a15-16 double bond or a 16-17 double bond, or (2) one R¹ in theα-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety such as optionallysubstituted alkyl moiety and the other R¹, or both R¹ together, is inthe β-configuration and is an N-linked moiety such as —NH₂, —NHR^(PR),—N(R^(PR))₂, —NO₂, —N₃, ═NOH, ═NO-optionally substituted alkyl,═N-optionally substituted alkyl, an N-linked amino acid, a substitutedamine, a sulfamate having the structure —NH—S(O)(O)—S—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, a carbamate having the structure—NH—C(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl, a sulfurous diamide having thetstructure —NH—S(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH—S(O)—NH₂ or—NH—S(O)—NHR^(PR), a sulfamide having the structure —NH—S(O)(O)—NH₂,—NH—S(O)(O)—NHR^(PR), —NH—S(O)(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl or—NH—S(O)(O)—N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂, a sulfinamide having thestructure —NH—S(O)-optionally substituted alkyl or an amide having thestructure —NH—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl or a salt of any ofthese moieties, where each optionally substituted alkyl is independentlyselected and optionally is a C1-12 moiety or a C1-8 moiety, or (3) oneR¹ in the β-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety such as optionallysubstituted alkyl and the other R¹, or both R¹ together, is in theα-configuration and is an N-linked moiety such as —NH₂, —NHR^(PR),—N(R^(PR))₂, —NO₂, —N₃, ═NOH, ═NO-optionally substituted alkyl,═N-optionally substituted alkyl, an N-linked amino acid, a substitutedamine, a sulfamate having the structure —NH—S(O)(O)—S—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, a carbamate having the structure—NH—C(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl, a sulfurous diamide having thetstructure —NH—S(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH—S(O)—NH₂ or—NH—S(O)—NHR^(PR), a sulfamide having the structure —NH—S(O)(O)—NH₂,—NH—S(O)(O)—NHR^(PR), —NH—S(O)(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl or—NH—S(O)(O)—N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂, a sulfinamide having thestructure —NH—S(O)-optionally substituted alkyl or an amide having thestructure —NH—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl or a salt of any ofthese moieties, where each optionally substituted alkyl is independentlyselected and optionally is a C1-16 moiety, a C1-12 moiety or a C1-8moiety, or (4) R¹ in the β-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety suchas optionally substituted alkyl and the other R¹, or both R¹ together,is in the α-configuration and is an O-linked moiety or a S-linked moietysuch as —OH, —SH, ═O, ═S, —O—S(O)(O), —OR^(PR), —SR^(PR), —SCN,—O-optionally substituted alkyl, —S-optionally substituted alkyl,—O—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, —S—C(O)-optionally substitutedalkyl, —O—C(S)-optionally substituted alkyl, a sulfonate such as—S(O)(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl or —O—S(O)(O)-optionallysubstituted alkyl, a sulfate ester such as —O—S(O)(O)—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, a sulfite ester such as —O—S(O)—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, a sulfamate having the structure —O—S(O)(O)—NH₂,—O—S(O)(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl or —O—S(O)(O)—N-(optionallysubstituted alkyl)₂, an O-linked polymer, an S-linked polymer, anoptionally substituted monosaccharide, an optionally substituteddisaccharide, an optionally substituted oligosaccharide, a phosphate orthiophosphate such as —O—P(O)(OH)—OH, —O—P(O)(OH)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(O)[O(CH₂)_(n)CH₃]—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—P(O)(SH)—OH,—O—P(O)(SH)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OH)—S—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃ or a salt ofany of these moieties, or (5) R¹ in the α-configuration is —H or aC-linked moiety such as optionally substituted alkyl and the other R¹,or both R¹ together, is in the β-configuration and is an 0-linked moietyor a S-linked moiety such as —OH, —SH, ═O, ═S, —O—S(O)(O), —OR^(PR),—SR^(PR), —SCN, —O-optionally substituted alkyl, —S-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —O—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl,—S—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, —O—C(S)-optionally substitutedalkyl, a sulfonate such as —S(O)(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl or—O—S(O)(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, a sulfate ester such as—O—S(O)(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl, a sulfite ester such as—O—S(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl, a sulfamate having the structure—O—S(O)(O)—NH₂, —O—S(O)(O)—NH-optionally substituted alkyl or—O—S(O)(O)—N-(optionally substituted alkyl)₂, an O-linked polymer, anS-linked polymer, an optionally substituted monosaccharide, anoptionally substituted disaccharide, an optionally substitutedoligosaccharide, a phosphate or thiophosphate such as —O—P(O)(OH)—OH,—O—P(O)(OH)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—P(O)[O(CH₂)_(n)CH₃]—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃,—O—P(O)(SH)—OH, —O—P(O)(SH)—O—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃, —O—P(O)(OH)—S—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₃or a salt of any of these moieties, where for any of the moieties in(2), (3), (4) or (5) each optionally substituted alkyl is independentlyselected and optionally is a C1-16 moiety, a C1-12 moiety or a C1-8moiety. N-Linked and C-linked R¹ moieties can optionally be selectedfrom the moieties and genera of moieties described in embodiment 9 orelsewhere herein.

11. The method of embodiment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 wherein thesubject is a human having cystic fibrosis, optionally wherein one ormore symptoms or syndromes associated with cystic fibrosis areameliorated, or wherein the progression of the disease is detectablyslowed or reduced.

12. The method of embodiment 11, wherein the one or more symptoms orsyndromes are 1, 2, 3 or more of Staphylococcus (e.g., S. aureus),Haemophilus influenzae, Pseudomonas or Burkholderia respiratory tract orlung infection or propensity to develop a detectable infection orcolonization, coughing, wheezing, cyanosis, bronchiolitis, bronchospasm,pneumothorax, hemoptysis, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency,bronchiectatic lung disease, atelectasis-consolidation, pulmonary edema,increased lung vascular hydrostatic pressure, increased lung vascularpermeability, sinusitis, respiratory insufficiency, bronchial wall orinterlobular septa thickening, reduction of forced expiratory volume in1 second, dyspnea, impaired male fertility, elevated sweat chloride,mucous plugging, tree-in-bud sign, mosaic perfusion pattern, glucoseintolerance or abnormal elevation of one or more of IL-4, IL-8, RANTES,neutrophil elastase, eosinophils, macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophilcationic protein or cysteinyl leukotrienes.

13. A method to treat or to reduce the severity of a chronic obstructivepulmonary disease, a respiratory distress syndrome, asthma, a chronicallergy or an atopic disease, or one or more symptoms of the chronicobstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory distress syndrome, asthma,chronic allergy or atopic disease in a subject, comprising administeringan effective amount of a F1C, e.g., a F1C described herein such as atembodiment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10, optionally wherein one R¹is, or both R¹ together are, —OH, —OR^(PR), —SR^(PR), —O—Si—(R¹³)₃,—COOH, —OSO₃H, —OPO₃H, ═O, ═S, an ester, a thioester, a thionoester, aphosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester, asulfite ester, a sulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, anether, a thioether, a carbonate or a carbamate, and the other R¹ isindependently chosen; and optionally wherein one R⁴ is, or both R⁴together are, —OH, —OR^(PR), —SR^(PR), —N(R^(PR))₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO,—CHS, —CN, —SCN, —NO₂, —NH₂, —COOH, —OSO₃H, —OPO₃H, ═O, ═S, ═N—OH,═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl, an ester, a thioester, a thionoester,a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester,a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, anether, a thioether, an acyl group, a thioacyl group, a carbonate or acarbamate, and the other R⁴ is independently chosen.

14. The method of embodiment 13 wherein (1) the level or activity of IgEin the subject is at least transiently detectably reduced and/or (2) thesubject is a human who has a sickle cell disease and/or the treatmentreduces (a) the severity of pain during vascular or microvascularocclusions, (b) the severity of vascular or microvascular occlusions or(c) the frquency of vascular or microvascular occlusions, and optionallywherein the formula 1 compound is administered by an intermittentadministration or dosing protocol.

15. The method of embodiment 13 or 14 wherein one R¹ is, or both R¹together are, —H, —OH, —OR^(PR), SR^(PR), —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —COOH, —OSO₃H,—OPO₃H, ═O, ═S, an ester, a thioester, a thionoester, a phosphoester, aphosphothioester, a phosphonoester, a phosphiniester, a sulfite ester, asulfate ester, an amide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, athioether, a carbonate or a carbamate, and the other R¹ is independentlychosen; and one R⁴ is, or both R⁴ together are, —OH, —OR^(PR), —SR^(PR),—N(R^(PR))₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO, —CHS, —CN, —SCN, —NO₂, —NH₂, —COOH,—OSO₃H, —OPO₃H, ═O, ═S, ═N—OH, ═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl, anester, a thioester, a thionoester, a phosphoester, a phosphothioester, aphosphonoester, a phosphiniester, a sulfite ester, a sulfate ester, anamide, an amino acid, a peptide, an ether, a thioether, an acyl group, athioacyl group, a carbonate or a carbamate, and the other R⁴ isindependently chosen.

16. A method to modulate the expression in a cell of the level of or anactivity of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more gene products or genetranscripts in the cell, comprising contacting an effective amount of aF1C with the cell under suitable conditions and for a sufficient time todetectably modulate the activity or level of the genes, or gene productsin the cell, wherein the compound is a compound of any of embodiments1-9 and the gene products or gene transcripts are selected from USF1,c-Fos, EGR1, Cul1, RIPK2, IκBU, IκBKb, NF-κB1 p50, FCAR, c-Fos/C/EBPβ,RANTES, ICAM1, TSG (TNFAIP6), IL-2 receptor a, GRO2, GRO3, HO1, Jun B,c-Fos/JunB complex, JunB/ATF3 complex, c-Jun, c-Fos/c-Jun complex,ATF-3, MMP1, TSG-6 (TNFAIP3), AP-1, EGR1, TGFP, ATF-3/c-Jun complex,c-Fos, MMP3, IL-8, STAT5A, STAT5B, CDKN1A, IFNγ receptor 2 (IFNγR2),T-bet, C reactive protein, immunoglobulin E, an AP-1 family protein,GATA-3, Jak2, Tyk2, stat1, stat3, stat4, stat5, stat6, MIP-1α, MIP-2,IP-10, MCP-1, TNF-α, TNF-β, LT-β, IFN-α, IFN-β, TGF-β1, NF-κB, IL-1α,IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12 receptor β1, IL-12p35, IL-12p40, IL-23,IL-23 receptor, Nrf2, a Maf protein, a thioredoxin, NQO1, GST, HO 1,SOD2, the catalytic subunit of γGCS, the regulatory subunit of γGCS andxCT.

17. The method of embodiment 16 wherein (1) there is a detectableincrease in the level of the mRNA, the protein or one or more biologicalactivities associated with the gene product and/or (2) the F1C is a F1Cdisclosed herein, e.g., an F1C in embodiment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9or 10 or in any compound group.

18. A method to treat a cardiovascular condition, an autoimmunecondition, a trauma, an unwanted inflammation condition or an unwantedimmune response to an allograft or rejection of an allogeneic tissue,organ or cell population comprising administering to a subject having orwho may be expected to develope the cardiovascular condition, autoimmunecondition, unwanted inflammation condition or the unwanted immuneresponse to an allograft or acute or chronic rejection of an allogeneictissue, organ or cell population an effective amount of a F1C disclosedherein, e.g., an F1C in embodiment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 orthe F1C is a compound or genus of compounds in group 1 through group 57.

19. The method of embodiment 18 wherein (1) the cardiovascular conditionis arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia,hypertriglyceridemia or a hypertension condition such as pulmonaryhypertension, (2) the autoimmune condition or unwanted inflammation is alupus condition such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoidarthritis, osteoarthritis or Crohn's disease, inflammatory boweldisease, a scleroderma condition or a vasiculitis such as a giant cellarteritis, polyarteritis nodosa or Kawasaki's disease, and/or (3) thetrauma is a bone fracture, a chemical or thermal burn, a hemorrhage, aninfarction such as a cerebral infarction or tissue or organ impairmentor damage associated with a wound, chemotherapy, toxin or radiationexposure.

20. The method of embodiment 19 wherein the trauma is a skin, centralnervous system tissue, blood vessel, heart tissue, lung, liver,pancreas, kidney, thymus, spleen, oral mucosa, intestine, bone marrow,or connective tissue wound, laceration, lesion or trauma.

21. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising one or more excipients and aF1C disclosed herein, e.g., an F1C in embodiment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9 or 10 or the F1C is a compound or genus of compounds in group 1through group 57.

22. A F1C disclosed herein, e.g., an F1C in embodiment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9 or 10 or a compound or genus of compounds in group 1 throughgroup 57.

23. Use of a F1C for the preparation of a medicament or for thepreparation of a medicament for the treatment of a disease, condition orsymptom described herein. The medicament can be for the prophylaxis ortreatment of a disease, condition or symptom disclosed herein in asubject having or susceptible to developing the disease, condition orsymptom.

24. The method, formulation or use of embodiment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 or 23 wherein theF1C or the genus of F1Cs has the structure

or a metabolic precursor or a metabolite thereof, optionally whereinR^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C), R^(10D) and R^(10E), when present are in theα- or β-configuration, unless shown otherwise; R¹⁰ moieties (if present)at the 5, 8, 9 and 14 positions respectively are in the α,α,α,α,α,α,α,β, α,α,β,α, α,β,α,α, β,α,α,α, α,α,β,β, α,β,α, β, β,α,α,β, β,α,β,α,β,β,α,α, α,α,β,β, α,β,β,β, β,α,β,β, β,β,α,β, β,β,β,α or β,β,β,β,configurations; wherein R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C), R^(10D) and R^(10E)respectively are in the α,α, α,β, β,α or β,β configurations;

25. The method, formulation or use of embodiment 24 wherein, each R¹,R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, R¹⁰, R^(10A, R) ^(10B), R^(10C), R^(10D) and R^(10E)independently or together are —H, —OH, —OR^(PR), —SR^(PR), —SH,—N(R^(PR))₂, —NHR^(PR), —NH₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO, —CHS, —CN, —SCN, —NO₂,—COOH, —COOR^(PR), —OSO₃H, —OPO₃H₂, ═O, ═S, ═N—OH, ═N—OCH₃, ═CH₂,═CH—CH₃, ester, thioester, thionoester, phosphoester, phosphothioester,phosphonate, phosphonate ester, thiophosphonate, thiophosphonate ester,phosphiniester, sulfite ester, sulfate ester, sulfamate, sulfonate,sulfonamide, amide, amino acid, peptide, ether, thioether, acyl,thioacyl, carbonate, carbamate, halogen, optionally substituted alkyl,optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substitutedmonosaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide, polymer, spiroring, epoxide, acetal, thioacetal, ketal or a thioketal, ═N—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═N-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂ where eachoptionally substituted alkyl is independently selected, or, one or moreof two adjacent R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ comprise an independentlyselected epoxide or optionally substituted cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl ring; R⁷ is —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—, —S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —NR^(PR)—or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, where each R¹⁰ is independently selected; R⁸ andR⁹ independently are —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—S—, —S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —NR^(PR)— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, or one or both of R⁸or R⁹ independently are absent, leaving a 5-membered ring, where eachR¹⁰ is independently selected; R¹³ independently is C₁₋₆ alkyl; andR^(PR) independently orf together are —H or a protecting group,optionally provided that (1) one or two of R^(10A), R^(10B), R^(10C),R^(10D) and R^(10E) are not hydrogen or (2) one R⁴ is —NH₂, anopotionally substituted amine, —N(R^(PR))², ═NOH, ═NO-optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═N-optionally substituted alkyl, an amide or anN-linked amino acid. In these embodiments, the subject may have or besubject to developing the listed condition and the subject can be ahuman or a primate.

26. The method of embodiment 24 or 25 wherein one each of R¹, R², R³ andR⁴ are —H, and, when no double bond links the second R¹, R², R³ and R⁴to the ring to which it is bonded and no double bond is present at the16-17 position, then the second R¹, R², R³ and R⁴ respectively are inthe α,α,α,α, α,α,α,β, α,α,β,α, α,β,α,α, β,α,α,α, α,α,β,β, α,β,α,β,β,α,α,β, β,α,β,α, β,β,α,α, α,β,β,α, α,β,β,β, β,α,β,β, β,β,α,β, β,β,β,αor β,β,β,β configurations and the second R¹, R², R³ and R⁴ areoptionally independently selected from —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —SH,—NH₂, —COOH, —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C(CH₃)₃, —OCH₃, —OC₂H₅, —CF₃, —CH₂OH,—C(O)CH₃, —C(O)CH₂OH, —C(O)CH₂F, —C(O)CH₂Cl, —C(O)CH₂Br, —C(O)CH₂I,—C(O)CF₃, —C₂F₅, ═O, ═CH₂, ═CHCH₃, amino acid, carbamate, carbonate,optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl, optionally substituted C1-C20ether, optionally substituted C1-C20 ester, optionally substitutedC1-C20 thioether, optionally substituted C1-C20 thioester, optionallysubstituted monosaccharide, optionally substituted disaccharide,optionally substituted oligosaccharide.

27. The method of embodiment 24, 25 or 26 wherein R^(10A) is bonded tothe ring to which it is attached by a single bond and a double bond ispresent at (i) the 5(10) position, or (ii) the 1-2 and 3-4 positions.

28. A method to increase the efficacy of an immune response by dendriticcells in a subject, comprising (1) contacting for a sufficient time aneffective amount of a formula 1 compound of any of embodiments 1-15 andan effective amount of a non-self antigen with the subject's dendriticcells in vitro, (2) optionally expanding the dendritic cells in vitro inthe presence or absence of the formula 1 compound and/or the antigen,(3) infusing the dendritic cells into the subject, (4) optionallyadministering an effective amount of the formula 1 compound to thesubject and/or optionally administering an effective amount of thenon-self antigen to the subject.

29. The method of embodiment 28 wherein the non-self antigen comprisesan antigen derived or obtained from an infectious agent or from amalignant cell or a pre-malignant cell, wherein the malignant orpre-malignant cell is from the subject or is from another individual ofthe same species as the subject.

A method to increase the efficacy of allergy vaccinations in a subjecthaving an allergy, comprising (1) at an effective time before or duringvaccination of the subject with an allergen, administering to thesubject an effective amount of a F1C disclosed herein, (2) optionallyadministering to the subject an effective amount of the formula 1compound daily or intermittently for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14 or more daysafter the vacination of step (1), (3) after passage of sufficient time,repeating step (1) and (4) after passage of sufficient time, optionallyrepeating steps (1), (3) and/or (2).

31. The method of embodiment 30 wherein the subject has a chronicallergy or atopic disease, optionally selected from allergic rhinitis,psoriasis, eczema, gastrointestinal allergies, atopic dermatitisconditions, allergic asthma, food allergies and hay fever and (1)wherein the level of IgE in the subject is at least transientlydetectably reduced during or after exposure to the allergen, or (2)wherein the total number of anti-allergic vaccinations that are neededto reduce allergy reactions or symptoms to allergen exposure is reducedor there is an increase in the quality or length of an effectiveresponse to allergen vaccination or there is an increase the proportionof subjects in which allergy vaccination is effective.

32. A method to identify a compound that modulates the expression in acell of the level of or an activity of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ormore genes or gene products or gene transcripts in the cell, comprisingcontacting an effective amount of the compound with the cell undersuitable conditions and for a sufficient time to detectably modulate theactivity or level of the genes, or gene products in the cell, whereinthe compound is a F1C, e.g., a F1C or genus of F1Cs disclosed herein.

33. The method of embodiment 32 wherein the genes or gene products areoptionally selected from the group consisting of the genes or geneproducts disclosed herein.

34. The method of embodiment 32 or 33 wherein the genes or gene productsare selected from the group consisting of USF1, c-Fos, EGR1, Cul1,RIPK2, IκBα, IκBKb, NF-κB1 p50, FCAR, c-Fos/C/EBPβ, RANTES, ICAM1, TSG(TNFAIP6), IL-2 receptor α, GRO2, GRO3, HO1, Jun B, c-Fos/JunB complex,JunB/ATF3 complex, c-Jun, c-Fos/c-Jun complex, ATF-3, MMP1, TSG-6(TNFAIP3), EGR1, TGFP, ATF-3/c-Jun complex, c-Fos, MMP3, IL-8, STAT5A,STAT5B, CDKN1A, IFNγ receptor 2 (IFNγR2), T-bet, C reactive protein,immunoglobulin E, an AP-1 family protein, SOD2, GATA-3, Jak2, Tyk2,stat1, stat3, stat4, stat5, stat6, MIP-1a, MIP-2, IP-10, MCP-1, TNF-α,TNF-β, LT-β, IFN-α, IFN-β, TGF-β1, NF-κB, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6,IL-10, IL-12 receptor β1, IL-12p35, IL-12p40, IL-23 and IL-23 receptor.

35. The method of embodiment 32, 33 or 34 wherein the level or activityof 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,20, about 30, about 50, about 100, about 150, about 200, about 250,about 300, about 500, about 700 or about 1000 of the genes or geneproducts is detectably modulated at least transiently. In any of theseembodiments the level or an activity of the gene product can be adetectable increase in the level of the mRNA, the protein or one or morebiological activities associated with the gene product, e.g., atransient increase of about 1 hour to about 12 hours or a detectabledecrease in the level of the mRNA, the protein or one or more biologicalactivities associated with the gene product, e.g., a transient decreaseof about 1 hour to about 12 hours. For these embodiments the modulationcan be an increase or a decrease of at least about 2-fold to about1000-fold in the level or an activity of the mRNA, the protein or atleast one biological activity associated with the gene product.

36. A method to (1) enhance the healing of a trauma or an acute injuryin a subject who has experienced or who is expected to experience atrauma or an acute injury or (2) reduce tissue damage or one or moresymptoms of a trauma or an acute injury in a subject comprisingadministering to the subject an effective amount of a F1C, e.g., a F1Cor genus of F1Cs disclosed herein, optionally wherein the administrationof the F1C is initiated on 1, 2, 3 or more days beginning at about 30minutes, about 1 hour, about 2 hours, about 3 hours, about 4 hours,about 6 hours, about 8 hours, about 10 hours, about 11 hours, about 12hours, about 13 hours, about 14 hours or about 16 hours or more afterthe trauma or acute injury.

37. The method of embodiment 36 wherein the subject will experience orhas experienced an immune suppressive event within about 2-3 weeks orabout 3-4 weeks of the occurrence of the trauma or acute injury, whereinthe immune suppressive event is exposure of the subject to an immunesuppressive amount of ionizing radiation.

38. The method of embodiment 37 wherein the ionizing radiation exposureis about 0.3 Gy to about 30 Gy of the ionizing radiation, or about 0.5Gy to about 12 Gy of the ionizing radiation.

39. The method of embodiment 36, 37 or 38 wherein the subject hasexperienced an immune suppressive event within within 3 weeks of theoccurrence of the trauma or acute injury, wherein the immune suppressiveevent is selected from an immune suppressive amount of animmunosuppressive chemotherapy, optionally wherein the immunosuppressivechemotherapy is an immunosuppressive cancer chemotherapy, animmunosuppressive amtimicrobial therapy or an immunosuppressiveglucocorticoid therapy, e.g., treatment of the subject with animmunosuppressive amount of dexamethasone, prednisone, hydrocortisone orcortisol, cyclophosphamide, 5-fluorouracil or a platinum compoundoptionally selected from cisplatin, carboplatin and anotherchemotherapeutic agent described herein.

40. A product produced by the process of (1) contacting a F1C(s) and anexcipient or (2) contacting a composition comprising a F1C(s) and one ormore excipients with one or more additional excipients, optionallywherein the product is a formulation or is used for the preparation of aformulation.

41. The use of a compound, composition, formulation or product of any ofembodiments 1-40 or of any F1C or group of F1Cs disclosed herein toprepare a medicament for use to prevent or to treat, or to ameliorateone or more symptoms associated with a disease or condition disclosedherein such as an infection, a blood cell deficiency such as a grade I,II, III or IV anemia, thrombocytopenia or neutropenia or with toxicityor unwanted side-effects of a chemotherapy or of radiation exposure suchas a glucocorticoid treatment or a cancer chemotherapy, or to modulate amammal's immune response, such as enhancing a Th1 response or decreasinga Th2 response, in a subject, e.g., a human or a mammal, having theacute or chronic disease or condition or subject to developing the acuteor chronic disease or condition.

42. The use of embodiment 41, wherein the infection is a viral,bacterial, fungal, yeast or parasite infection, e.g., as describedherein.

43. Use according to embodiment 41 or 42 wherein the medicament is forintermittently administering the F1C(s) to a subject or delivering tothe subject's tissues the F1C(s), e.g., using an intermittent dosingprotocol disclosed herein.

44. Use of a compound, composition, formulation or product of any ofembodiments 1-20 or of any species or group of F1Cs disclosed herein toprepare a medicament for use to enhacnce a specific or an innate humoralor cellular response to vaccination or to the presence of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6 or more endogenous antigens or epitopes associated with establishingor maintaining a disease or pathogenic agent such as a tumor antigen oran antigen associated with a pathogen.

45. Use according to embodiment 41, 42, 43 or 44 wherein the subject'sinnate or adaptive immunity is enhanced or wherein an unwanted immuneresponse is decreased, or wherein number or activity of one, two or moreof the subject's Th1 cells, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL cells),NK cells, peripheral blood lymphocytes, phagocytes, monocytes,macrophage, neutrophils, eosinophils, dendritic cells, fibrocytes,astrocytes, gilal cells or stromal cells, e.g., bone marrow, lymph nodeor spleen stroma, are increased or activated at least transiently (e.g.,for at least 10 minutes to 10 days or more), which is optionally asmeasured by, e.g., enhanced ³H-thymidine uptake compared to untreatedcontrols or by an increase in the number of the cell type in circulationor demonstrable movement of the cell type from one tissue or compartment(e.g., skin or blood) to another tissue or compartment (e.g., blood,lymph node, spleen, Peyer's patches, GALT or thymus), or wherein thetranscription rate, protein level or biological activity of one or moregenes in the subject's NK cells, TIL cells, phagocytes, monocytes,macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophils, dendritic cells, fibrocytes,astrocytes, gilal cells or stromal cells are detectably modulated, e.g.,increased (e.g., as measured by increased enzyme or biological activityof a biomolecule such as a nuclear hormone receptor such as an orphannuclear hormone receptor, a transcription factor, a chemokine or acytokine, which is optionally compared to suitable control cells ortissues).

46. The method of or use according to any numbered or other embodimentdisclosed herein where the F1C detectably modulates the activity orlevel of an orphan nuclear receptor, a cell surface receptor, a cellsurface molecule, optionally wherein the cell surface molecule is asignal transducer or an ion channel such as a Ca++, K+, Na+ or Cl−channel or another receptor, optionally wherein the modulation is bydirect interation of the F1C with the orphan nuclear receptor or otherreceptor or molecule or by indirect action on the affected cells ortissues.

47. The method of or use according to embodiment 46 wherein the orphannuclear receptor is PPARα, PPARβ, PPARγ, Trα, TRβ, RARα, EAR1, EAR1β,E75, DR-78, RORα, RORβ, RORγ, HR3, CNR14, ECR, LXRα, LXRβ, FXR, VDR,ONR1 (SXR), CARα, CARβ, NHR1, HNF4, HNF4G, HNF4B, HNF4D, RXRA, RXRB,RXRG, RXR1, RXR2, TR2, TR4, DHR78, TLL (TLX), PNR, fax-1, COUP-TFI,COUP-TFII, SVP (COUP-TF), COUP-TFIII, SVP46, EAR2, ERα (estrogenreceptor α), ERβ (estrogen receptor β), ERR1, ERR2, ERR3, GR(glucocorticoid receptor), MR (mineralcorticoid receptor), PR, AR(androgen receptor), NGFIB (TR3), NURR1 (HZF-3), NOR1, DHR38, CNR8, SF1(ELP), LRH1, FTZ-F1, FF1β, DHR39, GCNF1 (RTR), KNI, KNRL, EGON, ODR7,DAX1, SHP or a variant, mammalian homolog or active fragment of any ofthese molecules.

48. A method to (a) modulate (detectably increase or decrease) theexpression of at least one immune cell antigen by an immune cell in asubject, wherein the immune cell antigen is selected from CD3, CD11c,CD14, CD16, CD19, CD25, CD38, CD56, CD62L, CD69, CD45RA, CD45RO, CD123,HLA-DR, IL-1, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, TNFα, IGF₁ and γIFN,or (b) activate CD8⁺ T cells or CD8⁻ T cells in a subject, wherein theactivation comprises at least transiently enhanced expression of CD25 orCD69 by the T cells, or (c) increase the proportion of CD8⁺ or CD8⁻lymphokine activated killer cells in a subject's CD16⁺ cells (e.g.,CD8⁺, CD16⁺, CD38⁺ or cells CD8⁻, CD16⁺, CD38⁺), or (d) increase theproportion of (i) CD8⁻, CD16⁺ natural killer cells, (ii) CD8⁺, CD16⁺natural killer cells or (iii) CD8⁻, CD16⁺ cells that mediateantibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity, or (iv) CD8⁺, CD16⁺ cellsthat mediate antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity, or (e)increase the proportion of dendritic cell precursors in a subject'scirculating white blood cells (e.g., Lin⁻, HLA-DR⁺, CD123⁺ or Lin⁻HLA-DR⁺, CD11c⁺ cells) or (f) increase the proportion of CD45RA⁺ T cellsor CD45⁺, RO⁺ T cells in a subject's circulating white blood cells, or(g) change (increase or decrease) the proportion or relative numbers ofCD62L⁺ T cells in a subject's circulating white blood cells, or (h)increase the proportion of CD8⁺ or CD4⁺ T cells that express CD62L in asubject's circulating CD8⁺ or CD4⁺ T cells, or (i) decrease theproportion of CD8⁺ or CD4⁺ T cells that express CD62L in a subject'scirculating CD8⁺ or CD4⁺ T cells, or (j) increase the proportion ofHLA-DR⁺, CD8⁺, CD38⁺ cells in a subject's circulating white blood cells,or (k) decrease the level of IL-4 or IL-10 that is expressed by orpresent in a subject's white blood cells or in a subject's plasma (orthat is expressed after the subject's white cells are stimulated invitro), (I) at least transiently increase the number of dendritic cellprecursors or dendritic cells that are present in a subject's whiteblood cells or in a subject's plasma, or (m) enhance the capacity of animmune cell, e.g., macrophages, CD4⁺ T cells, CD8⁺ T cells to expressIL-2, IL-12 or γIFN or to activate such cells, the method comprisingadministering to the subject an effective amount of a F1C, which isoptionally present in a composition or a formulation comprising 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6 or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The F1C is anycompound as described herein, e.g., a compound of any preceedingembodiment or any F1C chemical structure or any F1C in any compoundgroup disclosed herein.

49. A method to detect or to characterize a biological response (e.g.,increased or decreased cytokine or cell surface antigen expression oractivity, increased numbers of circulating neutrophils, increasedphagocytic activity by phagocytic cells or modulation of a disease orsymptom described herein) associated with the administration of a F1C toa subject comprising (1) obtaining a first biological sample from thesubject and analyzing the sample to obtain a baseline value for theresponse, (2) administering the F1C to the subject to obtain a treatedsubject (3) within about 15 minutes to about 28 days after administeringthe F1C, obtaining a second biological sample from the treated subjectand analyzing the sample to obtain a treated value for the response, and(4) optionally comparing the control information with the experimentalinformation to detect the presence, absence, relative magnitude orabsolute magnitude of the biological response.

50. The method of embodiment 49 wherein the biological response ismodulation of CD8⁺ T cells, CD4⁺ T cells, CD8⁺ lymphokine activatedkiller cells, CD8⁻, CD16⁺ natural killer cells, circulating dendriticcell precursors, circulating dendritic cells, tissue dendritic cellprecursors, tissue dendritic cells, CD8⁺ lymphokine activated killercells, CD8⁻ lymphokine activated killer cells, CD8⁻, CD16⁺ naturalkiller cells, CD8⁺, CD16⁺ natural killer cells, CD8⁻, CD16⁺ cells thatmediate antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity, CD8⁺, CD16⁺ cellsthat mediate antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity, CD45RA⁺ Tcells, CD45RA⁺, CD45RO⁺ T cells, CD45RO⁺ T cells, CD8⁺, CD62L T cells,CD4⁺, CD62L⁺ T cells or HLA-DR⁺, CD8⁺, CD38⁺ T cells, monocytes,macrophages, e.g., CD36⁺ macrophages, glial cells or astrocytes, orwherein the biological response is at least transient modulation of animmune cell antigen or an immune accessory cell antigen (e.g., anadhesion molecule at the surface of endothelial cells or a cytokinereceptor at the surface of T cells or B cells or a CD molecule, aninterleukin or a cytokine, optionally selected from CD16, CD25, CD36,CD38, CD62L, CD69, CD45RA, CD45RO, IL-1, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10,TNFα, IGF₁ and γIFN).

51. A kit comprising a formulation that comprises a unit dosage or amultiple dosage comprising a F1C, e.g., any compound described herein orwithin any structure disclosed herein, and one or more excipientswherein the formulation is dispensed in a suitable container, e.g., aclosed or sealed container, wherein the kit optionally further comprisesa label that provides information about one or more of (1) the F1C'schemical structure, (2) any recommended dosing regimen, (3) any adverseeffects of administering the F1C to a subject that are required to bedisclosed and (4) the amount of the F1C that is present in each unitdose or in the entire container.

52. A method to treat a symptom or condition associated with one or moredelayed adverse or unwanted effects of radiation exposure or therapy ina subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject, ordelivering to the subject's tissues, an effective amount of a compoundof formula 1, wherein the F1C is administered or delivered to thesubject's tissues beginning at least 2 weeks after the subject has beenexposed to a dose of radiation that will cause or could potentiallycause the one or more delayed adverse or unwanted effects of theradiation exposure, or wherein the F1C is administered or delivered tothe subject's tissues beginning at least 2 weeks after the subject hasbeen exposed to at least one subdose of a planned course of radiationexposures that will cause or could potentially cause the one or moredelayed adverse effects or unwanted effects of the radiation exposure.

53. The method of embodiment 52 wherein the subject has received, or isanticipated to receive, a total radiation dose of at least about 0.5 Gyto about 300 Gy, wherein the subject received the radiation dose in asingle dose or in two or more divided doses, e.g., a total radiationdose of at least about Gy 1 to about 12 Gy, or at least about Gy 1 toabout 8 Gy.

54. The method of embodiment 52 or 53 wherein the symptom or conditionassociated with one or more delayed adverse effect of radiation is oneor more of encephalopathy, myelopathy, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, acuteinflammation, e.g., of the lung, chronic inflammation, e.g., of thelung, edema, pain, headache, depression, fever, malaise, weakness, hairloss, skin atrophy, skin ulceration, skin lesion, mucositis, agastrointestinal lesion or ulcer, keratosis, telangiectasia, infection,hypoplasia, atrophy, fibrosis, pneumonitis, bone marrow hypoplasia,hemorrhage, anemia, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, fever, pain,radiation-induced enteritis or diarrhea, pseudomembranous inflammation,perivascular fibrosis, endothelial cell damage or death, cardiac tissueinflammation or damage or pericardial disease, pulmonary tissueinflammation or damage, hematopoietic or marrow cell inflammation ordamage, endocrine or thyroid dysfunction, decreased growth or decreasedbone development or density, central nervous system inflammation ordamage, connective tissue damage, gastric ulceration or small bowelobstruction or fistula formation.

55. The method of embodiment 52, 53 or 54 wherein the symptom orcondition associated with one or more delayed adverse or unwanted effectof the radiation exposure or therapy is caused by or associated withradiation damage to one or more of bone marrow cells, bowel epithelium,bone marrow, testicles, ovaries, brain nerves or tissue, peripheralnerves, spinal cord nerves or tissue or skin epithelium.

56. A method to prevent, treat, ameliorate or slow the progression ordevelopment of anemia, neutropenia or thrombocytpoenia in a subject, orto treat a symptom of the anemia, neutropenia or thrombocytopenia,comprising administering to a subject, or delivering to the subject'stissues, an effective amount of a formula 1 compound, e.g., any F1C orgenus of F1Cs described herein.

57. The method of embodiment 55 or 56 wherein the subject is a human andwherein the neutropenia is postinfectious neutropenia, autoimmuneneutropenia, chronic idiopathic neutropenia or a neutropenia resultingfrom or potentially resulting result from a cancer chemotherapy,chemotherapy for an autoimmune disease, an antiviral therapy, radiationexposure, tissue or solid organ allograft or xenograft rejection orimmune suppression therapy in tissue or solid organ transplantation oraging or immunesenescence.

58. A method to prevent, treat or ameliorate an immune suppressioncondition or an unwanted inflammation or autoimmune condition in asubject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject, ordelivering to the subject's tissues, an effective amount of an F1C,optionally wherein (1) the subject is a human or another primate and/or(2) the immune suppression condition is an innate immune suppressioncondition or immunosenesence and/or (3) the unwanted inflammation orautoimmune condition is rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriaticarthritis, polyarthritis, osteoporosis, an allergy, multiple sclerosis,dermatitis, autoimmune glomerulonephritis, systemic lupus erythematosus,autoimmune pulmonary inflammation, asthma, ischemia-reperfusion injury,inflammatory bowel disease, regional enteritis, ulcerative colitis orCrohn's disease and/or (4) the compound is3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3β-hydroxy-3α-methyl-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene,3α-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-(10)-ene,3α-hydroxy-3β-methyl-17β-aminoandrost-5(10)-ene or a 2-oxa, 2-aza,11-oxa, 11-aza, 9-halogen, 16-halogen, 16-hydroxyl, 16-oxo, or 19-noranalog of any of these compounds.

59. A method to characterize a biological activity of a test F1Ccomprising (1) contacting an effective amount of the test F1C with asubject(s), cell(s), cell extract or tissue in vitro or in vivo forsufficient time and under sufficient conditions to permit a measurablebiological response; (2) measuring the biological response the test F1Cinduced, caused or elicited to obtain biological response data; (3)optionally comparing the biological response data from step (2) with thebiological response from one or more suitable positive and/or negativecontrol subjects, cells, cell extracts or tissues that have beencontacted with a suitable placebo or vehicle control and/or with asuitable reference compound or therapeutic agent to obtain one or morecomparisons to obtain characterization data; (4) optionally using theone or more comparisons from step (3) to classify or describe the testF1C as (i) a potential therapeutic agent, (ii) a not a potentialtherapeutic agent, (iii) a compound that is more potent than thereference compound or therapeutic agent in causing or eliciting thebiological response, (iv) a compound that is less potent than thereference compound or therapeutic agent in causing or eliciting thebiological response and/or (v) a compound that has about the same or asimilar potency compared to the reference compound or therapeutic agentin causing or eliciting the biological response; and/or (5) optionallyusing the F1C as a investigational new drug in a human or animalclinical trial, e.g., use by (i) administering the test F1C to a humanor an animal for characterization of toxicity and/or efficacy and/or(ii) inclusion of biological response data from step (2) or other datafrom this step and/or characterization data from step (3) in aregulatory submission. The regulatory submission can be to agovernmental or other agency, panel or board, e.g., a submission to theU.S. Food and Drug Administration, an Institutional Review Board or anInstitutional Animal Care and Use Committee.

60. The method of embodiment 59 wherein the F1C is a F1C describedherein or a F1C within any F1C structure described herein, e.g., an F1Cin any compound group described herein, in any numbered embodimentdescribed herein or in any chemical structure shown or described herein.

61. The method of embodiment 59 or 60 wherein the biological response ismeasurement of one, two or more of (i) reduction or prevention of ablood cell deficiency described herein such as thrombocytopenia, anemia,neutropenia or death in a subject(s) that has been exposed to apotentially lethal amount of a radiation, toxin or chemotherapeuticagent or to a potentially lethal trauma, e.g., a hemorrhage, (ii)reduction in the level or activity of one, two or more gene products orRNAs where the gene product or RNA is associated with the establishment,progression or maintenance of a disease, e.g., reduction in the level ofone or more proinflammatory cytokines in a subject having an unwantedinflammation condition such as asthma or cystic fibrosis, (iii) increasein the level or activity of one, two or more gene products or RNAs wherethe gene product or RNA is associated with the establishment,progression or maintenance of a normal or non-disease state, e.g., atransient or prolonged increase in the level of one or more phagocyticcells such as macrophages or neutrophils in a subject having aninfection or a cancer and (iv) amelioration of a symptom of a disease orclinical condition, e.g., (a) at least transient decrease in fever orpain associated with a clinical condition described herein such as aninfection or an autoimmune condition or (b) reduced rate of progressionof a pathological condition described herein such as a neurodegenerativedisorder such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's Disease.

62. A method to determine a status profile for a subject speciescomprising, (1) exposing a sufficient number of subjects to a biologicalinsult of at least about an LD_(10/60) to obtain exposed treatedsubjects; (2) measuring on two or more occasions in or from the exposedsubjects one, two or more biological parameters selected fromtemperature, circadian rhythm, red blood cell counts, hematocrit,reticulocytes, platelets, megakaryocytes and neutrophils; (3) measuringthe survival rate of the exposed subjects; (4) obtaining one or morestatus profiles that corresponds to a defined probability of survivingthe biological insult (P_(survival)) of at least 0.95 or of notsurviving the biological insult (P_(lethality)) of at least 0.05; and(5) optionally using the status profile to identify or initiate aprofile-based therapy for one or more of the exposed subjects. In thisembodiment, the biological insult can be about an LD_(30/60) to about anLD_(70/60), e.g., a radiation dose of about an LD_(50/60) and thetemperature can be core body temperature, which is optionally measured(i) using an implanted monitor, and/or (ii) continuously and/or (iii) atintervals of about 1 minute, about 5 minutes or about 10 minutes toabout 30 minutes, about 1 hour or about 2 hours. When the biologicalinsult is a radiation exposure, it is optionally selected fromγ-radiation, X-rays, β-radiation, fast neutrons and slow neutrons. Thestatus profile can be based on (i) a temperature increase of at leastabout 1.2° C. above baseline for a period of at least about 1 hour and adecrease of at least about 80% in red blood cell counts, hematocritand/or reticulocytes; (ii) a temperature increase of at least about 1.0°C. above baseline for a period of at least about 30 minutes and adecrease of at least about 80% in red blood cell counts, hematocritand/or reticulocytes at one or more time points; (iii) a temperatureincrease of at least about 1.5° C. above baseline for a period of atleast about 15 minutes and a decrease of at least about 80% in red bloodcell counts, hematocrit and/or reticulocytes at one or more time points;(iv) a temperature increase of at least about 3° C. above baseline for aperiod of at least about 3 hours and a decrease of at least about 15% inred blood cell counts, hematocrit and/or reticulocytes at one or moretime points; and/or (v) another parameter or clinical condition orsituation described herein. One or more status profiles can be obtainedby unpaired t-test analysis, paired t-test analysis or other suitableanalytic methods. In some embodiments, the P_(survival) or P_(lethality)status profile will predict survival or death with (i) at least about a90% degree of confidence or P≧0.90 or (i) at least about a 95% degree ofconfidence or P≧0.95. Also, the P_(survival) or P_(lethality) statusprofile can be for radiation exposure, optionally wherein the radiationdose is about an LD₁₀, about an LD₂₀, about an LD₃₀, about an LD₄₀,about an LD₅₀, about an LD₆₀, about an LD₇₀, about an LD₈₀, about anLD₉₀ or about an LD₁₀₀, where survival is measured at 30 days or at 60days, or wherein the radiation dose is about 2 Gy to about 10 Gy, orwherein the radiation dose is about 6 Gy, optionally where the radiationis ⁶⁰Co, ¹²⁷Cs radiation, radioactive iodine, and/or optionally wherethe dose rate is about 50 cGy/minute, about 60 cGy/minute or about 70cGy/minute.

63. The method, use, kit, product, compound or formulation of embodiment1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37,38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55,56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 or 62 wherein for the F1C, (1) when no doublebond is present at the 3-position, R¹ in the β-configuration is anoxygen-linked, sulfur-linked or nitrogen linked moiety and R¹ in theα-configuration is −H or a carbon-linked moiety, or both R¹ together area double bonded moiety such as ═O, ═S, ═CH₂, ═CH—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl or ═NOH, (2) when no double bond is present at the3-position, R¹ in the α-configuration is an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linkedor nitrogen linked moiety and R¹ in the β-configuration is —H or acarbon-linked moiety, (3) when no double bond is present at the7-position, R² in the β-configuration is an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linkedor nitrogen linked moiety and R² in the α-configuration is —H or acarbon-linked moiety, or both R² together are a double bonded moietysuch as ═O, ═S, ═CH₂, ═CH—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl or ═NOH,(4) when no double bond is present at the 7-position, R² in theα-configuration is an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linked or nitrogen linkedmoiety and R² in the β-configuration is —H or a carbon-linked moiety,(5) when no double bond is present at the 16-position, R³ in theβ-configuration is —F, —Cl, —Br, —I or an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linkedor nitrogen linked moiety and R³ in the α-configuration is —H or acarbon-linked moiety, (6) when no double bond is present at the16-position, R³ in the α-configuration is —F, —Cl, —Br, —I or anoxygen-linked, sulfur-linked or nitrogen linked moiety and R³ in theβ-configuration is —H or a carbon-linked moiety, or both R³ together area double bonded moiety such as ═O, ═S, ═CH₂, ═CH—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl or ═NOH, (7) when no double bond is present at the17-position, R⁴ in the β-configuration is an oxygen-linked,sulfur-linked or nitrogen linked moiety and R⁴ in the α-configuration is—H or a carbon-linked moiety, or both R⁴ together are a double bondedmoiety such as ═O, ═S, ═CH₂, ═CH—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl or═NOH, (8) when no double bond is present at the 17-position, R⁴ in theα-configuration is an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linked or nitrogen linkedmoiety and R⁴ in the α-configuration is —H or a carbon-linked moiety,(9) when no double bond is present at the 1-position, R¹⁰ is present atthe 1-position in the β-configuration and is an oxygen-linked,sulfur-linked or nitrogen linked moiety and a second R¹⁰ is present inthe α-configuration and is —H or a carbon-linked moiety, (10) when nodouble bond is present at the 1-position, R¹⁰ is present at the1-position in the α-configuration and is an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linkedor nitrogen linked moiety and a second R¹⁰ is present in theβ-configuration and is —H or a carbon-linked moiety, (11) when no doublebond is present at the 2-position, R¹⁰ is present at the 2-position inthe β-configuration and is an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linked or nitrogenlinked moiety and a second R¹⁰ is present in the α-configuration and is—H or a carbon-linked moiety, (12) when no double bond is present at the2-position, R¹⁰ is present at the 2-position in the α-configuration andis an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linked or nitrogen linked moiety and asecond R¹⁰ is present in the α-configuration and is —H or acarbon-linked moiety, (13) when no double bond is present at the4-position, R¹⁰ is present at the 4-position in the β-configuration andis an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linked, carbon-linked or nitrogen linkedmoiety and a second R¹⁰ is present in the α-configuration and is —H or acarbon-linked moiety, (14) when no double bond is present at the4-position, R¹⁰ is present at the 4-position in the α-configuration andis an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linked, carbon-linked or nitrogen linkedmoiety and a second R¹⁰ is present in the β-configuration and is —H or acarbon-linked moiety, (15) when no double bond is present at the6-position, R¹⁰ is present at the 6-position in the β-configuration andis an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linked, carbon-linked or nitrogen linkedmoiety and a second R¹⁰ is present in the α-configuration and is —H or acarbon-linked moiety, (16) when no double bond is present at the6-position, R¹⁰ is present at the 6-position in the α-configuration andis an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linked, carbon-linked or nitrogen linkedmoiety and a second R¹⁰ is present in the β-configuration and is H or acarbon-linked moiety, (17) when no double bond is present at the11-position, R¹⁰ is present at the 11-position in the β-configurationand is an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linked, carbon-linked or nitrogen linkedmoiety and a second R¹⁰ is present in the α-configuration and is —H or acarbon-linked moiety, (18) when no double bond is present at the11-position, R¹⁰ is present at the 11-position in the α-configurationand is an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linked, carbon-linked or nitrogen linkedmoiety and a second R¹⁰ is present in the β-configuration and is —H or acarbon-linked moiety, (19) when no double bond is present at the12-position, R¹⁰ is present at the 12-position in the β-configurationand is an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linked or nitrogen linked moiety and asecond R¹⁰ is present in the α-configuration and is —H or acarbon-linked moiety, (20) when no double bond is present at the12-position, R¹⁰ is present at the 12-position in the α-configurationand is an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linked or nitrogen linked moiety and asecond R¹⁰ is present in the β-configuration and is —H or acarbon-linked moiety, (21) a double bond is present at the 3-position,R¹ is an oxygen-linked, sulfur-linked or nitrogen linked moiety andthere are optionally 1, 2 or 3 other double bonds elsewhere in thesteroid rings, (22) a double bond is present at the 7-position, R² is anoxygen-linked, sulfur-linked, carbon-linked or nitrogen linked moietyand there are optionally 1, 2 or 3 other double bonds elsewhere in thesteroid rings, (23) when no double bond is present at the 15-position,R¹⁰ is present at the 15-position in the β-configuration and is anoxygen-linked, sulfur-linked or nitrogen linked moiety and a second R¹⁰is present in the α-configuration and is —H or a carbon-linked moiety,(24) when no double bond is present at the 15-position, R¹⁰ is presentat the 15-position in the α-configuration and is an oxygen-linked,sulfur-linked or nitrogen linked moiety and a second R¹⁰ is present inthe β-configuration and is —H or a carbon-linked moiety, (25) when nodouble bond is present at the 5-position, R¹⁰ at the 5-position is inthe α-configuration and is —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, an oxygen-linkedmoiety, sulfur-linked moiety, a nitrogen linked moiety or acarbon-linked moiety, (26) when no double bond is present at the5-position, R¹⁰ at the 5-position is in the β-configuration and is —H,—F, —Cl, —Br, —I, an oxygen-linked moiety, sulfur-linked moiety, anitrogen linked moiety or a carbon-linked moiety, (27) when no doublebond is present at the 8-position, R¹⁰ at the 8-position is in theβ-configuration and is —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, an oxygen-linked moiety,sulfur-linked moiety, a nitrogen linked moiety or a carbon-linkedmoiety, (28) when no double bond is present at the 8-position, R¹⁰ atthe 8-position is in the α-configuration and is —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, anoxygen-linked moiety, sulfur-linked moiety, a nitrogen linked moiety ora carbon-linked moiety, (29) when no double bond is present at the9-position, R¹⁰ at the 9-position is in the α-configuration and is —H,—F, —Cl, —Br, —I, an oxygen-linked moiety, sulfur-linked moiety, anitrogen linked moiety or a carbon-linked moiety, (30) when no doublebond is present at the 9-position, R¹⁰ at the 9-position is in theβ-configuration and is —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, an oxygen-linked moiety,sulfur-linked moiety, a nitrogen linked moiety or a carbon-linkedmoiety, (31) when no double bond is present at the 14-position, R¹⁰ atthe 14-position is in the α-configuration and is —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I,an oxygen-linked moiety, sulfur-linked moiety, a nitrogen linked moietyor a carbon-linked moiety, (32) when no double bond is present at the14-position, R¹⁰ at the 14-position is in the β-configuration and is —H,—F, —Cl, —Br, —I, an oxygen-linked moiety, sulfur-linked moiety, anitrogen linked moiety or a carbon-linked moiety and/or combinations ofthe above, e.g., (1), (5) and (7) or (2), (5) and (7) or (1), (6) and(7) or (2), (6) and (7) or (1), (6) and (8) or (2), (6) and (8) or (1),(5) and (8) or (2), (5) and (8) or (1), (6) and (8) or (2), (6) and (8)or (1), (3), (5) and (7) or (2), (3), (5) and (7) or (1), (3), (5) and(8) or (2), (3), (5) and (8) or (1), (3), (6) and (7) or (2), (3), (6)and (7) or (1), (3), (6) and (8) or (2), (3), (6) and (8) or (1), (6),(7) and (11) or (1), (6), (7) and (12) or (2), (6), (7) and (11) or (2),(6), (7) and (12) or (1), (5), (7) and (11) or (1), (5), (7) and (12) or(2), (5), (7) and (11) or (2), (5), (7) and (12) or (1), (6), (8) and(11) or (1), (6), (8) and (12) or (2), (6), (8) and (11) or (2), (6),(8) and (12) or (1), (5), (8) and (11) or (1), (5), (8) and (12) or (2),(5), (8) and (11) or (2), (5), (8) and (12) or (2), (6), (7) and (11) or(2), (6), (7) and (12) or (2), (6), (7) and (11) or (2), (6), (7) and(12) or (2), (5), (7) and (11) or (2), (5), (7) and (12) or (2), (5),(7) and (11) or (2), (5), (7) and (12) or (2), (6), (8) and (11) or (2),(6), (8) and (12) or (2), (6), (8) and (11) or (2), (6), (8) and (12) or(2), (5), (8) and (11) or (2), (5), (8) and (12) or (2), (5), (8) and(11) or (2), (5), (8) and (12) or (1), (6), (7) and (29) or (1), (6),(7) and (30) or (2), (6), (7) and (29) or (2), (6), (7) and (30) or (1),(5), (7) and (29) or (1), (5), (7) and (30) or (2), (5), (7) and (29) or(2), (5), (7) and (30) or (1), (6), (8) and (29) or (1), (6), (8) and(30) or (2), (6), (8) and (29) or (2), (6), (8) and (30) or (1), (5),(8) and (29) or (1), (5), (8) and (30) or (2), (5), (8) and (29) or (2),(5), (8) and (30) or (2), (6), (7) and (29) or (2), (6), (7) and (30) or(2), (6), (7) and (29) or (2), (6), (7) and (30) or (2), (5), (7) and(29) or (2), (5), (7) and (30) or (2), (5), (7) and (29) or (2), (5),(7) and (30) or (2), (6), (8) and (29) or (2), (6), (8) and (30) or (2),(6), (8) and (29) or (2), (6), (8) and (30) or (1), (5), (8) and (29) or(1), (5), (8) and (30) or (1), (6), (8) and (29) or (1), (6), (8) and(30) or (1), (6), (7) and (29) or (1), (6), (7) and (30), (1), (7) and(29), (1), (7) and (30), (2), (7) and (29), (2), (7) and (30), (1), (8)and (29), (1), (8) and (30), (2), (8) and (29), (2), (8) and (30), (1),(7) and (17), (1), (7) and (18), (2), (7) and (17), (2), (7) and (18),(1), (8) and (17), (1), (8) and (18), (2), (8) and (17), (2), (8) and(18), (1), (7), (17) and (29), (2), (7), (17) and (29), (1), (8), (17)and (29), (2), (8), (17) and (29), (1), (7), (18) and (29), (2), (7),(18) and (29), (1), (8), (18) and (29), (2), (8), (18) and (29), (1),(7), (17) and (30), (2), (7), (17) and (30), (1), (8), (17) and (30),(2), (8), (17) and (30), (1), (7), (18) and (30), (2), (7), (18) and(30), (1), (8), (18) and (30), (2), (8), (18) and (30), (22), (7) and(17), (22), (7) and (18), (21), (7) and (17), (21), (7) and (18), (22),(8) and (17), (22), (8) and (18), (21), (8) and (17), (21), (8) and(18), (22), (7), (17) and (29), (21), (7), (17) and (29), (22), (8),(17) and (29), (21), (8), (17) and (29), (22), (7), (18) and (29), (21),(7), (18) and (29), (22), (8), (18) and (29), (21), (8), (18) and (29),(22), (7), (17) and (30), (21), (7), (17) and (30), (22), (8), (17) and(30), (21), (8), (17) and (30), (22), (7), (18) and (30), (21), (7),(18) and (30), (22), (8), (18) and (30), (21), (8), (18) and (30), (1),(3), (7) and (17), (2), (3), (7) and (17), (1), (3), (8) and (17), (2),(3), (8) and (17), (1), (3), (7) and (18), (2), (3), (7) and (18), (1),(3), (8) and (18), (2), (3), (8) and (18), (1), (4), (7) and (17), (2),(4), (7) and (17), (1), (4), (8) and (17), (2), (4), (8) and (17), (1),(4), (7) and (18), (2), (4), (7) and (18), (1), (4), (8) and (18), (2),(4), (8) and (18), (1), (22), (7) and (17), (2), (22), (7) and (17),(1), (22), (8) and (17), (2), (22), (8) and (17), (1), (22), (7) and(18), (2), (22), (7) and (18), (1), (22), (8) and (18), (2), (22), (8)and (18), (21), (3), (7) and (17), (21), (3), (8) and (17), (21), (3),(7) and (18), (21), (3), (8) and (18), (21), (4), (7) and (17), (21),(4), (8) and (17), (21), (4), (7) and (18), (21), (4), (8) and (18),(21), (22), (7) and (17), (21), (22), (8) and (17), (21), (22), (7) and(18), (21), (22), (8) and (18), (21), (3), (7) and (29), (21), (3), (8)and (29), (21), (3), (7) and (30), (21), (3), (8) and (30), (21), (4),(7) and (29), (21), (4), (8) and (29), (21), (4), (7) and (30), (21),(4), (8) and (30), (21), (22), (7) and (29), (21), (22), (8) and (29),(21), (22), (7) and (30), (21), (22), (8) and (30) and optionally where1, 2, 3 or 4 of any these descriptions can also apply, e.g., 1, 2, 3 or4 of (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (21), (22),(25), (26), (27), (28), (29), (30) or (31) can also apply. In thisembodiment, each oxygen-linked, sulfur-linked, carbon-linked andnitrogen linked moiety can be the same or different.

As used in embodiment 63 and elsewhere herein, oxygen-linked moietiesmean structures where oxygen links the variable group to the steroidring, e.g., —OH, —OR^(PR), ester, ether, carbonate, oxygen-linkedpolymer, monosaccharide, disaccharide or a carbamate such as—O—C(O)—NH—C1-C12 optionally substituted alkyl. Similarly, sulfur-linkedmoieties mean structures where sulfur links the variable group to thesteroid ring, e.g., —SH, —SRPR, —SCN, sulfur-linked polymer, thioestersuch as —S—C(O)—C1-C12 optionally substituted alkyl or a thioether suchas —S—C1-C12 optionally substituted alkyl. Nitrogen-linked moieties meanstructures where nitrogen links the variable group to the steroid ring,e.g., —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —N(R^(PR))₂, —N₃, —NO₂, —N—OH, —N—O—C1-C12optionally substituted alkyl, nitrogen-linked polymer, a carbamate suchas —NH—C(O)—O—C1-C12 optionally substituted alkyl, an amide such as—NH—C(O)—C1-C12 optionally substituted alkyl or a substituted amine suchas —NH—C1-C12 optionally substituted alkyl or —N—(C1-C12 optionallysubstituted alkyl)₂. Carbon-linked moieties mean structures where carbonlinks the variable group to the steroid ring, e.g., —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —CCH,—CCCH₃, —CN, C1-C12 optionally substituted alkyl, C1-C12 optionallysubstituted alkenyl, C1-C12 optionally substituted alkynyl, acyl such as—C(O)—C1-C12 optionally substituted alkyl, thioacyl such as —C(S)—C1-C12optionally substituted alkyl or a thionoester such as —C(S)—O—C1-C12optionally substituted alkyl where R^(PR) independently are —H or aprotecting group. For any group described here such as optionallysubstituted alkyl, ester, thioester, amide, carbonate or carbamate, thegroup is as described here or elsewhere herein.

64. A method to characterize a biological activity of a formula 1compound described herein in a subject comprising; (1) exposing asufficient number of subjects to a biological insult of at least aboutan LD_(50/30) or at least about an LD_(50/60) to obtain exposed subjectsand treating the exposed subjects with the formula 1 compound to obtainexposed treated subjects; (2) measuring the survival rate of the exposedtreated subjects;

(3) comparing the survival rate of the exposed treated subjects with thesurvival rate of subjects of the same or a closely related species thathad been exposed to the same or similar or comparable biological insult,where such untreated subjects had not been treated with the F1C(“control subjects”); (4) optionally measuring the temperature of theexposed treated subjects on one or more occasions, beginning before,during or after exposure of the exposed treated subjects to thebiological insult; and (5) optionally comparing the effect of the F1C onthe survival rate of the exposed treated subjects with the survival rateof subjects of the same or a closely related species that had beenexposed to the same or a similar or a comparable biological insult(“comparison controls”), where such comparison controls were treatedwith sufficient 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene or3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene to detectably modulate the survivalrate of the subjects that had been exposed to the same or similar orcomparable biological insult.

65. The method of embodiment 64 wherein the biological insult isexposure of the subject species to a treatment or condition that is orcauses an effect of (a) about an LD_(30/60) to about an LD_(80/60), (b)about an LD_(30/30) to about an LD_(80/30), (c) about an LD_(50/60) or(d) about an LD_(50/30).

66. The method of embodiment 64 or 65 wherein the temperature is corebody temperature, which is optionally measured (i) using an implantedmonitor or another means or technique for measuring core bodytemperature, and/or (ii) continuously and/or (iii) at intervals of about1 minute, about 5 minutes or about 10 minutes to about 20 minutes, about30 minutes, about 1 hour or about 2 hours.

67. The method of embodiment 64, 65 or 66 wherein the biological insultis a radiation exposure, optionally where the radiation exposure iswhole body radiation exposure to γ-radiation, X-radiation, β-radiation,fast neutrons, slow neutrons or two or more of these radiations or wherethe radiation exposure is partial body radiation exposure toγ-radiation, X-radiation, β-radiation, fast neutrons, slow neutrons ortwo or more of these radiations.

68. The method of embodiment 64, 65, 66 or 67 further comprisingmeasuring on one or more occasions in or from the exposed subjects oneor more biological parameters selected from numbers of macrophages,monocytes or monocyte precursors, level or activity of C reactiveprotein, fibrinogen, sepsis, respiration rate, pulse rate, blood orarterial pH, blood pressure, pH or composition of sweat, pH orcomposition of saliva, respired breath composition, urine pH orcomposition, blood SaO₂ or oxygen saturation of arterial oxyhemoglobin(e.g., as measured by a pulse oximeter), optionally selected from one,two or more of rapid eye movement sleep, sleeping brain theta waves,leptin, glucose, insulin, melatonin, heart rate, temperature, locomotoractivity, autonomic nervous function, hormone, glucocorticoid levelssuch as cortisol levels, blood enzyme levels, B-cells, T-cells, naturalkiller cells, dendritic cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils,CFU-Eos, CFU-Baso, neutrophil a neutrophil precursor, myeloblasts,complement protein C3a, sepsis, septic shock, myelocytes andneurological damage.

69. The method of embodiment 64, 65, 66, 67 or 68 wherein the subject isa non-human primate.

70. The method of embodiment 64, 65, 66, 67, 68 or 69 further comprisingadministering one or more palliative therapies to treat one or more sideeffects of the biological insult to obtain treated subjects andcomparing the survival rate of the exposed subjects with the exposedtreated subject(s).

71. The method of embodiment 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 or 70 wherein thebiological insult is a radiation dose of about 2 Gy to about 15 Gy ofionizing radiation, or wherein the radiation dose is about 6 Gy,optionally wherein (i) the radiation is p-particles, neutrons or γ-rays,(ii) the radiation is a whole body or essentially a whole body exposureand/or (iii) the rate of radiation exposure is about 1 cGy/minute, about4 cGy/minute or about 8 cGy/minute to about 12 cGy/minute, about 20cGy/minute or about 100 cGy/minute.

72. The method of embodiment 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 or 71 whereinthe

formula 1 compound has the structure metabolic precursor, a metabolite,salt, ionized form or tautomer thereof, wherein the dotted lines areoptional double bonds; each R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ independentlyor together are —H, —OH, —OR^(PR), —SR^(PR), —SH, —N(R^(PR))₂,—NHR^(PR), —NH₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO, —CHS, —CN, —SCN, —NO₂, —N₃, —COOH,—COOR^(PR), —OSO₃H, —OSO₂H, —OPO₃H₂, ═O, ═S, ═N—OH, ═N—OCH₃, ═CH₂,═CH—CH₃, ═CH-optionally substituted alkyl, ═N-optionally substitutedalkyl, ═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH—S(O)(O)-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —S—S- optionally substituted alkyl, ester, thioester,thionoester, phosphoester, phosphothioester, phosphonate, phosphonateester, thiophosphonate, thiophosphonate ester, phosphiniester, sulfiteester, sulfate ester, sulfamate, sulfonate, sulfonamide, amide, aminoacid, peptide, ether, thioether, acyl, thioacyl, carbonate, carbamate,halogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionallysubstituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionallysubstituted monosaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide,polymer, spiro ring, epoxide, acetal, thioacetal, ketal or a thioketal,═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl, ═N-optionally substituted alkyl,—NH—optionally substituted alkyl, —N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂where each optionally substituted alkyl is independently selected, or,one or more of two adjacent R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ comprise anindependently selected epoxide or optionally substituted, saturated orunsaturated cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl ring anyof which rings optionally contain one or two independently selected —O—,—S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NH——N(optionally substituted alkyl)- or ═N-heteroatoms;R⁷ is —O—, —S—, —NR^(PR)—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—C(R¹⁰)₂— or—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, where each R¹⁰ is independently selected; R⁸ and R⁹independently are —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—,—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —NR^(PR)— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, or one or both of R⁸ or R⁹independently are absent, leaving a 5-membered ring, where each R¹⁰ isindependently selected; R¹¹ is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NR^(PR)—, —CH₂—,—CHR¹⁰—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, where each R¹⁰ isindependently selected; R¹³ independently is C₁₋₆ alkyl; R^(PR)independently are —H or a protecting group; optionally provided that (i)one, two or three of the 1-, 4-, 6- and 12-positions is optionallysubstituted with 1 or 2 independently selected R¹⁰ moieties, whereinone, two, three, four or more of the R¹⁰ moieties at the 1-, 4-, 6- and12-positions is not —H or (ii) one of R⁷, R⁸, R⁹ and R¹¹ are —O—, —S—,—NH—or ═N—.

73. The method of embodiment 72 wherein one each of R¹, R², R³ and R⁴are —H, and, when no double bond links the second R¹, R², R³ and R⁴ tothe ring to which it is bonded and no double bond is present at the 3-,7-, 16- or 17-position, then the second R¹, R², R³ and R⁴ respectivelyare in the α,α,α,α, α,α,α,β, α,α,β,α,α,β, α,α, β,α,α,α, α,α,β,β,α,β,α,β, β,α,α,β, β,α,β,α, β,β,α,α, α,β,β,α, α,β,β, β, β,α,β,β, β,β,α,β,β,β,β,α or β,β,β,β configurations and the second R¹ and R⁴ areoptionally independently selected from —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OH, —SH, —NH₂,—COOH, —CH₃, —C₂H₅, —C(CH₃)₃, —OCH₃, —OC₂H₅, —CF₃, —CH₂OH, —C(O)CH₃,—C(O)CH₂OH, —C(O)CH₂F, —C(O)CH₂Cl, —C(O)CH₂Br, —C(O)CH₂I, —C(O)CF₃,—C₂F₅, ═O, ═CH₂, ═CHCH₃, amino acid, carbamate, carbonate, optionallysubstituted C1-C20 alkyl, optionally substituted C1-C20 ether,optionally substituted C1-C20 ester, optionally substituted C1-C20thioether, optionally substituted C1-C20 thioester, optionallysubstituted monosaccharide, optionally substituted disaccharide,optionally substituted oligosaccharide, oxygen-linked polymer,sulfur-linked polymer and nitrogen-linked polymer, and the second secondR² and R³ are optionally independently selected from —H, —F, —Cl, —Br,—I, —OH, —SH, —NH₂, —COOH, —CH₃, —C₂H₅,—C(CH₃)₃, —OCH₃, —OC₂H₅, —CF₃,—CH₂OH, —C(O)CH₃, —C(O)CH₂OH, —C(O)CH₂F, —C(O)CH₂Cl, —C(O)CH₂Br,—C(O)CH₂I, —C(O)CF₃, —C₂F₅, ═O, ═CH₂, ═CHCH₃, amino acid, carbamate,carbonate, optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl, optionally substitutedC1-C20 ether, optionally substituted C1-C20 ester, optionallysubstituted C1-C20 thioether, optionally substituted C1-C20 thioester,optionally substituted monosaccharide, optionally substituteddisaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide.

74. The method of embodiment 72 or 73 wherein the F1C is (1) a compoundor genus of compounds described in a compound group or otherwisedescribed herein such as group 1, group 2, group 3, group 29, group 44,group 47, group 51 or group 57, or (2) an androstane, a 5β-androstane,1-ene, 2-ene, 3-ene, 5(6)-ene (or a “5-ene”), 5(10)-ene, 6-ene, 7-ene,8(9)-ene, 8(14)-ene, 9(10)-ene, 9(11)-ene, 11-ene, 12-ene, 13(17)-ene,14-ene, 15-ene, 16-ene, 1,3-diene, 1,5-diene, 1,5(10)-diene, 1,6-diene,1,7-diene, 1,8(9)-diene, 1,8(14)-diene, 1,9(11)-diene, 1,11-diene,1,12-diene, 1,13(17)-diene, 1,15-diene, 1,16-diene, 2,4-diene,2,5-diene, 2,5(10)-diene, 2,6-diene, 2,7-diene, 2,8(9)-diene,2,8(14)-diene, 2,11-diene, 2,12-diene, 2,13(17)-diene, 2,14-diene,2,15-diene, 2,16-diene, 3,5-diene, 3,6-diene, 3,7-diene, 3,8(9)-diene,3,8(14)-diene, 3,9(10)-diene, 3,9(11)-diene, 3,11-diene, 3,12-diene,3,13(17)-diene, 3,14-diene, 3,15-diene, 3,16-diene, 4,6-diene,4,7-diene, 4,8(9)-diene, 4,8(14)-diene, 4,9(10)-diene, 4,9(11 )-diene,4,11-diene, 4,12-diene, 4,13(17)-diene, 4,14-diene, 4,15-diene,4,16-diene, 5(6),15-diene (or a “5,15-diene”), 5,7-diene, 5,8(9)-diene,5,8(14)-diene, 5,9(11)-diene, 5,11-diene, 5,12-diene, 5,13(17)-diene,5,14-diene, 5,15-diene, 5,16-diene, 5(10),7-diene, 5(10),8(9)-diene,5(10),8(14)-diene, 5,9(11)-diene, 5(10), 11-diene, 5(10),12-diene,5(10),13(17)-diene, 5(10),14-diene, 5(10),15-diene, 5(10),16-diene,6,9(11)-diene, 6,9(14)-diene, 6,10-diene, 6,11-diene, 6,13(17)-diene,6,14-diene, 6,15-diene, 6,16-diene, 7,9(10)-diene, 7,9(11)-diene,7,12-diene, 7,13(17)-diene, 7,14-diene, 7,15-diene, 7,16-diene,8(9),11-diene, 8(9),12-diene, 8(9),13(17)-diene, 8(9),14-diene,8(9),15-diene, 8(9),16-diene, 8(14),9-diene, 8(14),11-diene,8(14),12-diene, 8(14),13(17)-diene, 8(14),15-diene, 8(14),16-diene,9(10),11-diene, 9(10),12-diene, 9(10),13(17)-diene, 9(10),14-diene,9(10),15-diene, 9(10),16-diene, 9(11),13-diene, 9(11),13(17)-diene,9(11),14-diene, 9(11),15-diene, 9(11),16-diene, 11,13(17)-diene,11,14-diene, 11,15-diene, 11,16-diene, 12,14-diene, 12,15-diene,12,16-diene, 13(17),14-diene, 13(17),15-diene, 14,16-diene,1,3,5-triene, 1,3,5(10)-triene, 1,3,6-triene, 1,3,7-triene,1,3,8-triene, 1,3,8(14)-triene, 1,3,9-triene, 1,3,9(11)-triene,1,3,12-triene, 1,3,13(17)-triene, 1,3,14-triene, 1,3,15-triene,1,3,16-triene, 1,4,6-triene, 1,4,7-triene, 1,4,8-triene,1,4,8(14)-triene, 1,4,9-triene, 1,4,9(11)-triene, 1,4,12-triene,1,4,13(17)-triene, 1,4,14-triene, 1,4,15-triene, 1,4,16-triene,1,5,7-triene, 1,5,8-triene, 1,5,8(14)-triene, 1,5,9-triene,1,5,9(11)-triene, 1,5,12-triene, 1,5,13(17)-triene, 1,5,14-triene,1,5,15-triene, 1,5,16-triene, 1,5(10),6-triene, 1,5(10),7-triene,1,5(10),8-triene, 1,5(10),8(14)-triene, 1,5(10),9(11-triene,1,5(10),12-triene, 1,5(10),13(17)-triene, 1,5(10),14-triene,1,5(10),15-triene, 1,5(10), 16-triene, 1,6,8-triene, 1,6,8(14)-triene,1,6,9-triene, 1,6,9(11)-triene, 1,6,12-triene, 1,6,13(17)-triene,1,6,14-triene, 1,6,15-triene, 1,6,16-triene, 1,7,9-triene,1,7,9(11)-triene, 1,7,12-triene, 1,7,13(17)-triene, 1,7,14-triene,1,7,15-triene, 1,7,16-triene,2,4,6-triene, 2,5,6-triene,2,5(10),6-triene, 2,4,7-triene, 2,5,7-triene, 2,5(10),7-triene,2,4,8-triene, 2,5,8-triene, 2,5(10),8-triene, 2,4,8(14)-triene,2,5,8(14)-triene, 2,5(10),8(14)-triene, 2,4,9(11)-triene,2,5,9(11)-triene, 2,5(10),9(11)-triene, 2,4,11-triene, 2,5,11-triene,2,5(10),11-triene, 2,4,12-triene, 2,5,12-triene, 2,5(10),12-triene,2,4,14-triene, 2,5,14-triene, 2,5(10),14-triene, 2,4,15-triene,2,5,15-triene, 2,5(10),15-triene, 2,4,16-triene, 2,5,16-triene,2,5(10),16-triene, 2,6,8-triene, 2,6,8(14)-triene, 2,6,9-triene,2,6,9(11)-triene, 2,6,12-triene, 2,6,13(17)-triene, 2,6,14-triene,2,6,15-triene, 2,6,16-triene, 2,7,9-triene, 2,7,9(11)-triene,2,7,12-triene, 2,7,13(17)-triene, 2,7,14-triene, 2,7,15-triene,2,7,16-triene, 3,5,9-triene, 3,5,11-triene, 3,5,12-triene,3,5,13-triene, 3,5,14-triene, 3,5,15-triene, 3,5,16-triene,3,6,8-triene, 3,6,8(14)-triene, 3,6,9-triene, 3,6,9(11)-triene,3,6,11-triene, 3,6,12-triene, 3,6,13(17)-triene, 3,6,14-triene,3,6,15-triene, 3,6,16-triene, 3,7,9-triene, 3,7,11-triene,3,7,12-triene, 3,7,13(17)-triene, 3,7,14-triene, 3,7,15-triene,3,7,16-triene,3,8, 11-triene, 3,8,12-triene, 3,8,13(17)-triene,3,8,14-triene, 3,8,15-triene, 3,8,16-triene, 3,8(14), 11-triene,3,8(14),12-triene, 3,8(14),13(17)-triene, 3,8(14),15-triene,3,8(14),16-triene, 3,9,11-triene, 3,9,12-triene, 3,9,13(17)-triene,3,9,14-triene, 3,9,15-triene, 3,9,16-triene, 3,9(11),12-triene,3,9(11),13(17)-triene, 3,9(11),14-triene, 3,9(11),15-triene,3,9(11),16-triene, 3,11,13(17)-triene, 3,11,14-triene, 3,11,15-triene,3,11,16-triene, 3,12,14-triene, 3,12,15-triene, 3,12,16-triene,3,13(17),14-triene, 3,13(17),15-triene, 3,14,16-triene, 4,6,8-triene,4,6,8(14)-triene, 4,6,9-triene, 4,6,9(11)-triene, 4,6,11-triene,4,6,12-triene, 4,6,13(17)-triene, 4,6,14-triene, 4,6,15-triene,4,6,16-triene, 4,7,9-triene, 4,7,11-triene, 4,7,12-triene,4,7,13(17)-triene, 4,7,14-triene, 4,7,15-triene, 4,7,16-triene,4,8,9-triene, 4,8,9(11)-triene, 4,8,11-triene, 4,8,12-triene,4,8,13(17)-triene, 4,8,14-triene, 4,8,15-triene, 4,8,16-triene,4,8(14),9-triene, 4,8(14),9(11)-triene, 4,8(14), 11-triene,4,8(14),12-triene, 4,8(14),13(17)-triene, 4,8(14),15-triene,4,8(14),16-triene, 4,9,11-triene, 4,9,12-triene, 4,9,13(17)-triene,4,9,14-triene, 4,9,15-triene, 4,9,16-triene, 4,9(11),12-triene,4,9(11),13(17)-triene, 4,9(11),14-triene, 4,9(11),;15-triene,4,9(11),16-triene, 4,11,13(17)-triene, 4,11,14-triene, 4,11,15-triene,4,11,16-triene, 4,12,14-triene, 4,12,15-triene, 4,12,16-triene,4,13(17),14-triene, 4,13(17),15-triene, 4,14,16-triene, 5,7,9-triene,5,7,9(11)-triene, 5,7,12-triene, 5,7,13(17)-triene, 5,7,14-triene,5,7,15-triene, 5,7,16-triene, 5,8,11-triene, 5,8,12-triene,5,8,13(17)-triene, 5,8,14-triene, 5,8,15-triene, 5,8,16-triene,5,8(14),9-triene, 5,8(14),9(11)-triene, 5,8(14),12-triene,5,8(14),13(17)-triene, 5,8(14),15-triene, 5,8(14),16-triene,5,9,11-triene, 5,9,12-triene, 5,9,13(17)-triene, 5,9,14-triene,5,9,15-triene, 5,9,16-triene, 5,9(11),12-triene, 5,9(11),13(17)-triene,5,9(11),14-triene, 5,9(11),15-triene, 5,9(11),16-triene,5,11,13(17)-triene, 5,11,14-triene, 5,11,15-triene, 5,11,16-triene,5,12,14-triene, 5,12,15-triene, 5,12,16-triene, 5,13(17),14-triene,5,13(17),15-triene, 5,14,16-triene, 6,8,11-triene, 6,8,12-triene,6,8,13(17)-triene, 6,8,14-triene, 6,8,15-triene, 6,8,16-triene,6,8(14),9-triene, 6,8(14),9(11)-triene, 6,8(14), 11-triene,6,8(14),12-triene, 6,8(14),13(17)-triene, 6,8(14),15-triene,6,8(14),16-triene, 6,9,11-triene, 6,9,12-triene, 6,9,13(17)-triene,6,9,14-triene, 6,9,15-triene, 6,9,16-triene, 6,9(11),12-triene,6,9(11),13(17)-triene, 6,9(11),14-triene, 6,9(11),15-triene,6,9(11),16-triene, 6,11,13(17)-triene, 6,11,14-triene, 6,11,15-triene,6,11,16-triene, 6,12,14-triene, 6,12,15-triene, 6,12,16-triene,6,13(17),14-triene, 6,13(17),15-triene, 6,14,16-triene, 7,9,11-triene,7,9,12-triene, 7,9,13(17)-triene, 7,9,14-triene, 7,9,15-triene,7,9,16-triene, 7,9(11),12-triene, 7,9(11),13(17)-triene,7,9(11),14-triene, 7,9(11),15-triene, 7,9(11),16-triene, 7,12,14-triene,7,12,15-triene, 7,12,16-triene, 7,13(17),14-triene, 7,13(17),1 5-triene,7,14,16-triene, 8,11,13(17)-triene, 8,11,14-triene, 8,11,15-triene,8,11,16-triene, 8,12,14-triene, 8,12,15-triene, 8,12,16-triene,8,13(17),14-triene, 8,13(17),15-triene, 8,14,16-triene,8(14),9,11-triene, 8(14),9,12-triene, 8(14),9,13(17)-triene,8(14),9,15-triene, 8(14),9,16-triene, 8(14),9(11),12-triene, 8(14),9(11),13(17)-triene, 8(14),9( 11),15-triene, 8(14),9(11),16-triene,9,11,13(17)-triene, 9,11,14-triene, 9,11,15-triene, 9,11,16-triene,9(11),13(17),14-triene, 9(11),13(17),15-triene, 11,13(17),14-triene,11,13(17),15-triene, 12,14,16-triene, 1,3,5(10),6-tetraene,1,3,5(10),7-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene,1,3,5(10),9(11)-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),11-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),12-tetraene,1,3,5(10),13(17)-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),14-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),15-tetraene,1,3,5(10),16-tetraene, 1,3,5,7-tetraene, 1,3,5,8-tetraene,1,3,5,8(14)-tetraene, 1,3,5,9-tetraene, 1,3,5,9(11)-tetraene,1,3,5,12-tetraene, 1,3,5,13(17)-tetraene, 1,3,5,14-tetraene,1,3,5,15-tetraene, 1,3,5,16-tetraene, 1,3,6,8-tetraene,1,3,6,8(14)-tetraene, 1,3,6,9-tetraene, 1,3,6,9(11)-tetraene,1,3,6,12-tetraene, 1,3,6,13(17)-tetraene, 1,3,6,14-tetraene,1,3,6,15-tetraene, 1,3,6,16-tetraene, 1,3,7,9-tetraene,1,3,7,9(11)-tetraene, 1,3,7,11-tetraene, 1,3,7,12-tetraene,1,3,7,13(17)-tetraene, 1,3,7,14-tetraene, 1,3,7,15-tetraene,1,3,7,16-tetraene,1,3,8,9-tetraene, 1,3,8,9(11)-tetraene,1,3,8,12-tetraene, 1,3,8,13(17)-tetraene, 1,3,8,-14-tetraene,1,3,8,15-tetraene, 1,3,8,16-tetraene, 1,3,8(14)9-tetraene,1,3,8(14)9(11)-tetraene, 1,3,8(14)12-tetraene, 1,3,8(14)13(17)-tetraene,1,3,8(14)15-tetraene, 1,3,8(14)16-tetraene, 1,3,9,11-tetraene,1,3,9,12-tetraene, 1,3,9,13(17)-tetraene, 1,3,9,14-tetraene,1,3,9,15-tetraene, 1,3,9,16-tetraene, 1,3,9(11),12-tetraene,1,3,9(11),113(17)-tetraene, 1,3,9(11),14-tetraene,1,3,9(11),15-tetraene, 1,3,9(11),16-tetraene, 1,3,12,14-tetraene,1,3,12,15-tetraene, 1,3,12,16-tetraene, 1,3,13(17),14-tetraene,1,3,13(17),15-tetraene, 1,3,13(17),16-tetraene, 1,3,14,16-tetraene,1,4,6,8-tetraene, 1,4,6,8(14)-tetraene, 1,4,6,9-tetraene,1,4,6,9(11)-tetraene, 1,4,6,11-tetraene, 1,4,6,12-tetraene,1,4,6,13(17)-tetraene, 1,4,6,14-tetraene, 1,4,6,15-tetraene,1,4,6,16-tetraene, 1,5,7,9-tetraene, 1,5,7,9(11)-tetraene,1,5,7,11-tetraene, 1,5,7,12-tetraene, 1,5,7,13(17)-tetraene,1,5,7,14-tetraene, 1,5,7,15-tetraene, 1,5,7,16-tetraene,1,5,8,11-tetraene, 1,5,8,12-tetraene, 1,5,8,13(17)-tetraene,1,5,8,14-tetraene, 1,5,8,15-tetraene, 1,5,8,16-tetraene,1,5,8(14),9-tetraene, 1,5,8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 1,5,8(14),11-tetraene,1,5,8(14),12-tetraene, 1,5,8(14),13(17)-tetraene, 1,5,8(14),15-tetraene,1,5,8(14),16-tetraene, 1,5,9,11-tetraene, 1,5,9,12-tetraene,1,5,9,13(17)-tetraene, 1,5,9,14-tetraene, 1,5,9,15-tetraene,1,5,9,16-tetraene, 1,5,9(11),12-tetraene, 1,5,9(11),13(17)-tetraene,1,5,9(11),14-tetraene, 1,5,9(11),15-tetraene, 1,5,9(11),16-tetraene,1,5,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,5,11,14-tetraene, 1,5,11,15-tetraene,1,5,11,16-tetraene, 1,5,12,14-tetraene, 1,5,12,15-tetraene,1,5,12,16-tetraene, 1,5,13(17),14-tetraene, 1,5,13(17),15-tetraene,1,5,14,16-tetraene, 1,4,7,15-tetraene, 1,5,7,15-tetraene,1,3,7,16-tetraene, 1,4,6,8-tetraene, 1,4,6,9-tetraene,1,4,6,9(11)-tetraene, 1,4,6,11-tetraene, 1,4,6,12-tetraene,1,4,6,13(17)-tetraene, 1,4,6,14-tetraene, 1,4,6,15-tetraene,1,4,6,16-tetraene, 1,4,7,9-tetraene, 1,4,7,9(11)-tetraene,1,4,7,11-tetraene, 1,4,7,12-tetraene, 1,4,7,13(17)-tetraene,1,4,7,14-tetraene, 1,4,7,15-tetraene, 1,4,7,16-tetraene,1,6,8,11-tetraene, 1,6,8,12-tetraene, 1,6,8,13(17)-tetraene,1,6,8,14-tetraene, 1,6,8,15-tetraene, 1,6,8,16-tetraene,1,6,8(14),9-tetraene, 1,6,8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 1,6,8(14),11-tetraene,1,6,8(14),12-tetraene, 1,6,8(14),13(17)-tetraene, 1,6,8(14),15-tetraene,1,6,8(14),16-tetraene, 1,6,9,11-tetraene, 1,6,9,12-tetraene,1,6,9,13(17)-tetraene, 1,6,9,14-tetraene, 1,6,9,15-tetraene,1,6,9,16-tetraene, 1,6,9(11),12-tetraene, 1,6,9(11),13(17)-tetraene,1,6,9(11), 14-tetraene, 1,6,9(11),15-tetraene, 1,6,9(11),16-tetraene,1,6,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,6,11,14-tetraene, 1,6,11,15-tetraene,1,6,12,14-tetrane, 1,6,12,15-tetrane, 1,6,12,16-tetrane,1,6,13(17),14-tetraene, 1,6,13(17),15-tetraene, 1,6,14,16-tetraene,1,7,9,11-tetraene, 1,7,9,12-tetraene, 1,7,9,13(17)-tetraene,1,7,9,14-tetraene, 1,7,9,15-tetraene, 1,7,9,16-tetraene,1,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,8,11,14-tetraene, 1,8,11,15-tetraene,1,8,11,16-tetraene, 1,8(14),9,11-tetraene, 1,8(14),9,12-tetraene,1,8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene, 1,8(14),9,15-tetraene, 1,8(14),9,16-tetraene,1,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,9,11,14-tetraene, 1,9,11,15-tetraene,1,9,11,16-tetraene, 1,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 1,9(11),12,15-tetraene,1,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 1,11,13(17),14-tetraene,1,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 1,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 1,12,14,16-tetraene,1,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,8,11,14-tetraene, 1,8,11,15-tetraene,1,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 1,9,11,14-tetraene, 1,9,11,15-tetraene,1,9,11,16-tetraene, 1,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 1,9(11),12,15-tetraene,1,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 1,11,13(17),14-tetraene,1,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 1,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 1,12,14,16-tetraene,2,4,6,8-tetraene, 2,4,6,8(14)-tetraene, 2,4,6,9-tetraene,2,4,6,9(11)-tetraene, 2,4,6,11-tetraene, 2,4,6,12-tetraene,2,4,6,13(17)-tetraene, 2,4,6,14-tetraene, 2,4,6,15-tetraene,2,4,6,16-tetraene, 2,5,7,9-tetraene, 2,5,7,9(11)-tetraene,2,5,7,11-tetraene, 2,5,7,12-tetraene, 2,5,7,13(17)-tetraene,2,5,7,14-tetraene, 2,5,7,15-tetraene, 2,5,7,16-tetraene,2,5,8,11-tetraene, 2,5,8,12-tetraene, 2,5,8,13(17)-tetraene,2,5,8,14-tetraene, 2,5,8,15-tetraene, 2,5,8,16-tetraene,2,5,8(14),9-tetraene, 2,5,8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 2,5,8(14),11-tetraene,2,5,8(14),12-tetraene, 2,5,8(14),13(17)-tetraene, 2,5,8(14),15-tetraene,2,5,8(14),16-tetraene, 2,5,9,11-tetraene, 2,5,9,12-tetraene,2,5,9,13(17)-tetraene, 2,5,9,14-tetraene, 2,5,9,15-tetraene,2,5,9,16-tetraene, 2,5,9(11),12-tetraene, 2,5,9(11),13(17)-tetraene,2,5,9(11),14-tetraene, 2,5,9(11),15-tetraene, 2,5,9(11),16-tetraene,2,5,11,13(17)-tetraene, 2,5,11,14-tetraene, 2,5,11,15-tetraene,2,5,11,16-tetraene, 2,5,12,14-tetraene, 2,5,12,15-tetraene,2,5,12,16-tetraene, 2,5,13(17),14-tetraene, 2,5,13(17),15-tetraene,2,5,14,16-tetraene, 2,4,7,15-tetraene, 2,5,7,15-tetraene,2,4,6,8-tetraene, 2,4,6,9-tetraene, 2,4,6,9(11)-tetraene,2,4,6,11-tetraene, 2,4,6,12-tetraene, 2,4,6,13(17)-tetraene,2,4,6,14-tetraene, 2,4,6,15-tetraene, 2,4,6,16-tetraene,2,4,7,9-tetraene, 2,4,7,9(11)-tetraene, 2,4,7,11-tetraene,2,4,7,12-tetraene, 2,4,7,13(17)-tetraene, 2,4,7,14-tetraene,2,4,7,15-tetraene, 2,4,7,16-tetraene, 2,6,8,11-tetraene,2,6,8,12-tetraene, 2,6,8,13(17)-tetraene, 2,6,8,14-tetraene,2,6,8,15-tetraene, 2,6,8,16-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),9-tetraene,2,6,8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),11-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),12-tetraene,2,6,8(14),13(17)-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),15-tetraene, 2,6,8(14),16-tetraene,2,6,9,11-tetraene, 2,6,9,12-tetraene, 2,6,9,13(17)-tetraene,2,6,9,14-tetraene, 2,6,9,15-tetraene, 2,6,9,16-tetraene,2,6,9(11),12-tetraene, 2,6,9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 2,6,9(11),14-tetraene,2,6,9(11),15-tetraene, 2,6,9(11),16-tetraene, 2,6,11,13(17)-tetraene,2,6,11,14-tetraene, 2,6,11,15-tetraene, 2,6,12,14-tetrane,2,6,12,15-tetrane, 2,6,12,16-tetrane, 2,6,13(17),14-tetraene,2,6,13(17),15-tetraene, 2,6,14,16-tetraene, 2,7,9,11-tetraene,2,7,9,12-tetraene, 2,7,9,13(17)-tetraene, 2,7,9,14-tetraene,2,7,9,15-tetraene, 2,7,9,16-tetraene,2,8,11,13(17)-tetraene,-2,8,11,14-tetraene, 2,8,11,15-tetraene,2,8,11,16-tetraene, 2,8(14),9,11-tetraene, 2,8(14),9,12-tetraene,2,8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene, 2,8(14),9,15-tetraene, 2,8(14),9,16-tetraene,2,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 2,9,11,14-tetraene, 2,9,11,15-tetraene,2,9,11,16-tetraene, 2,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 2,9(11),12,15-tetraene,2,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 2,11,13(17),14-tetraene,2,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 2,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 2,12,14,16-tetraene,2,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 2,8,11,14-tetraene, 2,8,11,15-tetraene,2,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 2,9,11,14-tetraene, 2,9,11,15-tetraene,2,9,11,16-tetraene, 2,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 2,9(11),12,15-tetraene,2,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 2,11,13(17),14-tetraene,2,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 2,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 2,12,14,16-tetraene,3,5,7,9-tetraene, 3,5,7,9(11)-tetraene, 3,5,7,11-tetraene,3,5,7,12-tetraene, 3,5,7,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5,7,14-tetraene,3,5,7,15-tetraene, 3,5,7,16-tetraene, 3,5,8,11-tetraene,3,5,8,12-tetraene, 3,5,8,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5,8,14-tetraene,3,5,8,15-tetraene, 3,5,8,16-tetraene, 3,5,8(14),9-tetraene,3,5,8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 3,5,8(14),11-tetraene, 3,5,8(14),12-tetraene,3,5,8(14),13(17)-tetraene, 3,5,8(14),15-tetraene, 3,5,8(14),16-tetraene,3,5,9,11-tetraene, 3,5,9,12-tetraene, 3,5,9,13(17)-tetraene,3,5,9,14-tetraene, 3,5,9,15-tetraene, 3,5,9,16-tetraene,3,5,9(11),12-tetraene, 3,5,9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 3,5,9(11),14-tetraene,3,5,9(11),15-tetraene, 3,5,9(11),16-tetraene, 3,5,11,13(17)-tetraene,3,5,11,14-tetraene, 3,5,11,15-tetraene, 3,5,11,16-tetraene,3,5,12,14-tetraene, 3,5,12,15-tetraene, 3,5,12,16-tetraene,3,5,13(17),14-tetraene, 3,5,13(17),15-tetraene, 3,5,14,16-tetraene,3,4,7,15-tetraene, 3,5,7,15-tetraene, 3,5,7,16-tetraene,3,4,6,8-tetraene, 3,4,6,9-tetraene, 3,4,6,9(11)-tetraene,3,4,6,11-tetraene, 3,4,6,12-tetraehe, 3,4,6,13(17)-tetraene,3,4,6,14-tetraene, 3,4,6,15-tetraene, 3,4,6,16-tetraene,3,4,7,9-tetraene, 3,4,7,9(11)-tetraene, 3,4,7,11-tetraene,3,4,7,12-tetraene, 3,4,7,13(17)-tetraene, 3,4,7,14-tetraene,3,4,7,15-tetraene, 3,4,7,16-tetraene, 3,6,8,11-tetraene,3,6,8,12-tetraene, 3,6,8,13(17)-tetraene, 3,6,8,14-tetraene,3,6,8,15-tetraene, 3,6,8,16-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),9-tetraene,3,6,8(14),9(11)-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),11-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),12-tetraene,3,6,8(14),13(17)-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),15-tetraene, 3,6,8(14),16-tetraene,3,6,9,11-tetraene, 3,6,9,12-tetraene, 3,6,9,13(17)-tetraene,3,6,9,14-tetraene, 3,6,9,15-tetraene, 3,6,9,16-tetraene,3,6,9(11),12-tetraene, 3,6,9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 3,6,9(11),14-tetraene,3,6,9(11),15-tetraene, 3,6,9(11),16-tetraene, 3,6,11,13(17)-tetraene,3,6,11,14-tetraene, 3,6,11,15-tetraene, 3,6,12,14-tetrane,3,6,12,15-tetrane, 3,6,12,16-tetrane, 3,6,13(17),14-tetraene,3,6,13(17),15-tetraene, 3,6,14,16-tetraene, 3,7,9,11-tetraene,3,7,9,12-tetraene, 3,7,9,13(17)-tetraene, 3,7,9,14-tetraene,3,7,9,15-tetraene, 3,7,9,16-tetraene, 3,8,11,13(17)-tetraene,3,8,11,14-tetraene, 3,8,11,15-tetraene, 3,8,11,16-tetraene,3,8(14),9,11-tetraene, 3,8(14),9,12-tetraene, 3,8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene,3,8(14),9,15-tetraene, 3,8(14),9,16-tetraene, 3,9,11,13(17)-tetraene,3,9,11,14-tetraene, 3,9,11,15-tetraene, 3,9,11,16-tetraene,3,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 3,9(11),12,15-tetraene, 3,9(11),12,16-tetraene,3,11,13(17),14-tetraene, 3,11,13(17),15-tetraene,3,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 3,12,14,16-tetraene, 3,8,11,13(17)-tetraene,3,8,11,14-tetraene, 3,8,11,15-tetraene, 3,9,11,13(17)-tetraene,3,9,11,14-tetraene, 3,9,11,15-tetraene, 3,9,11,16-tetraene,3,9(11),12,14-tetraene,.3,9(11),12,15-tetraene, 3,9(11),12,16-tetraene,3,11,13(17),14-tetraene, 3,11,13(17),15-tetraene,3,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 3,12,14,16-tetraene, 3,5(10),7,9(11)-tetraene,3,5(10),7,11-tetraene, 3,5(10),7,12-tetraene, 3,5(10),7,13(17)-tetraene,3,5(10),7,14-tetraene, 3,5(10),7,15-tetraene, 3,5(10),7,16-tetraene,3,5(10),8,11-tetraene, 3,5(10),8,12-tetraene, 3,5(10),8,13(17)-tetraene,3,5(10),8,14-tetraene, 3,5(10),8,15-tetraene, 3,5(10),8,16-tetraene,3,5(10),8(14),9-tetraene, 3,5(10),8(14),9(11)-tetraene,3,5(10),8(14),11-tetraene, 3,5(10),8(14),12-tetraene,3,5(10),8(14),13(17)-tetraene, 3,5(10),8(14),15-tetraene,3,5(10),8(14),16-tetraene, 3,5(10),9,11-tetraene, 3,5(10),9,12-tetraene,3,5(10),9,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5(10),9,14-tetraene, 3,5(10),9,15-tetraene,3,5(10),9,16-tetraene, 3,5(10),9(11),12-tetraene,3,5(10),9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 3,5(10),9(11),14-tetraene,3,5(10),9(11),15-tetraene, 3,5(10),9(11),16-tetraene,3,5(10),11,13(17)-tetraene, 3,5(10),11,14-tetraene,3,5(10),11,15-tetraene, 3,5(10),11,16-tetraene, 3,5(10),12,14-tetraene,3,5(10),12,15-tetraene, 3,5(10),12,16-tetraene,3,5(10),13(17),14-tetraene, 3,5(10),13(17),15-tetraene,3,5(10),14,16-tetraene, 4,6,8,11-tetraene, 4,6,8,12-tetraene,4,6,8,13(17)-tetraene, 4,6,8,14-tetraene, 4,6,8,15-tetraene,4,6,8,16-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),9-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),9(11)-tetraene,4,6,8(14),11-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),12-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),13(17)-tetraene,4,6,8(14),15-tetraene, 4,6,8(14),16-tetraene, 4,6,9,11-tetraene,4,6,9,12-tetraene, 4,6,9,13(17)-tetraene, 4,6,9,14-tetraene,4,6,9,15-tetraene, 4,6,9,16-tetraene, 4,6,9(11),12-tetraene,4,6,9(11),13(17)-tetraene, 4,6,9(11),14-tetraene, 4,6,9(11),15-tetraene,4,6,9(11),16-tetraene, 4,6,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,6,11,14-tetraene,4,6,11,15-tetraene, 4,6,12,14-tetrane, 4,6,12,15-tetrane,4,6,12,16-tetrane, 4,6,13(17),14-tetraene, 4,6,13(17),15-tetraene,4,6,14,16-tetraene, 4,7,9,11-tetraene, 4,7,9,12-tetraene,4,7,9,13(17)-tetraene, 4,7,9,14-tetraene, 4,7,9,15-tetraene,4,7,9,16-tetraene, 4,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,8,11,14-tetraene,4,8,11,15-tetraene, 4,8,11,16-tetraene, 4,8(14),9,11-tetraene,4,8(14),9,12-tetraene, 4,8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene, 4,8(14),9,15-tetraene,4,8(14),9,16-tetraene, 4,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,9,11,14-tetraene,4,9,11,15-tetraene, 4,9,11,16-tetraene, 4,9(11),12,14-tetraene,4,9(11),12,15-tetraene, 4,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 4,11,13(17),14-tetraene,4,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 4,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 4,12,14,16-tetraene,4,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,8,11,14-tetraene, 4,8,11,15-tetraene,4,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 4,9,11,14-tetraene, 4,9,11,15-tetraene,4,9,11,16-tetraene, 4,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 4,9(11),12,15-tetraene,4,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 4,11,13(17),14-tetraene,4,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 4,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 4,12,14,16-tetraene,5,7,9,11-tetraene, 5,7,9,12-tetraene, 5,7,9,13(17)-tetraene,5,7,9,14-tetraene, 5,7,9,15-tetraene, 5,7,9,16-tetraene,5,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5,8,11,14-tetraene, 5,8,11,15-tetraene,5,8,11,16-tetraene, 5,8(14),9,11-tetraene, 5,8(14),9,12-tetraene,5,8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene, 5,8(14),9,15-tetraene, 5,8(14),9,16-tetraene,5,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5,9,11,14-tetraene, 5,9,11,15-tetraene,5,9,11,16-tetraene, 5,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 5,9(11),12,15-tetraene,5,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 5,11,13(17),14-tetraene,5,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 5,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 5,12,14,16-tetraene,5,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5,8,11,14-tetraene, 5,8,11,15-tetraene,5,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5,9,11,14-tetraene, 5,9,11,15-tetraene,5,9,11,16-tetraene, 5,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 5,9(11),12,15-tetraene,5,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 5,11,13(17),14-tetraene,5,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 5,11,13(17),16-tetraene, 5,12,14,16-tetraene,5(10),8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5(10),8,11,14-tetraene,5(10),8,11,15-tetraene, 5(10),8,11,16-tetraene,5(10),8(14),9,11-tetraene, 5(10),8(14),9,12-tetraene,5(10),8(14),9,13(17)-tetraene, 5(10), 8(14),9,15-tetraene,5(10),8(14),9,16-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,13(17)-tetraene,5(10),9,11,14-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,15-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,16-tetraene,5(10),9(11),12,14-tetraene, 5(10),9(11),12,15-tetraene,5(10),9(11),12,16-tetraene, 5(10),11,13(17),14-tetraene,5(10),11,13(17),15-tetraene, 5(10),11,13(17),16-tetraene,5(10),12,14,16-tetraene, 5(10),8,11,13(17)-tetraene,5(10),8,11,14-tetraene, 5(10),8,11,15-tetraene,5(10),9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,14-tetraene,5(10),9,11,15-tetraene, 5(10),9,11,16-tetraene,5(10),9(11),12,14-tetraene, 5(10),9(11),12,15-tetraene,5(10),9(11),12,16-tetraene, 5(10),11,13(17),14-tetraene,5(10),11,13(17),15-tetraene, 5(10),11,13(17),16-tetraene,5(10),12,14,16-tetraene, 6,8,11,13(17)-tetraene, 6,8,11,14-tetraene,6,8,11,15-tetraene, 6,8,11,16-tetraene, 6,9,11,13(17)-tetraene,6,9,11,14-tetraene, 6,9,11,15-tetraene, 6,9,11,16-tetraene,6,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 6,9(11),12,15-tetraene, 6,9(11),12,16-tetraene,6,11,13(17),14-tetraene, 6,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 6,12,14,16-tetraene,7,9,11,13(17)-tetraene, 7,9,11,14-tetraene, 7,9,11,15-tetraene,7,9,11,16-tetraene, 7,9(11),12,14-tetraene, 7,9(11),12,15-tetraene,7,9(11),12,16-tetraene, 8,11,13(17),14-tetraene,8,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 8(14),9,11,13(17)-tetraene,8(14),9,11,15-tetraene, 8(14),9,11,16-tetraene, 9,11,13(17),14-tetraene,9,11,13(17),15-tetraene, 11),12,14,16-tetraene,11,13(17),14,16-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),6,8-pentaene,1,3,5(10),6,9(11)-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),6,11-pentaene,1,3,5(10),6,12-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),6,13(17)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),6,14-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),6,15-pentaene,1,3,5(10),6,16-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),7,9(11)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),7,11-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),7,12-pentaene,1,3,5(10),7,13(17)-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),7,14-pentaene,1,3,5(10),7,15-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),7,16-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8,11-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8,12-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8,13(17)-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8,14-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8,15-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8,16-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8(14),9(11)-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8(14),11-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8(14),12-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8(14),13(17)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),8(14),15-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),8(14),16-pentaene,1,3,5(10),9(11),12-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),9(11),13(17)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),9(11),14-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),9(11),15-pentaene,1,3,5(10),9(11),16-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),11,13(17)-pentaene,1,3,5(10),11,14-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),11,15-pentaene,1,3,5(10),11,16-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),12,14-pentaene,1,3,5(10),12,15-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),12,16-pentaene,1,3,5(10),13(17),14-pentaene, 1,3,5(10),13(17),15-pentaene or a1,3,5(10),14,16-pentaene androstene or, when no double bond is presentat the 5-position, an androstane, an androstene, a 5β-androstene or a5β-androstene.

75. The method of embodiment 72, 73 or 74 wherein no double bond ispresent at the 10- or 13-positions and R⁵ and R⁶ respectively are in theα,α, α,β, β,α or β, β configuration and (1) R⁵ and R⁸ are optionallyboth —CH₃ or are optionally selected from —H, —CH₃—CCH, —CCCH₃, —CH₂OHand C1-6 optionally substituted alkyl or (2) R⁵ and R⁶ are both in theβ-configuration and R⁵ and R⁶ are optionally both —H, —CH₃, —CH₂OH orC1-6 optionally substituted alkyl or (3) R⁵ is —CH₃, —C₂H₅ or C1-6optionally substituted alkyl and R⁶ is —H, —F, —Cl, —OH, —SH, —NH₂,—NHR^(PR) or C1-C6 optionally substituted alkyl.

76. The method of embodiment 72, 73, 74 or 75 wherein R¹⁰ (if present)at the 5, 8, 9 and 14-positions respectively are (1) —H, —H, —H, —H; (2)—H, —H, halogen (—F, —Cl, —Br or —I), —H; (3) —H, —H, —H, —OH; (4) —H,—H, halogen (—F, —Cl, —Br or —I), —OH; (5) -optionally substituted alkyl(e.g., —CH₃, —CH₂OH, —CH₂O—C(O)—C1-6 optionally substituted alkyl,—C₂H₅), —H, —H, —H; (6) -optionally substituted alkyl (e.g., —CH₃,—CH₂OH, —CH₂O—C(O)—C1-6 optionally substituted alkyl, —C₂H₅), —H,halogen (—F, —Cl, —Br or —I), —H; (7)-optionally substituted alkyl(e.g., —CH₃, —CH₂OH, —CH₂O—C(O)—C1-6 optionally substituted alkyl,—C₂H₅), —H, —H, —OH; (8)-acyl (e.g., —C(O)—(CH₂)₀₋₄—CH₃), —H, —H, —H;(9)-ester (e.g., acetoxy or propionoxy), —H, —H, —H; (10)-ether (e.g.,—O—(CH₂)₀₋₄—CH₃), —H, —H, —H; (11)-ester (e.g., acetoxy, propionoxy,—O—C(O)—(CH₂)₁₋₆—H), —H, halogen (e.g., —F, —Cl, —Br), —H; (12)-ester(e.g., acetoxy or propionoxy), —H, —H, —OH; (13) —H, —H, —H, -acyl(e.g., —C(O)—(CH₂)₀₋₄—CH₃); (14) —H, —H, —H, -ester (e.g., acetoxy orpropionoxy); or (15) —H, —H, —H, -ether (e.g., —O—(CH₂)₀₋₄—CH₃, —OCH₃,—OC₂H₅, —OCH₂OH, —OCH₂F, —OCH₂Br, —OCH₂COOH, —OCH₂NH₂, —OCH₂CH₂OH,—OCH₂CH₂F, —OCH₂CH₂Br, —OCH₂CH₂COOH or —OCH₂CH₂NH₂).

77. The method of embodiment 72, 73, 74, 75 or 76 wherein R⁷ is —S—,—S(O)(O)—, —NH—, —NCH₃—, ═N—, —CH₂—, —CHOH—, —CH(R¹⁰)—, —CR⁴³(α-ester)-,—CR⁴³(β-ester)-, —CR⁴³(α-ether)-, —CR⁴³(β-ether)-, —CR⁴³(α-C1-C8alkoxy)-, —CR⁴³(β-C1-C8 alkoxy)-, —CH(α-halogen)-, —CH(β-halogen)-,—C(halogen)₂—, —C(R₁₀)₂—C(R₁₀)₂—, —O—C(R₁₀)₂—, —O—, —S—, —O—CH₂—,—NH—CH₂—, —S—CH₂— or —NH—C(R₁₀)₂—, where R⁴³ is —H or a C-linked moietysuch as optionally substituted alkyl or —CN, where the R¹⁰ moiety ispresent in the α-configuration or the β-configuration and the alkoxygroup is optionally selected from —OCH₃, —OC₂H₅ and —OC₃H₇ and thehalogen atom is —F, —Cl, —Br or —I.

78. The method of embodiment 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 or 77 wherein R⁸ isabsent —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NH—, —NCH₃—, ═N—, —CH₂—, —CF₂—, —CH(α-OH)—,—CH(β-OH)—, —CH(α-R¹⁰)—, —CH(β-R¹⁰)—, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, —C(NOH)—,—CR⁴³(α-OH)—, —CR⁴³(β-OH)—, —CR⁴³(α-OCH₃)—, —CR⁴³(β-OCH₃)—,—CR⁴³(α-SH)—, —CR⁴³(β-SH)—, —CR⁴³(α-SCH₃)-, —CR⁴³(β-SCH₃)—,—CR⁴³(α-O-optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CR⁴³(β-O-optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CR⁴³(α-S-optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CR⁴³(β-S-optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-halogen)-, —CH(α-halogen)-, —CR⁴³(α-NH—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl )-,—CR⁴³(β-NH—C(O)—C1—C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CR⁴³(α-NH—C(O)—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CR⁴³(β-NH—C(O)—O—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CR⁴³(α-NH—C(O)—O—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-, or R⁸ is absent,where R⁴³ is —H or a C-linked moiety such as optionallysubstituted-alkyl or —CN, the O— or S-optionally substituted alkyl groupis optionally selected from —O—CH₃, —O—C₂H₅,—O—C₃H₇, —S—CH₃, —S—C₂H₅ and—S—C₃H₇ and the halogen atom is —F, —Cl, —Br or —I.

79. The method of embodiment 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77 or 78 wherein (i) R⁹is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NH—, —NCH₃—, ═N—, ═C(OCH₃)—, ═C(O—C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl)-, ═C(S—C1-C8 optionally substitutedalkyl)-, ═C(NH—C1-8 optionally substituted alkyl)-, ═C(N(C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl)₂)-, —CH₂—, —CF₂—, —CR⁴³(α-OH)—,—CR⁴³(β-OH)—, —CR⁴³(α-SH)—, —CR⁴³(β-SH)—, —CR⁴³(α-R¹⁰)—, —CR⁴³(β-R¹⁰)—,—CR⁴³(β-ester)-, —CR⁴³(α-ester)-, —CR⁴³(β-thioester)-,—CR⁴³(α-thioester)-, —CR⁴³(β-ether)-, —CR⁴³(α-ether)-,—CR⁴³(β-thioether)-, —CR⁴³(α-thioether)-, —CR⁴³(β-O—C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CR⁴³(β-O—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CR⁴³(β-S—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CR⁴³(α-S—C1-C8optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CR⁴³(β-NH—C1-C8 optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —CR⁴³(α-NH—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CR⁴³(β-NH—C(O)—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CR⁴³(α-NH—C(O)—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CR⁴³(β-NH—C(O)—O—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CR⁴³(α-NH—C(O)—O—C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-halogen)-or —CH(α-halogen)- or R⁹ is absent, and/or (ii) no double bond ispresent at the 9-position and R¹⁰ at the 9-position is —H, —F, —Cl, —Br,—CH₃, —C₂H₅, —CH₂OH, —CH₂SH, —CH₂NH₂, —CH₂NHCH₃, —CH₂NHC₂H₅,—CH₂N(CH₃)₂, —CH₂N(C₂H₅)₂, or C1-C8 optionally substituted alkyl, whereR⁴³ is —H or a C-linked moiety such as optionally substituted alkyl or—CN, the optionally substituted alkyl group is optionally selected from—OCH₃, —OC₂H₅ and —OC₃H₇, the halogen atom is —F, —Cl, —Br or —and eachoptionally substituted alkyl is the same or different.

80. The method of embodiment 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 or 79 whereinR¹¹ is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NH—, —NCH₃—, ═N—, ═C(O—C1-C8 optionallysubstituted alkyl), ═C(OCH₃)—, —CH₂—, —CF₂—, —NR¹⁰—, —C(O)—, —CF₂—,—C(CH₃)₂—, —CR⁴³(α-OH)—, —CR⁴³(β-OH)—, —CR⁴³(α-SH)—, —CR⁴³(β-SH)—,—CR⁴³(β-NH₂)—, —CR⁴³(β-NH₂)—, —CH(α-F)—, —CH(β-F)—, —CH(α-Br)—,—CH(β-Br)—, —CR⁴³(α-ester)—, —CR⁴³(β-ester)—, —CR⁴³(α-thioester)—,—CR⁴³(β-thioester)—, —CR⁴³(α-NH-optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CR⁴³(β-NH-optionally substituted alkyl)-, —C(N-optionally substitutedalkyl)₂-, —CR ⁴³(α-O-linked moiety)-, —CR⁴³(β-O-linked moiety)-,—CR⁴³(α-S-linked moiety)—, —CR⁴³(β-S-linked moiety)-, —CR⁴³(α-N-linkedmoiety)-, —CR⁴³(β-N-linked moiety)-, —CR⁴³(α-O-linked polymer)-,—CR⁴³(β-O-linked polymer)-, —CR⁴³(α-S-linked polymer)-, —CR⁴³(β-S-linkedpolymer)-, —CR⁴³(α-N-linked polymer)-, —CR⁴³(α-N-linked polymer)-,—CR⁴³(α-monosaccharide)-, —CR⁴³(β-monosaccharide)-, —CR⁴³(α-carbonate)-,—CR⁴³(β-carbonate)-, —CR⁴³(α-carbamate)-, —CR⁴³(β-carbamate)-,—CR⁴³(α-amino acid)-, —CR⁴³(β-amino acid)-, —C(optionally substitutedalkyl)₂—, —CH(α-C1-8 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-C1-8optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(C1-8 optionally substituted alkyl)₂—where each optionally substituted alkyl is the same or different,—CH(α-R¹⁰)—, —CH(β-R¹⁰)—, —CH(β-ester)-, —CH(α-ester)-, —CR⁴³(β-C1-8alkoxy)-, —CR⁴³(α-C1-8 alkoxy)-, —CH(β-halogen)-, —CH(α-halogen)- or—C(halogen)₂-, or R¹¹ is absent, where R⁴³ is —H or a C-linked moietysuch as optionally substituted alkyl or —CN, R¹⁰ in the —NR¹⁰-moietyoptionally is —H, optionally substituted alkyl or a protecting group,optionally substituted alkyl groups are the same or different andoptionally substituted alkyl groups optionally comprise moieties having1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 carbon atoms, each halogen isthe same or different, the alkoxy group is optionally selected from—OCH₃, —OC₂H₅ and —OC₃H₇ and the halogen atom is —F, —Cl, —Br or —I.

81. The method of embodiment 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 or 80wherein no double bond is present at the 17-position, R⁴ in theβ-configuration is an O-linked moiety, an S-linked moiety or an N-linkedmoiety and R⁴ in the α-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety, or bothR⁴ are a double bonded moiety such as ═O, ═S, ═NOH or ═C-optionallysubstituted alkyl.

82. The method of embodiment 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 or 81wherein no double bond is present at the 3-position, R¹ in theβ-configuration is an O-linked moiety, an S-linked moiety or an N-linkedmoiety and R¹ in the α-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety, or bothR¹ are a double bonded moiety such as ═O, ═S, ═NOH or ═C-optionallysubstituted alkyl.

83. The method of embodiment 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81 or82 wherein no double bond is present at the 16-position, R³ in theα-configuration is an O-linked moiety, an S-linked moiety, an N-linkedmoiety or a halogen and R³ in the β-configuration is —H, a halogen or aC-linked moiety, or both R³ are a double bonded moiety such as ═O, ═S,═NOH or ═C-optionally substituted alkyl.

84. The method of embodiment 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82or 83 wherein no double bond is present at the 7-position, R² in theα-configuration is an O-linked moiety, an S-linked moiety or an N-linkedmoiety and R² in the α-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety, or bothR² are a double bonded moiety such as ═O, ═S, ═NOH or ═C-optionallysubstituted alkyl.

85. The method of embodiment 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 or 79 wherein nodouble bond is present at the 17-position, R⁴ in the α-configuration isan O-linked moiety, an S-linked moiety or an N-linked moiety and R⁴ inthe α-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety.

86. The method of embodiment 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 or 85wherein no double bond is present at the 3-position, R¹ in theα-configuration is an O-linked moiety, an S-linked moiety or an N-linkedmoiety and R¹ in the β-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety.

87. The method of embodiment 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 85 or 86wherein no double bond is present at the 16-position, R³ in theβ-configuration is an O-linked moiety, an S-linked moiety or an N-linkedmoiety and R³ in the α-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety.

88. The method of embodiment 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 85, 86 or87 wherein no double bond is present at the 7-position, R² in theα-configuration is an O-linked moiety, an S-linked moiety or an N-linkedmoiety and R² in the β-configuration is —H or a C-linked moiety.

89. A compound having the structure

a metabolic precursor, a metabolite, salt, ionized form or tautomerthereof, wherein the dotted lines are optional double bonds; each eachR¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ independently or together are —H, —OH,—OR^(PR), —SR^(PR), —SH, —N(R^(PR))₂, —NHR^(PR), —NH₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃,—CHO, —CHS, —CN, —SCN, —NO₂, —N₃, —COOH, —COOR^(PR), —OSO₃H, —OSO₂H,—OPO₃H₂, ═O, ═S, ═N—OH, ═N—OCH₃, ═CH₂, ═CH—CH₃, ═CH-optionallysubstituted alkyl, ester, thioester, thionoester, phosphoester,phosphothioester, phosphonate, phosphonate ester, thiophosphonate,thiophosphonate ester, phosphiniester, sulfite ester, sulfate ester,sulfamate, sulfonate, sulfonamide, amide, amino acid, peptide, ether,thioether, acyl, thioacyl, carbonate, carbamate, halogen, optionallysubstituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionallysubstituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substitutedheteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substitutedmonosaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide, polymer, spiroring, epoxide, acetal, thioacetal, ketal or a thioketal, ═N—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═N-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂ where eachoptionally substituted alkyl is independently selected, or, one or moreof two adjacent R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ comprise an independentlyselected epoxide or optionally substituted cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl ring; R⁷ is —O—, —S—, —NR^(PR)—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—C(R¹⁰)₂—or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, where each R¹⁰ is independently selected; R⁸ andR⁹ independently are —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—S—, —S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —NR^(PR)— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, or one or both of R⁸or R⁹ independently are absent, leaving a 5-membered ring, where eachR¹⁰ is independently selected; R¹¹ is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NR^(PR)—,—CH₂—, —CHR¹⁰—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, where each R¹⁰ isindependently selected; R¹³ independently is C₁₋₆ alkyl; R^(PR)independently are —H or a protecting group; and one or two of the 1-,4-, 6- and 12-positions is optionally substituted with 1 or 2independently selected R¹⁰ moieties, wherein the compound contains one,two or more of the following structural features: (1) R⁷, R⁸, R⁹ or R¹¹is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NH—, —NR^(PR)—, —NH(C(O)O—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —NH(C(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—N(C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —NH(O—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, ═N—, and one or both R² are not —H, (2) R⁷, R⁸, R⁹or R¹¹ is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NH—, —NR^(PR)—, —NH(C(O)O—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, —NH(C(O)—C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —N(C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —NH(O—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, ═N—, and one or both R³ are not —H, (3)R⁴ in the β-configuration is —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —N(R^(PR))₂, —SR^(PR),—SH, —N(C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-C(O)-optionally substitutedalkyl), —N(C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-C(O)—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —NH—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl),—NH—C(O)—O-optionally substituted alkyl, an N-linked amino acid, anN-linked peptide, an N-linked polymer or an S-linked polymer and R⁴ inthe α-configuration is —H, a C-linked moiety such as C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl, C2-C10 optionally substituted alkenyl, C2-C10optionally substituted alkynyl, acyl, thioacyl, or —CN, (4) R⁴ in theα-configuration is —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —N(R^(PR))₂, —SR^(PR), —SH,—N(C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-C(O)-optionally substitutedalkyl), —N(C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-C(O)—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —NH—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl),—NH—C(O)-O-optionally substituted alkyl, an N-linked amino acid, anN-linked peptide, an N-linked polymer or an S-linked polymer and R⁴ inthe β-configuration is —H, a C-linked moiety such as C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl, C2-C10 optionally substituted alkenyl, C2-C10optionally substituted alkynyl, acyl, thioacyl, or —CN, (5) R¹ in theβ-configuration is —NH₂, —NHR^(PR), —N(R^(PR))₂,—SR^(PR), —SH, —N(C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl),—N(C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-C(O)—O-optionally substitutedalkyl, —NH—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl), —NH—C(O)—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, an N-linked amino acid, an N-linked peptide, anN-linked polymer or an S-linked polymer and R¹ in the α-configuration is—H, a C-linked moiety such as C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl,C2-C10 optionally substituted alkenyl, C2-C10 optionally substitutedalkynyl, acyl, thioacyl, or —CN, (6) R¹ in the α-configuration is —NH₂,—NHR^(PR), —N(R^(PR))₂, SR^(PR), —SH, —N(C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)-C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl), —N(C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-C(O)F—O-optionally substituted alkyl,—NH—C(O)-optionally substituted alkyl), —NH—C(O)-O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, an N-linked amino acid, an N-linked peptide, anN-linked polymer or an S-linked polymer and R¹ in the β-configuration is—H, a C-linked moiety such as C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl,C2-C10 optionally substituted alkenyl, C2-C10 optionally substitutedalkynyl, C-linked heterocycle, acyl, thioacyl, or —CN, or (7) thecompound is a compound or genus of compounds described herein, e.g., ina compound group described herein such as group 1, group 2, group 3,group 4, group 5, group 6, group 29, group 30, group 31, group 32, group44, group 47, group 51 or group 57, or (8) the compound is a a 1-ene,2-ene, 3-ene, 4-ene, 5-ene, 5(10)-ene, 6-ene, 7-ene, 8(9)-ene,8(14)-ene, 9(10)-ene, 9(11)-ene, 11-ene, 14-ene, 15-ene, 16-ene,1,3-diene, 1,4-diene, 1,5-diene, 1,6-diene, 1,7-diene, 1,8(9)-diene,1,8(14)-diene, 1,9(11)-diene, 1,11-diene, 1,15-diene, 1,16-diene,2,4-diene, 2,5-diene, 2,5(10)-diene, 2,6-diene, 2,7-diene, 2,8(9)-diene,2,8(14)-diene, 2,11-diene, 2,14-diene, 2,15-diene, 2,16-diene,3,11-diene, 4,6-diene, 4,11-diene, 4,8(9)-diene, 3,5-diene, 3,6-diene,3,7-diene, 3,8(9)-diene, 3,8(14)-diene, 3,9(10)-diene, 3,9(11)-diene,3,11-diene, 3,14-diene, 3,15-diene, 3,16-diene, 4,6-diene, 4,7-diene,4,8(9)-diene, 4,8(14)-diene, 4,9(11)-diene, 4,11-diene, 4,12-diene,4,15-diene, 4,16-diene, 5,7-diene, 5,11-diene, 5,8(9)-diene,5,8(14)-diene, 5,9(11)-diene, 5,15-diene, 5(10),14-diene,5(10),15-diene, 5(10),16-diene, 5(6),16-diene, 5(10),16-diene, 5(10),11-diene, 6,9(11)-diene, 7,9(11)-diene, 15,9(11)-diene, 16,9(11)-diene,11,14-diene, 11,15-diene, 11,16-diene, 1,3,5-triene, 1,3,6-triene,1,3,7-triene, 1,3,11-triene, 1,3,12-triene, 1,3,15-triene,1,3,16-triene, 1,3,8(9)-triene, 1,3,9(11)-triene, 1,4,6-triene,1,4,8(9)-triene, 1,4,8(14)-triene, 1,4,7-triene, 1,4,11-triene,1,4,15-triene, 1,4,16-triene, 1,5,7-triene, 1,5,11-triene,1,5,15-triene, 1,8(9),15-triene, 1,8(14),15-triene, 1,5,15-triene,1,5,16-triene, 1,8,15-triene, 1,8(9),15-triene, 1,5,7-triene,2,5,7-triene, 3,5,7-triene, 5,7,9-triene, 5,7,9(11)-triene,5,7,11-triene, 5,7,12-triene, 5,7,13(17)-triene, 5,7,14-triene,5,7,15-triene, 5,7,16-triene, 1,3,7,15-tetraene, 1,4,7,15-tetraene,1,5,7,15-tetraene, 1,3,7,16-tetraene, 1,4,7,16-tetraene,1,5,7,16-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),7-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),8(9)-tetraene,1,3,5(10),8(14)-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),9(11)-tetraene,1,3,5(10),11-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),12-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),13(17)-tetraene,1,3,5(10),14-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),15-tetraene, 1,3,5(10),16-tetraene,1,3,8(9),15-tetraene, 1,4,8(9),15-tetraene, 1,5,8(9),15-tetraene,1,3,8(9),16-tetraene, 1,4,8(9),16-tetraene or 1,5,8(9),16-tetraene, (9)one, two or more of R⁷, R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NH—,═N—, —NR^(PR)—, —N(C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, and the1-position is —CH(β-halogen)-, —CH(β-NH₂)—, —CH(β-C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-OH)—, —CH(β-OR^(PR))—, —CH(β-O—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-NH—C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —CH(β-S—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(β-OC(O)—C1-C10.optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-SC(O)—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-OC(O)—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-NH—C(O)—C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —CH(β-NH—C(O)— O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(β-O-optionally substituted monosaccharide)-, —CH(β-O-optionallysubstituted disaccharide)-, —CH(β-O-optionally substitutedoligosaccharide)-, —CH(β-O—C(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-halogen)-, —CH(α-NH₂)—, —CH(α-C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —CH(α-OH)—, —CH(α-OR^(PR))—, —CH(α-O—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-NH—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-S—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-OC(O)—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-SC(O)—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-OC(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-NH—C(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-NH—C(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-O-optionally substituted monosaccharide)-, —CH(α-O-optionallysubstituted disaccharide)-, —CH(α-O-optionally substitutedoligosaccharide)-, —CH(α-O—C(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(O)—, —C(S)—, —C(═CH₂)—, —CF₂—, —CCl₂—, —CBr₂—, —Cl₂—, —C(═NOH)—,—C(═N—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —C(═N—O—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —C(α-C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)(β-OH)—,—C(β-C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)(α-OH)—, —C(α-CCH)(β-OH)—,—C(β-CCH)(α-OH)—, —C(α-CH₃)(β-OH)—, —C(β-CH₃)(α-OH)—,—C(α-CH₃)(β-O—C(O)CH₃)—, —C(β-CH₃)(α-O—C(O)CH₃)—,—C(α-CH₃)(β-O—C(O)CF₃)—, —C(β-CH₃)(α-O—C(O)CF₃)—,—C(α-C₂H₅)(β-O—C(O)CH₃)—, —C(β-C₂H₅)(α-O—C(O)CH₃)—, —C(α-C₂H₅)(β-OH)—,—C(β-C₂H₅)(α-OH)—, —C(α-C₂H₄OH)(β-OH)—, —C(β-C₂H₄OH)(α-OH)—,—C(α-CH₃)(β-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(β-CH₃)(α-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(α-CCH)(β-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(β-CCH)(α-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, ═C(R¹⁰)—,—CH(α-R¹⁰)—, —CH(β-R¹⁰)— or —C(α-R¹⁰ )(β-R¹⁰)—, where each R¹⁰independently are is a variable group moiety disclosed herein, (10) onetwo or more of R⁷, R⁸, R⁹ and R¹¹ is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NH—, ═N—,—NR^(PR)—, —N(C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, and the 4-positionis —CH(β-halogen)-, —CH(β-NH₂)—, —CH(β-C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —CH(β-OH)—, —CH(β-OR^(PR))—, —CH(β-O—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-NH—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(β-S—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-OC(O)—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-SC(O)—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-OC(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(β-NH—C(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(β-NH—C(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(β-O-optionally substituted monosaccharide)-, —CH(β-O-optionallysubstituted disaccharide)-, —CH(β-O-optionally substitutedoligosaccharide)-, —CH(β-O—C(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-halogen)-, —CH(α-NH₂)—, —CH(α-C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —CH(α-OH)—, —CH(α-OR^(PR))—, —CH(α-O—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-NH—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-S—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-OC(O)—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-SC(O)—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-OC(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-NH—C(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-NH—C(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-O-optionally substituted monosaccharide)-, —CH(α-O—C(O)—O—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, —C(═CH₂)—, —CF₂—,—CCl₂—, —CBr₂—, —Cl₂—, —C(CH₃)₂—, —C(C₂H₅)₂—, —C(CH₂OH)₂—, —C(C₂H₄OH)₂—,—C(CH₂SH)₂—, —C(C₂H₄SH)₂—, —C(═NOH)—, —C(═N—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —C(═N—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(α-C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)(β-OH)—, —C(β-C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)(α-OH)—, —C(α-CCH)(β-OH)—, —C(β-CCH)(α-OH)—,—C(α-CH₃)(β-OH)—, —C(β-CH₃)(α-OH)—,—C(α-CH₃)(β-O—C(O)CH₃)—,—C(β-CH₃)(α-O—C(O)CH₃)—,—C(α-CH₃)(β-O—C(O)CF₃)—, —C(β-CH₃)(α-O—C(O)CF₃)—,—C(α-C₂H₅)(β-O—C(O)CH₃)—, —C(β-C₂H₅)(α-O—C(O)CH₃)—, —C(α-C₂H₅)(β-OH)—,—C(β-C₂H₅)(α-OH)—, —C(α-C₂H₄OH)(β-OH)—, —C(β-C₂H₄OH)(α-OH)—,—C(α-CH₃)(β-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(β-CH₃)(α-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(α-CCH)(β-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(β-CCH)(α-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,═C(R¹⁰)—,—CH(α-R¹⁰)—, —CH(β-R¹⁰)— or —C(α-R¹⁰)(β-R¹⁰)—, where each R¹⁰independently are is a variable group moiety disclosed herein, (11) onetwo or more of R⁷, R⁸, R⁹ and R¹¹ is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NH—, ═N—,—NR^(PR)—, —N(C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, and the 6-positionis —CH(β-halogen)-, —CH(β-NH₂)—, —CH(β-C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —CH(β-OH)—, —CH(β-OR^(PR))—, —CH(β-O—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-NH—C1-C110 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(β-S—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-OC(O)—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-SC(O)—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-OC(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(β-NH—C(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(β-NH—C(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(β-O-optionally substituted monosaccharide)-, —CH(β-O-optionallysubstituted disaccharide)-, —CH(β-O-optionally substitutedoligosaccharide)-, —CH(β-O—C(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-halogen)-, —CH(α-NH₂)—, —CH(α-C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —CH(α-OH)—, —CH(α-OR^(PR))—, —CH(α-O—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-NH—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-S—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-OC(O)—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-SC(O)—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-OC(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-NH—C(O)—C(O)C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-NH—C(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-O-optionally substituted monosaccharide)-, —CH(α-O-optionallysubstituted disaccharide)-, —CH(α-O-optionally substitutedoligosaccharide)-, —CH(α-O—C(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(O)—, —C(S)—, —C(═CH₂)—, —CF₂—, —CCl₂—, —CBr₂—, —Cl₂—, —C(CH₃)₂—,—C(C₂H₅)₂—, —C(CH₂OH)₂—, —C(C₂H₄OH)₂—, —C(CH₂SH)₂—, —C(C₂H₄SH)₂—,—C(═NOH)—, —C(═N—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —C(═N—O—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, —C(α-C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)(β-OH)—, —C(β-C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)(α-OH)—,—C(α-CCH)(β-OH)—, —C(β-CCH)(α-OH)—, —C(α-CH₃)(β-OH)—, —C(β-CH₃)(α-OH)—,—C(α-CH₃)(β-O—C(O)CH₃)—,—C(β-CH₃)(α-O—C(O)CH₃)—,—C(α-CH₃)(β-O—C(O)CF₃)—, —C(β-CH₃)(α-O—C(O)CF₃)—,—C(α-C₂H₅)(β-O—C(O)CH₃)—, —C(β-C₂H₅)(α-O—C(O)CH₃)—, —C(α-C₂H₅)(β-OH)—,—C(β-C₂H₅)(α-OH)—, —C(α-C₂H₄OH)(β-OH)—, —C(β-C₂H₄OH)(α-OH)—,—C(α-CH₃)(β-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(β-CH₃)(α-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(α-CCH)(β-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(β-CCH)(α-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,═C(R¹⁰)—,—CH(α-R¹⁰)—, —CH(β-R¹⁰)— or —C(α-R¹⁰)(β-R¹⁰)—, where each R¹⁰independently are is a variable group moiety disclosed wherein, (12) onetwo or more of R⁷, R⁸, R⁹ and R¹¹ is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NH—, ═N—,—NR^(PR)—, —N(C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, and the 12-positionis —CH(β-halogen)-, —CH(β-NH₂)—, —CH(β-C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —CH(—OH)—, —CH(β-OR^(PR))—, —CH(β-O—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-NH—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(β-S—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-OC(O)—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-SC(O)—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(β-OC(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(β-NH—C(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(β-NH—C(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(β-O-optionally substituted monosaccharide)-, —CH(β-O-optionallysubstituted disaccharide)-, —CH(β-O-optionally substitutedoligosaccharide)-, —CH(β-O—C(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-halogen)-, —CH(α-NH₂)—, —CH(α-C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)-, —CH(α-OH)—, —CH(α-OR^(PR))—, —CH(α-O—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-NH—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-S—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-OC(O)—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-SC(O)—C1-C10 optionallysubstituted alkyl)-, —CH(α-OC(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-NH—C(O)—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-NH—C(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—CH(α-O-optionally substituted monosaccharide)-, —CH(α-O-optionallysubstituted disaccharide)-, —CH(α-O-optionally substitutedoligosaccharide)-, —CH(α-O—C(O)—O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(O)—, —C(S)—, —C(═CH₂)—, —CF₂—, —CCl₂—, —CBr₂—, —Cl₂—, —C(CH₃)₂—,—C(C₂H₅)₂—, —C(CH₂OH)₂—, —C(C₂H₄OH)₂—, —C(CH₂SH)₂—, —C(C₂H₄SH)₂—,—C(═NOH)—, —C(═N—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-, —C(═N—O—C1-C10optionally substituted alkyl)-, —C(α-C1-C10 optionally substitutedalkyl)(β-OH)—, —C(β-C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)(α-OH)—,—C(α-CCH)(β-OH)—, —C(β-CCH)(α-OH)—, —C(α-CH₃)(β-OH)—, —C(β-CH₃)(α-OH)—,—C(α-CH₃)(β-O—C(O)CH₃)—,—C(β-CH₃)(α-O—C(O)CH₃)—,—C(α-CH₃)(β-O—C(O)CF₃)—, —C(β-CH₃)(α-O—C(O)CF₃)—,—C(α-C₂H₅)(β-O—C(O)CH₃)—, —C(β-C₂H₅)(α-O—C(O)CH₃)—, —C(α-C₂H₅)(β-OH)—,—C(β-C₂H₅)(α-OH)—, —C(α-C₂H₄OH)(β-OH)—, —C(β-C₂H₄OH)(α-OH)—,—C(α-CH₃)(β-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(β-CH₃)(α-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(α-CCH)(β-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,—C(β-CCH)(α-O—C1-C10 optionally substituted alkyl)-,═C(R¹⁰)—,—CH(α-R¹⁰)—, —CH(β-R¹⁰)— or —C(α-R¹⁰)(β-R¹⁰)—, where each R¹⁰independently are is a variable group moiety disclosed herein; (13) R⁸is —S—, —NR¹⁰— or —O—, a double bond is present at the 5(10) positionand optionally at one or two of the 1-, 2-, 6-, 7-11-, 12-, 15- or16-positions, R¹ in dependently or together are —H, —OH, —OR^(PR),—SR^(PR), —SH, —N(R^(PR))₂, —NHR^(PR), —NH₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO, —CHS,—CN, —SCN, —NO₂, —N₃, —COOH, —COOR^(PR), —OSO₃H, —OSO₂H, —OPO₃H₂, ═O,═S, ═N—OH, ═N—OCH₃, ═CH₂, ═CH—CH₃, ═CH-optionally substituted alkyl,ester, thioester, thionoester, phosphoester, phosphothioester,phosphonate, phosphonate ester, thiophosphonate, thiophosphonate ester,phosphiniester, sulfite ester, sulfate ester, sulfamate, sulfonate,sulfonamide, amide, amino acid, peptide, ether, thioether, acyl,thioacyl, carbonate, carbamate, halogen, optionally substituted alkyl,optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substitutedmonosaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide, polymer, spiroring, epoxide, acetal, thioacetal, ketal or a thioketal, ═N-O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═N-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH—optionallysubstituted alkyl, —N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂ where eachoptionally substituted alkyl is independently selected, or, one or moreof two adjacent R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁵ and R¹⁰ comprise an independentlyselected epoxide or optionally substituted cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl ring and R⁴ independently or together are —H,—OH, —OR^(PR), —SR^(PR), —SH, —N(R^(PR))₂, —NHR^(PR), —NH₂,—O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO, —CHS, —CN, —SCN, —NO₂, —ONO₂, —N₃, ——COOH,—COOR^(PR), —OSO₃H, —OSO₂H, —OPO₃H₂, ═O, ═S, ═N—OH, ═N—OCH₃, ═CH₂,═CH—CH₃, ═CH-optionally substituted alkyl, ester, thioester,thionoester, phosphoester, phosphothioester, phosphonate, phosphonateester, thiophosphonate, thiophosphonate ester, phosphiniester, sulfiteester, sulfate ester, sulfamate, sulfonate, sulfonamide, amide, aminoacid, peptide, ether, thioether, acyl, thioacyl, carbonate, carbamate,halogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionallysubstituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionallysubstituted monosaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide,polymer, spiro ring, epoxide, acetal, thioacetal, ketal or a thioketal,═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl, ═N-optionally substituted alkyl,—NH-optionally substituted alkyl, —N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂where each optionally substituted alkyl is independently selected; (14)R⁸ is —S—, —NR¹⁰— or —O—, a double bond is present at the 5(10) positionand optionally at one or two of the 1-, 2-, 6-, 7- 11-, 12-, 15- or16-positions, R³ independently or together are —H, —OH, —OR^(PR),—SR^(PR), —SH, —N(R^(PR))₂, —NHR^(PR), —NH₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO, —CHS,—CN, —SCN, —NO₂, —N₃, —COOH, —COOR^(PR), —OSO₃H, —OSO₂H, —OPO₃H₂, ═O,═S, ═N—OH, ═N—OCH₃, ═CH₂, ═CH—CH₃, ═CH-optionally substituted alkyl,═N-optionally substituted alkyl, ester, thioester, thionoester,phosphoester, phosphothioester, phosphonate, phosphonate ester,thiophosphonate, thiophosphonate ester, phosphiniester, sulfite ester,sulfate ester, sulfamate, suifonate, sulfonamide, amide, amino acid,peptide, ether, thioether, acyl, thioacyl, carbonate, carbamate,halogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionallysubstituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocycle, optionallysubstituted monosaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide,polymer, spiro ring, epoxide, acetal, thioacetal, ketal or a thioketal,═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl, ═N-optionally substituted alkyl,—NH-optionally substituted alkyl, —N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂where each optionally substituted alkyl is independently selected, or,one or more of two adjacent R³ and R⁴ comprise an independently selectedepoxide or optionally substituted cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentylor cyclohexyl ring, provided that both R³ are not —H; or (15) acombination of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more of the foregoing such as (1) and(3) or (1) and (4) or (1) and (5) or (1) and (6) or (1) and (7) or (1)and (8) or (2) and (3) or (2) and (4) or (2) and (5) or (2) and (6) or(2) and (7) or (2) and (8) or (1), (2) and (3) or (1), (2) and (4) or(1), (2) and (5) or (1), (2) and (6) or (1), (3) and (8) or (2), (3) and(8) or (1), (4) and (8) or (2), (4) and (8) or (1), (5) and (8) or (2),(5) and (8) or (1), (6) and (8) or (2), (6) and (8).

90. The compound of embodiment 89 wherein the compound is a compound ingroup 1 through group 57 as disclosed herein.

91. A formulation comprising one, two, three, four, five, six or moreexcipients and a compound of embodiment 89.

92. The formulation of embodiment 91 wherein the compound is a compoundin group 1 through group 57 as disclosed herein.

93. Use of a F1C or use of the compound or formulation of embodiment 89,90, 91 or 92 for the preparation of a medicament.

94. A method to treat, prevent or ameliorate a blood cell deficiency ina subject who has the blood cell deficiency or who may develop the bloodcell deficiency, comprising administering an effective amount of thecompound or formulation of embodiment 89, 90, 91 or 92 to the subject,optionally wherein the blood cell deficiency is thrombocytopenia,neutropenia or anemia.

95. The method of embodiment 94 wherein the blood cell deficiency iscaused by, or associated with, aging, renal failure, cancer, exposure toradiation, exposure to a chemotherapy, an autoimmune disorder or atrauma, optionally wherein the chemotherapy is a cancer chemotherapy, anantimicrobial therapy or a glucocorticoid therapy.

96. A method to treat, prevent or ameliorate an unwanted inflammationcondition in a subject who has the unwanted inflammation condition orwho may develop the unwanted inflammation condition, comprisingadministering an effective amount of a F1C or of the compound orpharmaceutical formulation of embodiment 89, 90, 91 or 92 to thesubject.

97. The method of embodiment 96 wherein the unwanted inflammationcondition is associated with an allergy, an asthma, cystic fibrosis, areperfusion-associated inflammation, a trauma or an obstructivepulmonary disease.

98. A method to treat, prevent or ameliorate a neurological disorder ina subject who has the neurological disorder or who may develop theneurological disorder, comprising administering an effective amount of aF1C or of the compound or formulation of embodiment 89, 90, 91 or 92 tothe subject.

99. The method of embodiment 98 wherein the neurological disorder isAlzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease,schizophrenia, impaired cognition or memory, depression or insomnia.

100. A method to treat, prevent or ameliorate a bone loss condition orosteoporosis in a subject who has the bone loss condition orosteoporosis or who may develop the bone loss condition or osteoporosis,comprising administering an effective amount of a F1C or of the compoundor formulation of embodiment 89, 90, 91 or 92 to the subject.

101. A method to treat, ameliorate or slow the progression ordevelopment of a cancer or precancer in a subject who has the cancer orprecancer or who may develop the cancer or precancer, comprisingadministering an effective amount of a F1C or of the compound orformulation of embodiment 89, 90, 91 or 92 to the subject.

102. The method of embodiment 101 wherein the cancer or precancer isbreast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, skin cancer,benign prostatic hyperplasia, myelodysplastic syndrome, actinickeratosis, endometriosis, Barrett's esophagus, leiomyoma, fibromyoma orbenign intestinal polyps.

103. A method to treat, prevent or ameliorate an infection in a subjectwho has the infection or who may develop the infection, comprisingadministering an effective amount of a F1C or of the compound orformulation of embodiment 89, 90, 91 or 92 to the subject.

104. The method of embodiment 103 wherein the infection is a bacterial,viral, parasite, yeast or fungal infection.

105. A method to treat, ameliorate or slow the progression ordevelopment of an autoimmune disease in a subject who has the autoimmunedisease or who may develop the autoimmune disease, comprisingadministering an effective amount of a F1C or of the compound orformulation of embodiment 89, 90, 91 or 92 to the subject.

106. The method of embodiment 105 wherein the autoimmune disease is asynovial disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis, an osteoarthritis,psoriatic arthritis, polyarthritis, autoimmune glomerulonephritis,myasthenia gravis, autoimmune thyroiditis, systemic lupus erythematosus,lupus erythematosus-related arthritis, discoid lupus erythematosus,subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus, autoimmune pulmonaryinflammation, an autoimmune skin or muscle condition, inflammatory boweldisease, regional enteritis, ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.

107. A method to increase the survival rate of a human or a non-humanprimate that has been exposed to a biological insult of about anLD_(50/30) or about an LD 50/60 to about an LD_(90/30) or about anLD_(90/60) comprising administering to the human or non-human primate aneffective amount of a compound or formulation of embodiment 89, 90, 91or 92.

108. The method of embodiment 107 wherein the biological insult isexposure to radiation optionally selected from one, two or more ofγ-radiation, X-radiation, α-radiation, β-radiation, positron radiation,cosmic radiation, fast neutrons and slow neutrons.

109. The method of embodiment 107 or 108 wherein the biological insultis exposure to about an LD_(50/30) or about an LD_(50/60).

110. The method of embodiment 107,108 or 109 wherein the human ornon-human primate receives no treatment or ameliorative treatment otherthan treatment with the compound or formulation. Ameliorative treatmentscan include one, two or more transfusions with whole blood, platelets,white blood cells or treatment with antibiotics, antiemetics or painrelievers.

111. The method of embodiment 107, 108, 109 or 110 wherein thebiological insult is exposure to radiation and the compound isadministered within about 15 minutes or about 30 minutes to about 2hours or about 4 hours or about 6 hours or about 8 hours or about 10hours or about 12 hours after the radiation exposure or after theinitiation of one, two, three or more radiation exposures that may occurover a period of at least about 15 minutes to about 1 hour or about 2hours or about 3 hours or about 4 hours or about 8 hours or about 12hours or about 16 hours or about 1 day or about 2 days.

112. The method of embodiment 107, 108, 109, 110 or 111 wherein thecompound is administered beginning within about 1 day after theradiation exposure and is continuously or intermittently administeredfor a period of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17, 18, 19 or 20 days.

113. The method of embodiment 107, 108, 109, 110, 111 or 112 wherein thecompound is (i) 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-17α-ethynylandrost-5-ene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-17α-methylandrost-5-ene, 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene,3β,17β-dihydroxy-17α-ethynylandrost-5-ene,3β-mercapto-17β-hydroxyandrost-5-ene,3β-mercapto-17β-hydroxyandrost-17α-ethynylandrost-5-ene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-5-ene,3,-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-177a-ethynylandrost-5-ene,3α-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-5-ene,3α-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-17α-ethynylandrost-5-ene,3β-hydroxy-17β-mercaptoandrost-5-ene,3α-hydroxy-17β-mercaptoandrost-5-ene, or (ii) an ester, diester, ether,diether, thioester, dithioester, thioether or dithioether analog of anyof these compounds where each ether, ester, thioester or thioether isindependently chosen or (iii) an analog of any of the compounds in (i)or (ii) wherein double bonds are present at the 1-2 and 5-6 positions orat the 5-6 and 15-16 positions.

114. A method to treat, prevent, ameliorate or slow the progression ofan unwanted inflammation condition, an autoimmune disease or an allergycondition described herien comprising administering an effective amountof a F1C wherein the F1C contains or comprises one, two or moreα,β-unsaturated ketone moieties.

115. The method of embodiment 114 wherein the α,β-unsaturated ketonemoiety is present at the A, B, C or D ring of the compound, or ispresent at a variable group that is bonded to the F1C.

116. The method of embodiment 114 or 115 wherein the F1C has the

wherein 1, 2, 3 or4 independently chosen R¹⁰ moieties at the 1-, 4-, 6, and 12-positionsare optionally present and/or wherein the α,β-unsaturated ketone moietyat the variable group optionally has the structure—R^(x)—(CH₂)_(m)—CH═CH—C(O)—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂—R^(y) or—R^(x)—(CH₂)_(m)—C(O)—CH═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—CH₂—R^(Y), where R^(X) is a singlebond, a double bond, —CH₂—, —CH(OH), —CH(CH₃), —CH(C₂H₅), —O—, —S—, —NH—or —N(optionally substituted alkyl), m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, n is 0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 and R^(Y) is —H, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —OR^(PR),—C(O)OR^(PR) or C1-C6 optionally substituted alkyl where R^(PR) is —H ora protecting group and where one or two methylene moieties in—(CH₂)_(n)— or —(CH₂)_(m)— are optionally independently substituted withan independently chosen substitution disclosed herein such as C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4 substituted alkyl, C1-C4 alkylamine, —OH, —SH, —NH₂, —COOH,or halogen.

117. A method to characterize the capacity of a formula 1 compound toincrease survival of a nonhuman subject such as a nonhuman primate thathas been exposed to radiation comprising; (1) exposing a group of thesubjects such as nonhuman primates to a radiation dose of about anLD_(50/30) or about an LD_(60/30) to obtain exposed subjects andadministering a formula 1 compound treatment to the exposed subjects toobtain exposed treated subjects, wherein the exposed treated subjectsare not provided with another treatment selected from a transfusion suchas a whole blood transfusion(s), a platelet transfusion(s), or animmunoglobulin transfusion, an antimicrobial treatment(s) to treat orprevent an infection and assisted feeding such as feeding by parenteralfeeding or catheter or by tube feeding to the stomach; (2) determiningthe survival rate of the exposed treated subjects; and (3) comparing theeffect of the F1C on the survival rate of the exposed treated subjectswith the survival rate of control subjects of the same or a closelyrelated species that had been exposed to the same or a similar or acomparable biological insult to obtain comparison controls, where thecomparison controls were treated with a comparison compound in acomparison treatment protocol whereby the comparison treatment with thecomparison compound detectably increased the survival rate of thesubjects that had been exposed to the same or similar or comparablebiological insult.

118. The method of embodiment 117 wherein the formula 1 compound has thestructure

wherein the dotted lines are optional double bonds; each R¹, R², R³, R⁴,R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ independently or together are —H, —OH, —OR^(PR),—SR^(PR), —SH, —N(R^(PR))₂, —NHR^(PR), —NH₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO, —CHS,—CN, —SCN, —NO₂, —N₃, —COOH, —COOR^(PR), —OSO₃H, —OSO₂H, —OPO₃H₂, ═O,═S, ═N—OH, ═N—OCH₃, ═CH₂, ═CH—CH₃, ═CH-optionally substituted alkyl,═N-optionally substituted alkyl, ═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl,—NH—S(O)(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, —S—S-optionally substitutedalkyl, ester, thioester, thionoester, phosphoester, phosphothioester,phosphonate, phosphonate ester, thiophosphonate, thiophosphonate ester,phosphiniester, sulfite ester, sulfate ester, sulfamate, sulfonate,sulfonamide, amide, amino acid, peptide, ether, thioether, acyl,thioacyl, carbonate, carbamate, halogen, optionally substituted alkyl,optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substitutedmonosaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide, polymer, spiroring, epoxide, acetal, thioacetal, ketal or a thioketal, ═N—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═N-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH- optionallysubstituted alkyl, —N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂ where eachoptionally substituted alkyl is independently selected, or, one or moreof two adjacent R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ comprise an independentlyselected epoxide or optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturatedcyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl ring any of whichrings optionally contain one or two independently selected —O—, —S—,—S(O)(O)—, —NH——N(optionally substituted alkyl)- or ═N-heteroatoms; R⁷is —O—, —S—, —NR^(PR)—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—C(R¹⁰)₂— or—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, where each R¹⁰ is independently selected; R⁸ and R⁹independently are —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—,—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —NR^(PR)— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, or one or both of R⁸ or R⁹independently are absent, leaving a 5-membered ring, where each R¹⁰ isindependently selected; R¹¹ is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NR^(PR)—, —CH₂—,—CHR¹⁰—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, where each R¹⁰ isindependently selected; R¹³ independently is C₁₋₆ alkyl; and RPRindependently are —H or a protecting group, wherein one or twoindependently selected R¹⁰ moieties are present at the 1-, 6- and12-positions.

119. The method of embodiment 117 or 118 wherein the formula 1 compoundis not 3α,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene, the comparison compound is3α,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene and the comparison treatment protocol isadministering to the nonhuman primates about 8 mg/kg/day to about 50mg/kg/day of the 3α,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9 or 10 consecutive days wherein the administration of the3α,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene begins immdeiately after the radiationexposure or within about 15 minutes to about 6 hours after the radiationexposure.

120. The method of embodiment 117, 118 or 119 wherein the radiation doseis about 600 cGy to about 640 cGy, the nonhuman primate is a rhesusmonkey and the comparison treatment protocol increased survival of thecontrol subjects by about 5%, about 10%, about 15%, about 20% or more.

121. The method of embodiment 117, 118, 119 or 120 wherein the formula 1compound treatment comprises administering about 0.1 mg/kg/day to about80 mg/kg/day of the formula 1 compound for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or10 consecutive days wherein the administration begins immdeiately afterthe radiation exposure or within about 15 minutes or about 30 minutes toabout 2 hours, about 4 hours, about 6 hours about 8 hours, about 10hours, about 11 hours, about 12 hours, about 16 hours or about 24 hoursafter the radiation exposure.

122. The method of embodiment 117, 118, 119, 120 or 121 wherein theradiation is whole body radiation exposure to one, two or more ofγ-radiation, X-radiation, β-radiation, fast neutrons and/or slowneutrons.

123. The method of embodiment 117, 118, 119, 120, 121 or 122 wherein theformula 1 compound is a 1,5,9(11)-triene, 1,5,11-triene, 1,5,14-triene,1,5,15-triene, 1,3,14-triene, 1,3,8(9)-triene, 1,3,8(14)-triene,1,3,9(11)-triene, 1,3,11-triene or a 1,3,14-triene, optionally whereinone R¹ is an O-linked moiety or an N-linked moiety, the other R¹ is —Hor a C-linked moiety, or, if a double bond is present at the 3-position,R¹ is O-linked moiety or an N-linked moiety, R⁴ in the β-configurationis an O-linked moiety, R⁴ in the α-configuration is —H or a C-linkedmoiety and one or both R³ independently or together are —H, —OH, ═O, anO-linked moiety, halogen or a C-linked moiety.

124. The method of embodiment 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122 or 123wherein the group of nonhuman primates of step (a) contains 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11 or 12 or more nonhuman primates.

125. The method of embodiment 117, 118,119,120,121, 122,l23 or 124further comprising comparing the survival rate of the exposed treatedsubjects with the survival rate of nonhuman primates of the same or aclosely related species that had been exposed to the same or comparableradiation dose, where such untreated subjects had not been treated withthe formula 1 compound to obtain untreated control subjects.

126. The method of embodiment 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124 or125 wherein the formula 1 compound is administered as a formulationcomprising the formula 1 compound and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or moreexcipients, optionally wherein the formulation is an oral formulation ora sterile parenteral formulation.

127. The method of embodiment 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124,125 or 126 wherein step (3) is or wherein the embodiment comprises orconsists of an additional step (4) is comparing the effect of the F1C onthe survival rate of the exposed treated subjects with the survival rateof control subjects of the same or a closely related species that hadbeen exposed to the same or a similar or a comparable biological insultto obtain comparison controls, where the comparison controls were nottreated with any comparison compound or treatment protocol.

128. A formulation comprising one or more excipients and a compoundhaving the structure

wherein the dotted lines are optional double bonds;

-   -   each R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ independently or together        are —H, —OH, —OR^(PR), —SR^(PR), —SH, —N(R^(PR))₂, —NHR^(PR),        —NH₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO, —CHS, —CN, —SCN, —NO₂, —N₃, —COOH,        —COOR^(PR), —OSO₃H, —OSO₂H, —OPO₃H₂, ═O, ═S, ═N—OH, ═N—OCH₃,        ═CH₂, ═CH—CH₃, ═CH-optionally substituted alkyl, ═N-optionally        substituted alkyl, ═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl,        —NH—S(O)(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, —S—S-optionally        substituted alkyl, ester, thioester, thionoester, phosphoester,        phosphothioester, phosphonate, phosphonate ester,        thiophosphonate, thiophosphonate ester, phosphiniester, sulfite        ester, sulfate ester, sulfamate, sulfonate, sulfonamide, amide,        amino acid, peptide, ether, thioether, acyl, thioacyl,        carbonate, carbamate, halogen, optionally substituted alkyl,        optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,        optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,        optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substituted        monosaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide, polymer,        spiro ring, epoxide, acetal, thioacetal, ketal or a thioketal,        ═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl, ═N-optionally substituted        alkyl, —NH-optionally substituted alkyl, —N(optionally        substituted alkyl)₂ where each optionally substituted alkyl is        independently selected, or, one or more of two adjacent R¹, R²,        R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ comprise an independently selected        epoxide or optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturated        cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl ring any of        which rings optionally contain one or two independently selected        —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NH——N(optionally substituted alkyl)- or        ═N-heteroatoms;    -   R⁷ is —O—, —S—, —NR^(PR)—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—,        —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—,        —C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—,        —S—C(R¹⁰)₂— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, where each R¹⁰ is        independently selected;    -   R⁸ and R⁹ independently are —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—,        —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—, —S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —NR^(PR)— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—,        or one or both of R⁸ or R⁹ independently are absent, leaving a        5-membered ring, where each R¹⁰ is independently selected;    -   R¹¹ is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NR^(PR)—, —CH₂—, —CHR¹⁰—,        —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—,        —C(R¹⁰)₂—S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—,        —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂— or        —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, where each R¹⁰ is independently selected;

R¹³ independently is C₁₋₆ alkyl; and

-   -   R^(PR) independently are —H or a protecting group, wherein one        or two independently selected R¹⁰ moieties are present at the        1-, 6- and 12-positions and wherein compound is a        1,5,9(11)-triene, 1,5,11-triene, 1,5,14-triene, 1,5,15-triene,        1,3,14-triene, 1,3,8(9)-triene, 1,3,8(14)-triene,        1,3,9(11)-triene, 1,3,11-triene or a 1,3,14-triene.

Variations and modifications of these embodiments, the claims and theremaining portions of this disclosure will be apparent to the skilledartisan after a reading thereof. Such variations and modifications arewithin the scope and spirit of this invention. All citations herein areincorporated herein by reference in their entirety. All citations hereinare incorporated herein by reference with specificity.

EXAMPLES

The following examples further illustrate the invention and they are notintended to limit it in any way. Variations of these examples that areincluded in the invention may include, e.g., any of the F1Cs describedherein or parts or all of any of the methods, formulations, treatmentprotocols and/or assays described herein.

Example 1

Treatment of cytopenia. Primates treated to induce neutropenia orthrombocytopenia are used to characterize their response to treatmentwith a F1C. Mitigation of cytopenia, e.g., neutropenia orthrombocytopenia, by the F1C is observed. In an exemplary protocol,Cynomolgus monkeys of about 3.5-8 years of age and weighing about 2.5 to8 kg are dosed at 35 mg/kg with carboplatin (sterile 10 mg/mL solutionin 0.9% sodium chloride) by intravenous infusion over 30 minutes.Beginning at 1 or 2 days after the carboplatin infusion, each animal isdosed once daily or once every other day with the F1 C for 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 days, e.g., once per day for 5 consecutive daysbeginning 2 days after carboplatin infusion. The F1C is in a suitablesterile solution or suspension formulation in suitable excipients, e.g.,a suspension containing 0.1% w/v carboxymethyl-cellulose, 0.9% w/vsodium chloride and 0.05% v/v phenol. The suspension contains micronizedF1C. Control animals receive the formulation without any F1C. Theanimals are dosed with the F1C subcutaneously in the interscapularregion of the back or intramuscularly in the thigh at a dosage of about1-45 mg/kg, e.g., 1.25, 2.5, 7.65 or 42.5 mg/kg of the F1C. Bloodsamples of about 1-1.5 mL are withdrawn at various times, e.g., on days-5 (pre-carboplatin), -2 (pre-carboplatin), 1 (4 hr post-dosing), 3, 7,10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 32 and 36 days, for analysissuch as neutrophil, platelet, reticulocyte, erythrocyte counts. Thedegree of reduced time and/or severity of cytopenia such as anemia,thrombocytopenia or neutropenia is then observed in F1C treated andcontrol animals.

Example 2

Cystic fibrosis treatment. Treatment with a F1C is conducted on humancystic fibrosis (“CF”) patients, e.g., 18 years of age or older, who mayhave two or more of the following characteristics: (1) sweat chloride≧60 mEq/L, e.g., by quantitative pilocarpine iontophoresis test, (2)homozygosity for the F508 genetic mutation, or heterozygosity for 2well-characterized mutations, e.g., as described herein, associated withCF, (3) FEV, >40% predicted at screening, (4) SaO₂≧90% at screening, (5)ability to perform pulmonary function tests and (6) clinical stability,with no evidence of acute upper or lower respiratory tract infection orcurrent pulmonary exacerbation. The treatment regimen consists of 1, 2,3, 4 or 5 consecutive days of once daily dosing of a F1C or placeboequivalent followed by a 40-day observation period. Daily dosages areabout 10-150 mg/day, e.g., about 25 mg/day, 50 mg/day, 75 mg/day or 100mg/day. The F1C is administered as described herein such as by aparenteral route, e.g., intramuscular or subcutaneous delivery, or bytransmucosal delivery, e.g., buccal or sublingual. A follow-up visitwill occur 6 weeks after the last treatment course to collect finalsamples for safety and activity. Patients receive, e.g., 3 treatmentcourses over a 14-week period, 6 treatment courses over a 28-week periodor more courses of treatment over a longer period. The patients areoptionally monitored for the status of their condition or in improvementof one or more CF symptoms after dosing, e.g., reduction in the numbersof neutrophils in bronchiolar or alveolar lavage samples, e.g., about a30%, 40%, 50% or greater reduction, or levels of one or more CF-relatedinflammation markers, e.g., reduced levels or activity of IL-6, IL-8,IKK-β kinase or neutrophil elastase, or in the reduced occurrence,severity or progression of infections such as a Burkholderia(Pseudomonas) cepacia infection.

Example 3

Human and primate virus treatment protocol. Humans infected with avirus, e.g., HCV, RSV, HBV or a retrovirus such as HIV1 or HIV2 orprimates infected with a virus such as HCV, HIV1, HIV2, SIV or SHIV₂₂₉are treated with a F1C formulation. Daily dosages of about 0.05 to about25 mg/kg are administered daily or on an intermittent basis. The F1C isadministered, e.g., orally, by subcutaneous injection, by intramuscularinjection or by transmucosal delivery. A typical intermittent dosingprotocol for human patients comprises daily dosing of about 0.1-5 mg/kgof the F1C for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 days, followed by no dosing for about1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 weeks, daily dosing again for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or6 days, no dosing for about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 weeks andoptionally repeating this dosing schedule as desired, e.g., for 3, 4, 5,10, 15 or more rounds of dosing. A related dosing protocol involvesdosing on every 2^(nd) or 3^(rd) day to deliver 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 doses ofthe F1C, no dosing for about 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 weeks and optionallyrepeating this dosing schedule as desired, e.g., for 3, 4, 5, 10, 15 ormore rounds of dosing. Typical daily F1C doses in human treatmentprotocols is about 5 mg to about 1000 mg, usually about 10-150 mg. Dailydoses can vary depending on the route of F1C administration and on thepatient's weight and clinical condition, with oral administrationusually requiring higher daily doses than parenteral or transmucosaladministration.

In treating a viral infection such as a human HIV1 or HIV2 infection,one can optionally monitor one or more aspects the patient's response,e.g., periodic assay for viral load or for the level or activity of agiven immune cell type or a biomolecule described herein such as CD4⁺ Tcells, CD123⁺ dendritic cells, IL-6, IL-10 or TNFα. Changes in celltypes, viral load or biomolecules can be transient, e.g., detectablychanged over a period of about 2-48 hours, or sustained, e.g.,detectably changed for about 3-6 days or about 1-8 weeks. Other aspectsof the patient's response may also be monitored such as the incidence,severity or rate of progression of symptoms or associated conditionssuch as coinfection, fatigue, weight loss or side effects of othersuitable therapies. In retrovirus-infected patients that are treatedwith the F1C, the rate or progression of a clinically significantcoinfection by Mycobacteria or Pneumocystis is generally reduced,including for patients with a CD4⁺ T cell count of less than about 100cells/mm³ or less than about 75 cells/mm³.

Example 4

Stimulation of phagocytosis. The capacity of F1Cs to influencephagocytosis of Plasmodium parasite-infected RBC is examined usingadherent human monocytes. The parasitemia level is about 8-10% and humanmonocytes are obtained from buffy coats from blood as follows.Peripheral blood mononuclear cells are separated from freshly collectedplatelet-poor buffy coats discarded from blood samples of healthy adultdonors of both sexes. Separated cells are washed once with luke-warm PBSsupplemented with 10 mM glucose (PBS-G) and resuspended at 5×10⁶cells/mL in ice-cold RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 23 mM NaHCO₃ and25 mM Hepes, pH 7.4 (RMBH). Dynabeads M450 Pan B and Pan T (Dynal) areadded to cells in a 4:1 ratio for 20 min at 4° C. B-lymphocytes andT-lymphocytes are removed as specified by the manufacturer. Theremaining monocytes are washed 2 times in RMBH, resuspended in AIM Vcell culture medium (Gibco) at 1×10⁶ cell/mL. The monocyte layer iscollected, washed with PBS-G at 37° C. and resuspended in AIM V mediumat 1×10⁶ cells/mL. Purified cells are >90% monocytes as assessed by CD14expression.

Phagocytosis of opsonized parasitized RBC (PE) is determined as follows.Phagocytosis of fresh-serum opsonized PE is initiated by mixing 10PE/monocyte. Suspensions are briefly centrifuged (150×g for 5 sec atroom temperature) to improve contact between FE and monocytes. To avoidattachment of monocytes after centrifugation and during the wholeincubation period, cells are kept in suspension at 5×10⁶ cells/5 mL AIMV medium in 6 cm diameter Teflon bottom dishes (Heraeus) in a humidifiedincubator (95% air, 5% CO₂) at 37° C. On average, at least 90% of themonocytes phagocytose PE, as assessed by microscopic inspection. Controlcells are kept under similar conditions without phagocytosis.Quantitative assessment of phagocytosis is performed by a previouslydescribed bioluminescence method (E. Schwarzer, et al., Br. J. Haematol.1994 88: 740-745).

Erythrocyte treatments and parasite cultures are as follows. Fresh blood(Rh+) is used to isolate erythrocytes (RBC). Washed RBC are infectedwith schizont/trophozoite parasite stages (Palo Alto strain,mycoplasma-free). Stage specific parasites are isolated by thePercoll-mannitol method. Briefly, normal schizont-stage parasitized RBC(SPE) separated on Percoll-mannitol gradient (parasitemia >95% SPE) aremixed with RBC suspended in growth medium (RPMI 1640 medium containing25 mmol/L Hepes, 20 mmol/L glucose, 2 mmol/L glutamine, 24 mmol/LNaHCO₃, 32 mg/L gentamicin and 10% AB or A human serum, pH 7.30) tostart synchronous cultures at selected hematocrit values. The inoculumparasitemia is adjusted to 20% normal SPE for isolation of ringparasitized RBC (RPE) and to 5% normal SPE for isolation oftrophozoite-stage parasitized RBC (TPE). At 14-18 hours after inoculumparasites are at ring-stage in the first cycle; at 34-33 hours,parasites are at trophozoite-stage in the first cycle; and at 40-44hours after inoculum parasites are at schizont-stage in the first cycle.RPE, TPE and SPE are separated on Percoll-mannitol gradients. Theparasitemia is usually 8-10% RPE, and >95% TPE. Nonparasitized andparasitized RBC are counted electronically. To assess total parasitemiaand relative contribution of RPE, TPE and SPE, slides are prepared fromcultures at indicated times, stained with Diff-Quik™ parasite stain andabout 400-1000 cells are examined microscopically.

The effect of a formula 1 compound such as F1C in parasitized RBC isexamined using various concentrations of the compound, e.g., F1C, e.g.,0.001 μM, 0.01 μM, 0.05 μM, 0.1 μM, 0.5 μM, 1 μM, 10 μM, 25 μM and 50μM. Trophozoite-parasitized RBC, schizont-parasitized RBC orring-parasitized RBC are examined as described.

Example 5

Cyclodextrin formulation. A cyclodextrin formulation containing a F1C isprepared by mixing a sulfobutyl β-cyclodextrin and the F1C in one ormore liquids such as ethanol, DMSO, N-methylpyrrolidine, pyridine orwater. The sulfobutyl β-cyclodextrin contains one or more butylsulfonate or —O—(CH₂)₄—SO₃ ⁻Na⁺ moieties, typically about 5, 6 or 7 percyclodextrin molecule. F1 Cs that contain a positive charge areespecially helpful in forming complexes with the multiple negativecharges of sulfobutyl cyclodextrin. For parenteral formulations, themaximum concentrations could be achieved at about the maximumcyclodextrin concentration that is still syringable, about 50% w:v. TheF1C can be added to a solution of sulfobutyl β-cyclodextrin at a molarratio of about 1:1, e.g., 0.5:1 to about 2:1, and stirred with orwithout heat for up to about 1 week to form the complex. The solution isoptionally filtered or sterilized before filling in vials or injectiondelivery by any route. The vials can be sterilized by radiation or bysterilie filtration. An exemplary preparation is made using 500 grams ofsulfobutyl β-cyclodextrin (about 230 mmoles) combined with about 230mmoles of the F1C. Solutions containing about 20-80 mg/mL of the F1C aretypically obtained. For pharmaceutical formulations, the complex isprepared under GMP compliance conditions. The dried complex is preparedby lyophilization and can be reconstituted, e.g., using sterile 0.9%NaCI. The cyclodextrin complex can also be dried for preparation offormulations for oral or transmucosal administration or reconstitutedwith water for parenteral delivery, e.g., by subcutaneous orintramuscular injection.

Example 6

Inhibition of inflammation. The capacity of formula 1 compounds to limitor inhibit inflammation or symptoms of inflammation is shown usinganimal models for inflammatory bowel disease. In an exemplary protocol,groups of 3 male Wistar rats (180±20 grams) fasted for 24 hours before2,4-dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (DNBS) or saline challenge are used.Distal colitis is induced by intra-colonic instillation of 0.5 mL of anethanolic solution of DNBS (30 mg in 0.5 mL of a 30% ethanol in salinesolution) after which 2 mL of air is injected through the cannula toensure that the solution remained in the colon. The volume used is 0.1mL per injection of 2 and 20 mg/mL of a F1C in a liquid formulation,which is administered by subcutaneous injection once a day for 6 days.The formulation contained 100 mg/mL of the F1C in a non-aqueoussuspension, e.g., 2% benzyl alcohol w/v, 0.1% Brij 96 w/v and equalvolumes of PEG 300 and propylene glycol. Concentrations of 2 mg/mL and20 mg/mL are obtained by diluting the 20 mg/mL formulation with vehiclethat lacked the F1C.

The first F1C dose is given 30 minutes after DNBS challenge.Sulfasalazine (30 mg/mL in 2% Tween 80 in distilled water) isadministered orally (PO) once a day (10 mL/kg/day) for 7 days, the firsttwo doses beginning 24 hours and 2 hours before DNBS challenge. Thepresence of diarrhea is recorded daily by examining the anal area.Animals are fasted for 24 hours prior to being sacrificed. Animals aresacrificed on day 7 or day 8 and their colons are removed and weighed.Before removal of the colon, signs of adhesion between the colon andother organs are recorded. Also, the presence of ulcerations is notedafter weighing of each colon. The “net” change of colon-to-body weight(BW) ratio is normalized relative to saline-challenged baseline group. A30% decrease in “net” colon-to-body weight ratio is consideredsignificant.

Example 7

Modulation of delayed type hypersensitivity. The capacity of F1Cs tomodulate delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) is determined in mice.Groups of five female BALB/cByJ mice (20-25 grams) are anesthetized and100 μL of a 3% solution of oxazolone is applied on day 0 to the shavedabdomen and dried. Seven days later, on day 7, the mice are challengedby applying 5 μL of oxazolone topically to each side of the right ear.The F1C (at about 20-100 mg/mL) in vehicle is administered bysubcutaneous injection (2 mg/day) one time on day 6, 24 hours before theoxazolone challenge. The vehicle as a non-aqueous suspension of the F1Cin, e.g., 2% benzyl alcohol w/v, 0.1% Brij 96 w/v and equal volumes ofPEG 300 and propylene glycol.

Dexamethasone in saline (0.2 mg/mL) is administered daily for 9 days(day −1 to 7), first dose 24 hours before sensitization, last dose atchallenge by subcutaneous injection (0.01 mg/dose, 50 μL/injection). OnDay 8, 24 hours following the oxazolone challenge, both the right andleft ear thicknesses are measured using a micrometer caliper and thedifferences are determined. The differential ear thickness is measuredas an indicator of the DTH response to topical oxazolone challenge. TheDTH response is expressed as the difference in the thickness (mm)between the right and the left ears for each animal.

The differential ear thickness in animals receiving vehicle alone is0.225 mm and treatment with dexamethasone (high dose) orcyclophosphamide reduced the DTH response (0.144 mm and 0.092 mm,respectively).

Example 8

Reversal of immunosenescence. Healthy aged (20-month) orimmunologically-mature (3-month) BALB/c mice are vaccinated withhepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) (2 μg; Recombivax-HB; Merck) andAlum (2.75 μg). The aged mice are vaccinated with the antigen and alsoreceived a single subcutaneous injection of either 0.3 mg or 3.0 mg ofselected F1Cs or the vehicle (placebo control).

Blood samples are collected 14, 21 and 34 days after treatment and thesera are analyzed by ELISA to determine the concentration ofHbsAg-specific IgG (total IgG). In addition, samples obtained on day 21are analyzed to determine the concentration of HbsAg-specific IgG1 andIgG2a subclasses. The results can be summarized as average valuesobtained with blood samples collected 21 days after vaccination ofgroups of 8 mice. Subcutaneous injection is performed after shaving thehair from the thighs of each mouse. The injected volume is 50 μLcontaining 3.0 mg or 0.3 mg of compound or placebo, and for vaccinepreparation. The vehicle control consists of carboxymethyl-cellulose(0.5%) in saline (0.9%). Antibody titers are determined by ELISA.

Treatment of aged, vaccinated animals with the F1Cs, can result inhigher anti-HbsAg IgG titers than aged animals receiving the vaccinationonly. Such results would show that the F1Cs can enhance immune responseto antigen challenge in immune senescent animals.

The serum samples are also analyzed for the titers of HbsAg-specific,IgG1 or IgG2a immunoglobulin subclasses. A bias to IgG1 is seen in agedmice and this is considered symptomatic of immune senescence or asuboptimal immune response associated with immune senescence. TheIgG1/IgG2a ratio is an indicator of immune status. Th2 cellspredominantly assist in the generation of humoral immunity, while Th1cells enhance, e.g., cellular immunity. Humoral immunity (Th2) becomespredominant with age, while the decreasing cellular (Th1) immunity leadsto increased susceptibility to, e.g., infectious diseases.

To examine the secondary antibody response, 42 days after the initialexposure to HbsAg, serum samples are taken from the mice and these aretested for anti-HbsAg IgG. At this time-point, vaccine-specific IgGtiters are either low or undetectable. Three days later (45 days afterfirst vaccination), the mice are injected again with HbsAg in alum, butthis time, none of the mice receive any F1C (secondary vaccination).Serum samples collected 7 days and 14 days after the second exposure toHbsAg vaccine are assayed for anti-HbsAg antibody. In the young mice, amarked increase in specific antibody is seen in response to the secondvaccination. In aged mice that had receive no F1C with the first HbsAginjection, levels of anti-HbsAg are measured. The data is analyzed forincreases in anti-HbsAg titers following secondary vaccination in agedanimals that had been treated with a F1C in conjunction with the firstHbsAg exposure.

Example 9

Supression of TNF-α induced adhesion molecule expression. Therecruitment of lymphocytes to areas of inflammation and angiogenesisinvolves specific receptor-ligand interactions between cell surfaceadhesion molecules (CAMs) on lymphocytes and the vascular endothelium.The adhesion process, in both normal and pathological settings, followsa multi-step cascade that involves intercellular adhesion molecule-1(ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), and endothelialleukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (E-selectin) expression on endothelialcells (EC). The expression of these molecules and others on the vascularendothelium determines the efficiency with which leukocytes may adhereto the local vasculature and extravasate into the local tissue duringthe development of an inflammatory response. The local concentration ofcytokines and growth factor participate in the modulation of theexpression of these CAMs.

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), is a proinflammatory cytokine andstimulates all three CAMs on endothelial cells. It may be involved in awide variety of inflammatory responses, often resulting in apathological outcome. The capacity of a formula 1 compound to mediate asuppression of TNF-α induced CAM expression can be examined. A modifiedELISA assay which uses Ecs as a solid phase absorbent is employed tomeasure the amount of CAM expression on TNF-α treated Ecs whenco-stimulated with a member of the FGF family of proteins. To performthe experiment, human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) culturesare obtained from pooled cord harvests and maintained in growth medium(EGM-2, Clonetics, San Diego, Calif.) supplemented with 10% FCS and 1%penicillin/streptomycin in a 37° C. humidified incubator containing 5%CO₂. HUVECs are seeded in 96-well plates at concentrations of about1×10⁴ cells/well in EGM medium at 37° C. for 18-24 hrs or untilconfluent. The monolayers are subsequently washed 3 times with aserum-free solution of RPMI-1640 optionally supplemented with 100 U/mLpenicillin and 100 mg/mL streptomycin, and treated with a given cytokineand/or growth 5 factor(s) for 24 h at 37° C. Following incubation, thecells are then evaluated for CAM expression.

HUVECs are grown in a standard 96 well plate to confluence. Growthmedium is removed from the cells and replaced with 90 μL of 199 Medium(10% FBS). Samples for testing and positive or negative controls areadded to the plate in triplicate (in 10 μL volumes). Plates areincubated at 37° C. for either 5 h (selectin and integrin expression) or24 h (integrin expression). Plates are aspirated to remove medium and100 pL of 0.1% paraformaldehyde-PBS (with Ca⁺⁺ and Mg⁺⁺) is added toeach well. Plates are held at 4° C. for 30 min. Fixative is then removedfrom the wells and wells are washed 1× with PBS(+Ca,Mg)+0.5% BSA anddrained. Do not allow the wells to dry. 10 pL of diluted primaryantibody is added to the test and control wells. Anti—ICAM-1-Biotin,Anti-VCAM-1-Biotin and Anti-E-selectin-Biotin are used at aconcentration of 10 pg/mi (1:10 dilution of 0.1 mg/ml stock antibody).Cells are incubated at 37° C. for 30 min. in a humidified environment.Wells are washed ×3 with PBS ( with Ca, Mg) and 0.5% BSA. Then add 20 pLof diluted ExtrAvidin- Alkaline Phosphotase (1:5,000 dilution) to eachwell and incubate at 37° C. for 30 min. Wells are washed ×3 with PBS(with Ca, Mg) and 0.5% BSA. 1 tablet of p-Nitrophenol Phosphate pNPP isdissolved in 5 mL of glycine buffer (pH 10.4). 100 pl of pNPP substratein glycine buffer is added to each test well. Standard wells intriplicate are prepared from the working dilution of theExtrAvidin-Alkaline Phosphotase in glycine buffer: 5 pL of each dilutionis added to triplicate wells and the resulting AP content in each wellis 5.50 ng, 1.74 ng, 0.55 ng, 0.18 ng. 100 pl of pNNP reagent is then beadded to each of the standard wells. The plate is incubated at 37° C.for 4h. A volume of 50 pL of 3M NaOH is added to all wells. The resultsare quantified on a plate reader at 405 nm. The background subtractionoption is used on blank wells filled with glycine buffer only. Thetemplate is set up to indicate the concentration of AP-conjugate in eachstandard well. Results are indicated as amount of bound APconjugate ineach sample.

Example 10

Effects on the CNS. The effects of the formula 1 compounds on memory,learning, motor function or the status of a neurological condition orneurodegeneration condition are assayed using standard methods. Forexample, aged, two year old mice are tested in the Morris water mazeprocedure by training the mice to locate a pedestal in less than 15seconds in three consecutive trials. Immediately upon completion oftraining one group of mice is treated with a formula 1 compound (5-30mg/kg) and a second group is treated with a placebo. The treatmentcomprises one, two or three intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, intramuscularor intravenous injections of the formula 1 compound and the vehicleplacebo. The injections are given once per day. Two weeks aftertreatment, the time to rescue is timed in the Morris water mazeprocedure and the control result is compared to the placebo control. Theuse of Morris water maze and other procedures to measure the effect ofvarious conditions or compounds on learning, memory or neurologicalconditions have been described, see e.g., R. Gerlai Trends Neurosci.1996, 19:177-181, J. L. W. Lau et al., Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. 2001,98:4716-4721, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,348,489, 6,251,942 and 6,277,886.

Scopolamine induced amnesia is examined essentially as follows. Groupsof 13 to 16 C57BL76 mice (about 35 gm) are trained in the Morris watermaze procedure to locate a pedestal in less than 15 seconds in threeconsecutive trials. Immediately upon completion of training the mice ineach of three groups are treated with scopolamine (1 mg/kg), scopolamineplus a formula 1 compound at one or more dosages (e.g., about 5-50mg/kg), and scopolamine plus a placebo. The treatment comprises one, twoor three intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, intramuscular or intravenousinjections of the formula 1 compound and the vehicle placebo. Theinjections are given once per day. Six days after treatment the averagetime (sec) to rescue is timed using the Morris water maze procedure andthe results from each group are compared. Results for a F1C areoptionally compared to the results that are obtained in these protocolsusing another control compound, e.g., (S)-(−)-N-propargyl-1-aminoindanor nefiracetam, or another F1C.

For subjects having a neurological trauma, e.g., an experimental a brainor spine injury, administration of a F1C can begin at various timesrelative to the trauma. Administration can begin about 1, 2 or 3 daysbefore the trauma or at times thereafter, e.g., commencing at about 1,1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20,24, 28, 36, 48 or more hours after the trauma. Administration of the F1Ccan be daily dosing or intermittent dosing.

Example 11

Ischemia treatment. The capacity of F1Cs to limit injury associated withischemia and reperfusion is determined in an animal model essentially asfollows. Male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 130-170 g are randomlyassigned to no pre-treatment, vehicle pre-treatment or formula 1compound pre-treatment using one or more dosages, e.g., about 1-10mg/kg. Animals are treated with vehicle or F1C the day before and theday of surgery. Anesthesia is induced with intraperitoneal pentobarbital(60-70 mg/kg). The rats are placed on a heating pad, and bodytemperature is maintained at about 36° C. Detection of the cremastermuscle on its neurovascular pedicle is performed essentially accordingto conventional techniques, e.g., Anderson, G. L. et al., MicrovascularRes. 1988 36:56-63, Siemionow, M. et al., Microcirc. Endoth. Lymphatics1991 7:183-197, Siemionow, M. et al., J. Hand Surgery 1993 18A:963-971.

Briefly, a skin incision is made from the anterior iliac spine to thetip of the scrotum. The testis with cremaster muscle intact is thendissected away from the scrotum. An opening of 1 cm is made on theventral surface of the cremaster, and the testis and spermatic cord areremoved. Under a microscope, the neurovascular pedicle, consisting ofthe pubic-epigastric arteries, vein, and genitofemoral nerve, is thencompletely isolated by dissecting to the origin of the vessels from theexternal iliac artery and vein. The front wall of the cremaster musclesac is opened and the island cremaster muscle flap is prepared forintravital videomicroscopy. The rat is secured on a tissue bath, and thecremaster muscle flap-s spread over the coverglass in the opening at thebottom of the bath and fixed with 5-0 silk sutures. It is thentransilluminated from below, using a fiber optic tungsten lamp. Themuscle is kept moist and covered with impermeable plastic film. Thetissue bath, designed specifically for temperature control, is filledwith 0.9% saline and the temperature maintained at between 35-36° C. Themicroscope is equipped with a color video camera. The video image of themicrocirculation is displayed on a 19″ monitor, where the finalmagnification is 1800×. Measurement of microvascular activity isrecorded after isolation of the muscle to establish the pre-ischemiabaseline. After proper positioning of clamps to completely shut downblood flow to the muscle flap, the duration of the ischemic period issix hours. Following removal of clamps to induce reperfusion injury,activity in the microvasculature is measured at e.g., 30, 60 and 90minutes post-reperfusion. In all experimental subjects, ischemia isfollowed by reflow and then by an initial period of flow of bloodthrough the microcirculation. This burst of circulatory activity isfollowed by marked reperfusion injury that induces loss of flow.

One or more of the following parameters are used to evaluate the stateof the cremaster muscle microvasculatory system prior to ischemia andafter reperfusion. The density of perfused capillaries in each of threeflap regions is measured by counting the number of flowing capillariesin proximity to the preselected post-capillary venule. Nine visualfields of capillaries are counted at each postcapillary venule site, fora total of 27 fields per cremaster muscle flap.

A leukocyte count in postcapillary venules is taken using video scans ofthree pre-selected post-capillary venules in proximal, middle and distalflap regions. For each venule, the number of leukocytes rolling throughthe lumen, the number adhering to the endothelium and the numbermigrating across the endothelium over a two-minute period are recorded.Results are optionally obtained for rollers, strikers and diapedesis.

Red blood cell velocities in first order and second order arterioles aremeasured. Red blood cell velocities are recorded in the main arteriolesof the cremaster flap using an optical Doppler velocimeter. Results areobtained for velocity of venous and arterial blood.

In an exemplary protocol, six rats are untreated and six rats arepre-treated with vehicle. Under conditions of six hours of ischemia and90 minutes of reperfusion, the absolute number of rolling, sticking andtransmigrated leukocytes is determined within 60 minutes of reperfusionand at 90 minutes. Rats are pre-treated with a formula 1 compound bysubcutaneous injection the day before and the day of surgery to measureany protective effect of the therapy. One or more of the threeparameters are determined and are compared to normal values. Theendothelial-adherent properties compared to baseline values areoptionally determined, using numbers of rolling, sticking andtransmigrating leukocytes. Red cell velocities in second orderarterioles are compared to normal rates of flow at, e.g., 90 minutespost-reperfusion.

Example 12

Pulmonary vasoconstriction. The capacity of F1Cs to limit hypoxiainduced pulmonary vasoconstriction is demonstrated using an animal modelessentially as follows. Isolated perfused ferret lungs are anestablished animal model to study secondary pulmonary hypertension. Inbrief, male ferrets are anesthetized with intraperitoneal pentobarbitalsodium and the chest is opened. Stainless steel cannulae are secured inthe left atrium and pulmonary artery, and the pulmonary artery and theaorta are ligated. The lungs are perfused with a mixture of autologousblood and Krebs-Henseleit buffer in a circulating manner at a constantrate of about 85 mL/min. The perfusion circuit includes a perfusatereservoir, a roller perfusion pump, filter, and a heat exchanger. Theperfusion system is made of, e.g., tygon tubing, which is used forconnections and for passage through the perfusion pump. The temperatureof the perfusate is kept about 37-38° C. and the pH is maintained at7.35 to 7.40 by adding sodium bicarbonate to the reservoir as needed.The venous reservoir is placed below the lowermost portion of the lung.

The lungs are ventilated with a hypoxic gas mixture of 5% CO₂, 4% O₂,and 91% N₂ by a tracheotomy with a Harvard animal respirator for 30minutes. The animals are ventilated with a tidal volume of 30 mL, at arate of 18 breaths/min. and with 2 cm of H₂O positive end-expiatorypressure. For measurements, pulmonary arterial, left atrial and trachealpressures are monitored using Gould Statha P231D pressure transducers oran equivalent connected to the inflow circulation and recorded on, e.g.,a Grass polygraph. After 30 minutes of ventilation with hypoxic gasmixture, a formula 1 compound in a dose between about 5-25 mg/kg bodyweight is added to the reservoir, and perfusate is allowed to perfusethe ferret lungs for 1.5 hours. Pulmonary artery pressure is measureduntil the end of the experiment, i.e., a total of two hours. Pressurethat remains at or near basal level indicates the vasodilatory effect ofthe F1C in pulmonary circulation that is otherwise constricted inresponse to hypoxia. The effects of the F1Cs can be compared to theeffects and duration of nitric oxide, a therapeutic agent that isoptionally used in this model as a control.

Example 13

Hematopoiesis modulaton. Modulation of hematopoiesis is observed inmammals with injury from, e.g., radiation exposure or from animmunosuppressive chemotherapy to characterize the biological activityof the F1Cs. In an example, animals are used to demonstrate the effectof F1Cs on hematopoiesis after immune system injury due to radiation.Hematopoiesis in the murine or non-human primate immune system afterradiation is optionally used because of the similar responses of murineand human hematopoiesis to drugs and toxic insults (see, e.g., J. H.Hendry and B. I. Lord, editors, Radiation toxicology: Bone marrow andleukaemia 1995 Taylor & Francis Inc., London).

In an exemplary protocol, B6D2F1/J female mice (Jackson Laboratory, BarHarbor, Me.), 18-24 weeks of age, 22-30 g body weight, are obtained andheld in quarantine for two weeks. Up to 10 mice are housed in sanitized46×24×15 cm polycarbonate boxes with filter covers (Microlsolator; LabProducts, Inc, Maywood, N.J.) on autoclaved hardwood chip bedding. Miceare given feed and acidified (pH 2.5) water freely. The animal holdingroom is maintained with conditioned fresh air at approximately 21° C.and 50° (±10%) relative humidity and with a 12-h light/dark fullspectrum lighting cycle.

Mice are placed in ventilated Plexiglas containers and exposedbilaterally to gamma-radiation from a ⁶⁰Co source. Exposure time isadjusted so that each animal received a midline tissue-absorbed dose of1-12 Gy at a nominal dose rate of 0.4 Gy/min at ambient temperature.Using a standardized technique, the midline dose rate is measured byplacing a 0.5 cc tissue-equivalent ionization chamber at the center of a2.5-cm diameter cylindrical acrylic mouse phantom. The tissue-air ratio,defined as the ratio of the dose rate measured in the phantom to thedose rate in free air, for this array is about 0.96. Variation withinthe exposure field is less than about 4%. Dosimetric measurements aremade in accordance with the American Association of Physicists inMedicine protocol for the determination of absorbed dose fromhigh-energy photon and electron beams (Med. Phys. 1983 10:741-771).Sham-irradiated mice are treated in the same way as the irradiatedanimals, except that the animals are not irridiated.

Various formula 1 compounds are formulated with a suitable vehicle(e.g., PEG-400) or sterile 0.9% NaCl (saline) optionally containingother excipients such as a cyclodextrin. The compounds are injectedsubcutaneously in a volume of about 0.1 mL or they are delivered orallyor they are administered by another route. Doses typically range fromabout 1 mg/kg to about 350 mg/kg, e.g., about 1, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160 or320 mg/ kg.

Blood (0.6-1.0 mL) is obtained from halothane-anesthetized mice bycardiac puncture using a heparinized syringe attached to a 21-gaugeneedle. Blood is collected in EDTA-containing sample tubes. Mice areeuthanized by cervical dislocation after blood collection. White bloodcell (WBC), red blood cell (RBC) and platelet (PLT) counts are performedusing, e.g., a Hematology System 9000 (Biochem Immunosystems).Wright-stained blood smears from the same samples are made fordifferential counts of neutrophils and lymphocytes by light microscopy.

Hemopoietic progenitor cells committed to granulocyte-macrophagedifferentiation (GM-CFC) are assayed by a single-layer modification of adouble-layer semisolid agar technique essentially as described (Patchenet al. Adv. Space Res. 1992 12:223-248). For example, femoral marrow isextracted and cell suspensions are prepared by flushing with 3 mL ofMcCoy's 5A medium containing 10% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum(HIFBS; Hyclone, Logan, Utah). Each cell suspension represented a poolof marrow from four femurs, i.e., both femurs from each of two mice. Thetotal number of nucleated cells in each suspension is determined with,e.g., a Coulter counter. The agar-medium mixture consisted of equalvolumes of 0.66% agar and double-strength supplemented CMRL 1066 medium(Gibco, Grand Island, NY). The medium is supplemented with finalconcentrations of 10% HIFBS, 5% tryptic soy broth, 5% heat-inactivatedhorse serum, antibiotics, and L-serine. One milliliter of theagar-medium mixture is added to each 35-mm plastic Petri dish (twodishes per suspension) and mixed with 50 μL of 0.1 ng/μL recombinantmouse GM-CSF (Genzyme, Cambridge, Mass.). Cell suspensions are thenmixed into the agar-medium mixture to a final concentration of 0.5×10⁵cells/mL for unirradiated animals, and 1.0×10⁵ or 1.5×10⁵ cells/mL forirradiated animals to ensure sufficient colonies per plate forquantitation. Control experiments are done to confirm linearity ofcolonies at cell concentrations of 0.5-1.5×10⁵ cells/ mL. Colonies (>50cells) are counted after seven days incubation in a 37° C. humidifiedenvironment containing 5% CO₂. The average of the counts for the twodishes is taken as the value for each pool. About six animals are usedper group in each of two experiments.

For histological examination of myeloid hyperplasia in bone marrow afteradministration of the formula 1 compound, mice are euthanized withhalothane, tissues are immersed in formalin, bones are decalcified androutine H&E-stained 6-μm paraffin sections are prepared.

For induced-infection studies, a clinical isolate of K. pneumoniae,capsule type 5 (strain AFRRI 7), that is kept frozen. at 70° C. in skimmilk, is grown overnight at 35° C. on Trypticase Soy Agar(Becton-Dickinson, Sparks, Md.). Five typical colonies are inoculatedinto 8 mL of brain heart infusion broth (Becton-Dickinson) and incubatedovernight at 35° C. Two milliliters of this overnight suspension isinoculated into 95 mL of prewarmed brain heart infusion broth. Theculture is incubated at 35° C. with shaking for approximately 2.5 h. Theoptical density of bacterial growth is monitored with aspectro-photometer at a wavelength of 550 nm. Late log-phase cells areished and suspended in cold saline to yield 10⁹ viable bacteria per mL.Appropriate dilutions for inoculations are made in cold saline.

To induce a bacterial infection, all mice are injected sc with K.pneumoniae four days after sham-irradiation or irradiation whencirculating leukocytes are depressed. Mice are inoculated sc rather thaniv or ip, to establish infection leading to sepsis, but not rapid septicshock. After sc inoculations of K. pneumoniae in the mice, the infectionremains largely localized to the injection site. K. pneumoniae are notdetectable in blood of inoculated mice until a few hours before death.

Different doses of the bacteria are inoculated for each of threeradiation dose levels (0,1 or 3 Gy) to approximate the LD_(95/30)(radiation dose that is lethal for 30-95% of animals), because theeffects of radiation on hematopoiesis and susceptibility to infectionare dependent on the dose of radiation. The LD_(95/30) for bacteria ateach radiation dose is calculated from probit analysis. The actual dosesare estimated by dilution plating of inocula onto Trypticase Soy Agarand incubating overnight at 35° C. Since different bacterial doses areexpected to be needed for different radiation doses, the LD_(95/30) isestimated for each group and different mortality rates are observed inthe vehicle-injected control groups. Bacterial doses forinduced-infection experiments are prepared and calculated in the samemanner.

Animals are checked frequently, e.g., once or twice daily, six or sevendays per week, to monitor survival and to euthanize mice that are in amoribund state. To verify that mortality in the induced-infectionexperiments is associated with K. pneumoniae injection, heart blood fromrecently deceased animals (or moribund animals euthanized by cervicaldislocation) is cultured overnight at 35° C. on Columbia sheep bloodagar plates (Becton-Dickinson, Sparks, Md.). Colonies are identified asK. pneumoniae by a suitable means, e.g., Biolog analysis.

For histological analysis of bone marrow, coded-slides are scored blindusing a five-level semiquantitative scale and the results analyzed witha randomization t-test to obtain exact P-values. Thirty-day survivalvalues are compared using the generalized Savage (Mantel-Cox) procedure(BMDP Statistical Software, Inc, Los Angeles, Calif.). To calculate dosereduction factors (DRFs), probit analysis is performed on mortalitydata.

To characterize the potency of formula 1 compounds to ameliorateradiation-induced defects in hematopoiesis, mice are exposed tobilateral whole-body gamma-radiation and receive a dose of 3 Gy (or aresham-irradiated). One hour after irradiation or sham-irradiation, miceare injected with 320 mg/kg 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene (“AED”) orPEG-400 vehicle. Between-group differences in blood cell elements, e.g.,neutrophils, GM-CFC and platelets are generally determined. Irradiationresults in a decrease in neutrophils at about four days after radiationcompared to sham-irradiated animals.

Example 14

Antiglucocorticoid effects of formula 1 compounds. A series of tests isrun in triplicate using BALB/c mouse spleen cells to demonstrate theeffect of the F1Cs and hydrocortisone (“Hycort”) on cellularproliferation in the absence of a mitogen. Cultures of spleen cells areprepared and F1Cs are added at, e.g., 0.1, 0.5,1 and 5 μM. Suitablecontrols are used. Twenty four hours after setup, about 50 μCi[³H]-thymidine is added to each cell. Four to six hours later, the cellsare harvested and counted on a scintillation counter.

Spleen cells are obtained from normal BALB/c mice and prepared as asingle cell suspension at a concentration of about 1×10⁷ cells/ml inRPMI 1640 supplemented with 2 mM L-glutamine, 5×10⁻⁵ M2-mercaptoethanol, 20 μg/ml gentamycin-sulfate, and 1% Nutridona-NS(Boehringer-Mannheim). Individual aliquots of cells are then pulsed for30 minutes at 37° C. with selected concentrations of formula 1compounds. After pulsing, the cells are washed several times in balancedsalt solution, resuspended in fresh medium, and then dispensed into24-well culture plates with a stimulatory concentration of anti-CD3(e.g., Leo et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 84:1374 (1987)). Aftera 24-hour incubation period, culture supernatants are harvested forassessment of proliferation or cytokine production, e.g., IL-2, IL-3 orIL-4 using, e.g., the method of Mossman (J. Immunol. Meth. 65:55(1983)). 100% control titers of IL-3, IL-2 or IL-4 from normalstimulated splenocytes are obtained, exemplary values may be about 640units/mL or IL-2 and 160 units/mL for IL-4.

Effects of formula 1 compounds and Hydrocortisone on Proliferation inthe Presence of a Mitogen. A series of spleen cell cultures is run usinga formula 1 compound and/or hydrocortisone with cell cultures to whichconcanavalin A is added. Preliminary tests on cultures to whichconcanavalin A is added at concentrations of 10.0, 5.0, 2.5 and 1.0ng/mL. All tests on the effects of invention compounds on culturesstimulated with concanavalin A are performed with concanavalin A at,e.g., about 2.5 ng/mL. A mitogen such as ConA generally increases cellproliferation and the glucocorticoid steroid (“GCS”) can decreaseproliferation. Detectable partial or complete reversal of the inhibitoreffects of hydrocortisone indicate an anti-glucorticoid effect by theformula 1 compounds.

Effect of formula 1 compounds on IL-3 production. Exemplary formula 1compounds are characterized for their effect on the level of thecytokine IL-3 expresion by spleen cells in tissue culture and for theircapacity to reverse the effects of a GCS in IL-3 expression. The spleencell cultures are prepared in accordance with the general method above.After 30 hours the level of IL-3 in the supernatants of the cultures wasmeasured using the IL-3 ELISA kit manufactured by EndoGen Inc., Boston,Mass. A GCS such as hydrocortisone will generally suppress theproduction of IL-3 and the invention compounds are examined for theircapacity to modify this effect. The IL-3 expressed by cells in culturemay be recovered from the media containing IL-3 by known methods such assingle or sequential reverse-phase HPLC steps on a preparative HPLCcolumn. (See Urdal, et al., J. Chromatog. 296:171 (1984) and U.S. Pat.No. 5,128,450).

Example 15

Treatment of neurodegenerative conditions. Experimental allergicencephalomyelitis (EAE), is demyelinating disease of the central nervoussystem with many pathological and clinical similarities with multiplesclerosis (MS). EAE is thus a recognized animal model for humanautoimmune conditions such as MS. F1Cs are tested for their capacity todelay the onset of EAE or to reduce its symptoms. Female SJL mice (5animals per group) are immunized with 150 to 200 μg of PLP-1 39-151peptide/CFA to induce EAE. Starting 7 days before injection of thepeptide, the animals are given daily injections (s.c.) of the compounds(3.0 mg) in 0.1 mL vehicle, or vehicle alone for 33 days. The vehicleconsisted of a suspension of the formula 1 compound in saline andcarboxymethylcellulose. Delayed onset, reduced peak clinical score (from5.2±0.6 to 2.8±1.8) and cumulative disease index (>60%) of EAE, andprevention of or significant attenuation of relapses are measured.Reduced numbers of PLP-139-151 specific T cell responses and reducednumbers of TNF-α producing cells in the CNS indicate reduced diseaseprogression or severity. Reduced production of autoimmune Th-1associated cytokines, is consistent with restoration of a more normalTh-1/Th-2 immune balance and/or with reduction of inflammation in thismodel.

The efficacy of the formula 1 compounds to treat other autoimmuneconditions can be determined by incorporating their use with suitableanimal models or assay methods, e.g., collagen-induced arthritis as amodel for human autoimmune polyarthritis (e.g., L. K. Myers et al.,Clin. Immunol. 2002,102:185-191, A. Matejuk et al., Endocrinology 2002,143:313-319, S. Thornton et al., J. Immunol. 165:1557-1563). The effectof the compounds on markers of inflammation such as TNFα, MIP-1β, IL-13,IL-15, IL-17 or IL-18, e.g., reduced expression or activity, isoptionally observed in any autoimmune or inflammatory condition.

Example 16

Modulation of transcription. The effect of a F1C on transcript levels incells in vitro is studied using a microarray to allow simultaneousmonitoring of the expression of many genes to allow detailed analysis ofthe molecular pathways involved in biological responses to the compound.

In general, microarray technology works by covalently linking short DNAsequences that are complementary to the transcripts of many differentgenes on a single slide or array chip. mRNAs from test and controlsamples are generated and labeled with one or more colored fluorescentdyes or probes. The probes are hybridized with the array, which is thenscanned by laser. The color and intensity of the fluorescent signal ateach spot denotes relative expression level of each gene. The capacityof F1Cs to modulate gene expression is characterized in a similarmanner.

An array is used in the protocol as described below. The array containsabout 12,000 known genes. The experiment can use U937 human promonocyticleukemia cells that differentiate to monocyte/macrophage cells in thepresence of phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (“PMA”). The U937 cells arePMA treated and then exposed to a F1C for 1 hr, 2 hrs, or 4 hrs,followed by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (“LPS”) stimulation for 1 hr, 2hrs or 4 hrs. The level of transcripts of the genes on the array ismeasured at selected time points using RNA prepared from F1C-treated andcontrol (no F1C) cells. U937 cells are plated at 1×10⁵ cells/mL in thepresence of 3 ng/mL PMA (Sigma, Catalog #P-8139) for 48 hrs. Cells arethen treated with either 10 μM F1C or a vehicle such as DMSO for 1 hr, 2hr, and 4 hrs. At each time point, cells are harvested and total RNA isextracted using Qiagen Rneasy kit according to manufacturer'sspecification. Total RNA samples are analyzed by Mergen Ltd. (SanLeandro, Calif. www.mergen.com) to perform microarray assay.

For the microarray assay, Dnase-treated total RNA (20 micrograms) isreverse-transcribed using an oligo[(dT)₂₄ T7 promoter]₆₅ primer(consisting of the nucleotide binding sequence for the T7 RNA polymerasefollowed by 24 thymidine nucleotides). This is followed by second strandsynthesis. The reaction mixture is then treated with Rnase I to digestthe remaining RNA. The double-stranded cDNA is phenol-chloroformextracted and used as template for in vitro transcription (T7MEGAscript, Ambion, Inc.) to generate biotin-labeled cRNA probes. Theseprobes are hybridized overnight at 30° C. with continuous agitation toMergen's ExpressChip HO5 DNA Microarray System (catalog number HO5-001)containing 12,000 genes. The arrays are then washed, and hybridizedprobes are detected using Mergen's cyanine-3 fluorescent dye-conjugatedprotein. Chips are imaged using an Affymetrix 417-418 formAffymetrix/Genetic MicroSystems (www.affymetrix.com) and spot intensityis quantitated using ImaGene from BioDiscovery Inc.(www.biodiscovery.com).

Exemplary genes shown below are optionally analyzed. UniGene ID UniGenesymbol HO5 gene description Hs.460 ATF3 Activating transcription factor3 Hs.78546 ATP2B1 ATPase, Ca++ transporting, plasma membrane 1 Hs.2128DUSP5 Dual specificity phosphatase 5 Hs.155119 EHD1 EH-domain containing1 Hs.75765 GRO2 GRO2 oncogene Hs.89690 GRO3 GRO3 oncogene Hs.274402HSPA1B Heat shock 70 kD protein 1B Hs.177781 MGC5618 Hypotheticalprotein MGC5618 Hs.75063 HIVEP2 immunodeficiency virus type Ienhancer-binding protein 2 Hs.727 INHBA Inhibin, beta A (activin A,activin AB alpha polypeptide) Hs.81134 IL1RN Interleukin 1 receptorantagonist Hs.126256 IL1B Interleukin 1, beta Hs.12503 IL15RAInterleukin 15 receptor, alpha Hs.98309 IL23A Interleukin 23, alphasubunit p19 Hs.50640 SSI-1 JAK binding protein Hs.24684 KIAA1376KIAA1376 protein Hs.164719 KIAA1726 KIAA1726 protein Hs.151988 MAP3K5Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 5 Hs.301183 MAIL Moleculepossessing ankyrin repeats induced by lipopolysaccharide (MAIL), homologof mouse Hs.75607 MACS Myristoylated alanine-rich protein kinase Csubstrate (MARCKS, 80K-L) Hs.109281 NAF1 Nef-associated factor 1Hs.81328 NFKBIA Nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancerin B-cells inhibitor, alpha Hs.77729 OLR1 Oxidised low densitylipoprotein receptor 1 Hs.2050 PTX3 Pentaxin-related gene, rapidlyinduced by IL-1 beta Hs.80205 PIM2 Pim-2 oncogene Hs.239138 PBEFPre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor Hs.3407 PKIG Protein kinase(cAMP-dependent, catalytic) inhibitor gamma Hs.103755 RIPK2Receptor-interacting serine-threonine kinase 2 Hs.183601 RGS16 Regulatorof G-protein signalling 16 Hs.115521 REV3L REV3 (yeast homolog)-like,catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase zeta Hs.27018 LOC51285 Ris Hs.82085SERPINE1 Serine (or cysteine) proteinase inhibitor, clade E (nexin,plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1), member 1 Hs.1087 STK2Serine/threonine kinase 2 s.167503 STAT5A Signal transducer andactivator of transcription 5A Hs.72918 SCYA1 Small inducible cytokine A1(I-309, homologous to mouse Tca-3) Hs.75703 SCYA4 Small induciblecytokine A4 (homologous to mouse Mip-1b) Hs.75498 SCYA20 Small induciblecytokine subfamily A (Cys- Cys), member 20 Hs.271387 SCYA8 Smallinducible cytokine subfamily A (Cys- Cys), member 8 (monocytechemotactic protein 2) Hs.318885 SOD2 Superoxide dismutase 2,mitochondrial Hs.112259 TRG@ T cell receptor gamma locus Hs.2134 TRAF1TNF receptor-associated factor 1 Hs.17839 GG2-1 TNF-induced proteinHs.101382 TNFAIP2 Tumor necrosis factor, alpha-induced protein 2Hs.211600 TNFAIP3 Tumor necrosis factor, alpha-induced protein 3Hs.29352 TNFAIP6 Tumor necrosis factor, alpha-induced protein 6

For any of the uses for F1Cs described herein, the results or biologicaleffects that are obtained using individual F1 Cs are optionally comparedto the results or biological effects that are obtained using a referencecompound such as 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene,3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-1,5-diene, 3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5-ene,16α-bromoepiandrosterone, 16α-hydroxyepiandrosterone,16β-hydroxyepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone,30-amino-17β-hydroxyandrost-5-ene,3β-amino-17β-hydroxy-17α-methylandrost-5-ene or3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene. A reference F1C can serve as apositive control or negative control for modulation of genetranscription or activity. Other known modulators of a gene whosebiological activity is associatiated with a symptom or clinicalcondition of interest can also be used as a reference control with orwithout a reference F1 C control. Such comparisons provide guidance forusing the formula 1 compounds in the different methods or clinicalconditions. Such comparison information allows, e.g., tailoring ofdosages, dosing schedules, routes of administration or drug interactionswith other therapeutic treatments in any selected application for theF1Cs.

Example 17

The effect of F1Cs on transcript or gene product levels in cells invitro is studied in vitro using a cell type of interest, e.g., themurine macrophage cell line designated RAW264.7 (“RAW” cells). For theRAW cells, the cells are maintained in a suitable medium, e.g., RPMI1640 supplemented with 10% FBS, standard Penn/Strep antibiotic solutionand 2 mM glutamine. The F1C is dissolved in a suitable solvent, e.g.,DMSO or pyrrolidone, to generate a 10 mM stock solution. For DMSOsolutions, appropriate dilutions are made to give a F1C finalconcentration in culture media of about 1 nM to about 10 μM, with afinal DMSO content of no more than 0.1% v/v. The cells are induced withLPS at 100 ng/ml (stock solution in water, diluted in serum-free culturemedia).

In a typical protocol, on day 0 the cells are plated at a density toreach a sub-confluent state of greater than about 75% confluency on thefollowing day. For 6-well plates, about 500,000 to 700,000 cells/wellare plated. On the following day, day 1, the cells are treated with theF1C or vehicle, e.g., DMSO, with-or without LPS, for selected times,e.g., 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 hours. Afterincubation, cells are harvested with a cell scraper and total RNA isextracted to generate samples for PCR analysis. 1 mL of culture media isoptionally saved at −20° C. for future ELISA analysis to determine genetranscript levels. On day 2, cells are harvested after, e.g., 24 hr ofF1C in DMSO treatment. LPS induction is started in cells pre-treatedwith F1C in, e.g., DMSO. Exemplary treatment conditions and time pointsfor cell harvesting are as follows: No treatment  0 hr 24 hr DMSO + LPS1 hr 4 hr 8 hr 24 hr F1C 10 μM + LPS 1 hr 4 hr 8 hr 24 hr F1C 1 μM + LPS1 hr 4 hr 8 hr 24 hr F1C 10 nM + LPS 1 hr 4 hr 8 hr 24 hr DMSO 24 hr +LPS 1 hr 4 hr 8 hr 24 hr F1C 10 μM 24 hr + LPS 1 hr 4 hr 8 hr 24 hr F1C1 μM 24 hr + LPS 1 hr 4 hr 8 hr 24 hr F1C 10 nM 24 hr + LPS 1 hr 4 hr 8hr 24 hr

Exemplary genes of interest that can be analyzed by this or a similarprotocol include 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more of iNOS (inducible nitricoxide synthase), eNOS (constitutive nitric oxide synthase), COX-2(cycloxygenase-2, PGE2 synthase), IκBβ, TNFα, IL-1β, IL-1Ra (interleukin1 receptor antagonist), NFκB1 (p105), NFκB2 (p49/p100), IL-6, MCP-1(monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 or CCL2), MIP-2 (macrophageinflammatory protein-2), MMP9 (matrix metalloproteinase 9), gelatinaseB, HO-1 (heme oxygenase 1), HIF1α (hypoxia inducible factor 1, alphasubunit), GCLC (gamma glutamylcycteine synthetase catalytic (heavy)subunit or γGCS-hs), GCLM (gamma glutamylcycteine synthetase modifier(light) subunit or γGCS-1s), xCT (cystine/glutamate exchangetransporter), NQO1 (NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1), TXNRD1(thioredoxin reduatase 1), EBBP (estrogen responsive B-box protein),CYP1A1 (cytochrome P450), CD36 (SR-B), SR-A (scavenger receptor A orMsr1), ABCA1 (ATP-binding cassette transporter A1), ABCG1 (ATP-bindingcassette transporter G1), LDLR (low-density lipoprotein receptor), NR1H3(nuclear receptor 1 H3 or LXRα), NR1C3 (nuclear receptor 1C3 or PPARγ),SCD-1 (stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1) and NR4A1 (nuclear receptor 4A1 orNur77).

Example 18

Treatment of allograft rejection. The F1Cs are used as described hereinto treat, prevent or ameliorate unwanted immune responses in allografttransplantation. F1Cs in any of groups 1 through 57 can be used incontinuous or intermittent dosing protocols to ameliorate or to slow theprogression of rejection reactions in the host, such as hyperacuterejection, acute rejection or chronic rejection in allograft recipientsin e.g., lung, heart, liver, kidney or bone marrow transplantrecipients. Reduction of symptoms in kidney transplant recipients suchas kidney enlargement or tenderness or increased serum creatininelevels, or decreased urine output are optionally monitored, e.g., forimprovement or stabilization of the symptom. The compounds are also usedto reduce graft versus host disease in a similar manner.

Example 19

Exposure of rodents to ionizing radiation exposure. The effect ofselected F1Cs on survival of lethally-irradiated female B6D2F1 mice werecompared to control animals treated with vehicle alone. The animals wereexposed to 10 Gy of total body irradiation at 2.5 Gy/min using a ¹³⁷CSsource. Groups of 12 animals were used in a total of 5 groups. ForGroups 1, 2, 3, and 5, test article was administered as a 100 μL volume,by subcutaneous injection, for three consecutive days, with the firstdose administered 2 to 4 hours following exposure to radiation. ForGroup 4, test article was administered as a 50 μL volume, byintramuscular injection for three consecutive days. The formulation wasa a suspension containing 0.1% w/v carboxymethyl-cellulose, 0.9% w/vsodium chloride and 0.05% v/v phenol. The formulations were agitated touniformly resuspend the F1C before syringing, and injected into animalswithin a few minutes of drawing into the syringe to prevent settling inthe syringe.

The groups of animals were treated as follows. Group 1 received vehicleonly by daily subcutaneous injection for 3 consecutive days. Group 2received 0.6 mg in 100 μL of a suspension of3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene by daily subcutaneous injection for 3consecutive days. Group 3 received 3.0 mg in 100 μL of a suspension of3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene by daily subcutaneous injection for 3consecutive days. Group 4 received 0.6 mg in 50 μL of a suspension of3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene by daily intramuscular injection for 3consecutive days. Group 5 received 0.6 mg in 100 μL of a suspension of3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene by daily subcutaneous injection for 3consecutive days.

Survival of the animals was monitored for 21 days after irradiation andthe following results were obtained. The number of surviving animals isshown for day 6, 7, 12 and 21. The results show that the F1Cs increasedthe rate of survival of subjects that were exposed to an otherwiselethal dose of ionizing radiation. Day Group 6 7 12 21 1 vehicle control12 11 4 1 2 0.6 mg s.c. 12 11 10 7 3 3.0 mg s.c. 12 12 9 7 4 0.6 mg i.m.12 12 11 9 5 0.6 mg s.c. 12 12 12 11

Example 20

Characterization of F1C biological activity. A F1C is selected and usedin a protocol described herein, e.g., as described in example 1 orexample 19, to characterize its biological activity. In an exemplaryprotocol, doses of 0.1 mg, 0.3 mg, 0.6 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg, 3 mg, 4 mg or 5mg are used on, e.g., one, two, three or four consecutive days,essentially as described in example 19 to characterize the effect of theF1C on survival of animals after lethal radiation. One or more controls,e.g., vehicle control animals and one, two or more reference compoundssuch as filgrastim, pegfilgrastim, or characterized F1 Cs such as3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene, 3β,7β,17β-trihydroxyandrost-5-ene or3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene are optionally used in separate groupsof animals to allow evaluation of the relative potency of the F1C.Exemplary F1Cs that can be characterized in this manner are as describedherein, e.g., any compound in a compound group, numbered embodiment orclaim. Exemplary test protocols include any of the examples describedherein. Thus, to characterize effect of F1Cs on transcript or geneproduct levels in cells in vitro a protocol essentially as described inexamples 16 or 17 is performed and the results are optionally comparedto a reference compound such as a known modulator of transcription,e.g., a non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug such as aspirin, or toanother reference compound such as 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene,16α-bromoepiandrosterone or 16α-hydroxyepiandrosterone.

Example 21

Measurement of biological parameters in non-human primates afterbiological insult. A study was conducted to characterize a biologicalinsult of 600cGy of whole body irradiation to male Rhesus (Macacamulatta) primates weighing 2.5 to 4.5 kg at an age range of about 1.75to 3.5 years. Core body temperature was monitored by telemetry in themonkeys for a period of 40 consecutive days. Two groups of animals eachwere used in the study. Core body temperature transmitters weresurgically implanted in the abdomen prior to initiation of the radiationprotocol. Core body temperature was continuously recorded from day −7 today 41 for correlation with survival, hematology results, and otherclinical parameters.

Temperature transmitters. Before initiation of the temperaturetransmitter implantation protocol, all animals were subject to adetailed physical examination and body weight measurement under thedirection of a clinical veterinarian. Blood was collected from allanimals, which were not food and water deprived, and assessed for basicblood chemistry and hematology. The results of the evaluation wasreviewed by the clinical veterinarian to ensure satisfactory healthstatus.

Implantation of the temperature transmitters was accomplished usinganimals that were fasted overnight prior to surgery and thenanesthetized by an intra-muscular (IM) injection of acepromazine (10mg/mL, 0.14 mg/kg) and ketamine (100 mg/mL, 13.6 mg/kg) and intubated.Where needed, lidocain spray (10% w/w) was administered onto the glottisprior to intubation. An ophthalmic ointment was applied to both eyes toprevent drying of the cornea. Animals were placed on a heating pad andadministered isoflurane by inhalation, with an oxygen flow ofapproximately 200 mg/kg/min. A ventilator was used to maintain therespiratory rate between 8 and 20 breaths/min with a ventilationpressure of 18-25 cm H₂0. Monitoring during anesthesia included heartrate and oxygen saturation of the blood using a pulse oximeter.Prophylactic antibiotics (cefazolin 25 mg/kg) were administered byintramuscular injection at least 1-hour prior to surgery, and every 6 to8 hours post injection for at least 24-hours post surgery. Analgesia(buprenorphine 0.05 mg/kg) was administered by intramuscular injectionevery 6 to 12 hours for at least 24-hours post surgery. Intravenousfluid therapy were given throughout the anesthesia using sterile LactateRinger's solution at a rate of 10 mL/kg/hr.

The surgical site was shaved and aseptically prepared usingchlorhexidine gluconate 4% and isopropyl alcohol 70%. A longitudinalincision was performed lateral but close to the linea alba. The internalabdominal oblique muscle was separated from the aponeurosis of thetransversus abdominis by blunt dissection. A sterile core bodytemperature transmitter (Data Science International, TA10TAD70) wasinserted between the internal abdominal oblique muscle and theaponeurosis of the transversus abdominis. Hemostasis was maintainedusing appropriate suture material. Sterile saline was used to allow easeof placement of the transmitters. The incision was closed withabsorbable suture material using simple continuous sutures. The skin wasclosed with discontinuous buried sutures using absorbable suturematerial. Additional post-operative cares (analgesia and antibiotics)was provided to the animals when needed. Rectal body temperature wasmonitored in the post-operative period. Once the body temperature waswithin an acceptable range and the animal was alert, each animal wasreturned to their cages. A post-operative period of at least 2 weeks wasallowed prior to initiation of radiation.

Acclimation and whole-body irradiation. Before transportation to theradiation facility, the animals were acclimated to the radiotherapychair and to transportation. During the acclimation period, animals wereassigned to their respective dose groups by block randomization based onthe absolute neutrophil count. Any animal with unacceptable pretreatmentdata was replaced by an animal kept under identical environmentalconditions. Animals with pretreatment data considered acceptable butmarginally different from normal values were assigned to the sham groupto allow longer post-operative recovery.

Animals were fasted overnight prior to whole-body irradiation and fedupon return to the holding facility. Animals were transferred to theirradiation facility in a transport vehicle with controlled environment.During transportation, each animal was individually housed in astainless steel squeeze back cage. The animal's clinical signs weremonitored immediately before and after transportation. Group 1 animals,sham irradiated, were subject to the same irradiation procedure as Group2 animals, however, these animals did receive radiation. The 10 controlanimals, Group 1, were sham irradiated by placing each animal in therestraint for 10 minutes. The 10 treated animals, Group 2, received amidline ⁶⁰Co γ-radiation dose of 6 Gy at a dose rate of about 60cGy/minute (day 1). The animals receiving this 6 Gy radiation insultwere restrained during the radiation exposure by placing each animal ina chair allowing appropriate restraining in a symmetric position. Aninsulated cover was placed on the radiotherapy chair duringtransportation between the transport vehicle and the treatment site.Music was provided inside the treatment room to reduce stress to theanimals. Animal positioning was confirmed with linear markers installedin the treatment room. To produce a homogenous dose distribution,treatment was divided in two parts. First, the animal received half ofthe dose by anteroposterior (AP) irradiation. The second half of thedose was delivered by posteroanterior (PA) irradiation. Group 1 animalswere placed in an identical restraining chair in the sham treatment sitefor approximately the same period of time without exposure to radiation.Once the treatment was completed, animals were returned to the transportvehicle and were transported to their housing facility. The radiationdose was calibrated using an acrylic phantom placed in the sameexperimental set up that was used for animal irradiation.

Animal maintenance. Animals were housed individually in stainless steelsqueeze back cages equipped with an automatic watering system exceptduring transportation where water bottles were provided. The cages werelabeled with a color-coded cage card indicating study number, group,animal number, species, sex and dose level. The animal room environmentwas controlled (temperature 21±3° C., humidity 30-70%, 10-15 air changesper hour, 12 hours light, 12 hours dark). Temperature and humidity weremonitored continuously except during animal transportation and insidethe radiation facility where only temperature was recorded. A standardcertified commercial primate chow (Teklad Certified Global 25% PrimateDiet #2055C) was made available to each monkey daily. Food was withdrawnovernight prior to radiation and necropsy. Maximum allowableconcentrations of contaminants in the diet (e.g., heavy metals,aflatoxin, organophosphates, chlorinated hydrocarbons and PCBs) werecontrolled and routinely analyzed by the manufacturers. If an animalstopped eating during the study, the diet was supplemented at thediscretion of the study director. Tap water was purified by reverseosmosis and provided to the animals ad libitum throughout the study.Periodic analyses of the tap water and reverse osmosis water wereperformed. It was considered that there were no known contaminants inthe diet or water. During the pre-treatment period cage sideobservations of clinical signs were generally performed once daily.

Observations. Mortality checks were performed twice a day during allphases of the study. Moribund animals were euthanized for humane reasonsbased on the clinical judgments. Sacrificed animals were subject to aclinical examination. When the core body temperature was 33° C. (91.4°F.) or lower or when an animal experienced a weight loss of more than20% over a 4 day period, the animal was euthanized. Animals were alsoeuthanized when they displayed complete anorexia for 3 days withdeteriorating conditions based on the clinical examination or when theydisplayed an absence of response to stimuli.

Results obtained from the study were used to correlate the changes inbiological parameters such as core body temperature and hematology withclinical signs following whole body irradiation. These results were usedto obtain a status profile or surrogate endpoint such as incidence orduration of fever. During the pre-treatment period cage sideobservations of clinical signs were performed once daily. During thetreatment period, clinical signs were recorded at cage-side twice dailyfor all animals or as often as deemed necessary. A detailed clinicalexamination was performed on all animals, once prior to irradiation onday 1, weekly thereafter, including on day 41 prior to necropsy.

The core body temperature and activity was recorded at 1 minuteintervals for all animals from day −7 to day 41 using the implantedtransmitter. Each animal cage was equipped with a telemetry receiver.The values of calibration of the transmitter implanted in each animalwere entered in a telemetry computer system to ensure accuratetemperature monitoring. Core body temperature was not recorded whenanimals were handled or during transport, but core temperature wasgenerally monitored continuously at other times. Body weights wererecorded for all animals once prior to randomization, prior to treatmenton day 1 and weekly thereafter, including on day 40 (non-fasted) and onday 41 before necropsy. Hematology measurements were performed on allanimals three times during the pre-treatment period and during thetreatment period on days 2, daily from day 5 to day 27 and once on days30, 33, 36 and 40. Blood samples of 0.5 mL were collected from thefemoral vein or artery or from any appropriate vessel by venipuncturefor hematological analysis. Food and water was available to the animalsbefore blood collections.

Hematology parameters that were examined at most time points includedred blood cell count, hematocrit, hemoglobin, white blood cell count,absolute differential WBC count, relative differential WBC count,relative reticulocyte count, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, plateletcount, platelet volume, immature granulocyte count and red celldistribution width. EDTA was used as an anticoagulant and blood smearswere prepared for each time point, stained with Modified Wright's stainand evaluated.

On day 41, the irradiated group 2 animals were sedated using ketamineand acepromazine and then euthanized by an overdose of barbiturate (e.g.sodium pentobarbital), which was administered intravenously, followed byexsanguination. For euthanized animals, gross pathology consisted of anexternal examination, identification of clinically recorded lesiorm anda detailed internal examination. To avoid autolytic changes, thenecropsy examination was conducted as soon as possible on all animalsthat died while on study or that were euthanized during the study or attermination of the study at day 41. The animals were stored at 2-8° C.before examination. For all animals that were euthanized, the followingorgans were dissected, trimmed free of fat and weighed: Brain, testes,heart, prostate, kidneys, seminal vesicles, large intestine, smallintestine, liver, spleen, lungs with trachea and thymus. The largeintestine and small intestine were examined by making a longitudinalincision to open the lumen and removal of contents. The intestinalmucosa was washed with saline and excess saline was removed and theorgans weighed. Paired organs were weighed together. Absolute andrelative (to body weight) organ weights were calculated. On completionof the gross pathology examination, abnormal tissues brain (right part),femur and marrow, heart (both ventricles and atria, septum withpapillary muscle), sternum and marrow, thymus were retained. Neutralbuffered 10% formalin was usually used for fixation and preservation.Three femoral bone marrow smears were prepared from each euthanizedanimal (right femur), stained with Modified Wright's stain andevaluated.

Tissue samples from liver, lungs (right and left separately), kidneys,brain (left) and spleen were collected at necropsy from all euthanizedanimals for bacteriological culture. Tissue samples were storedrefrigerated 2-8° C. pending analysis. A selected area at the surface ofthe tissue sample was burned to eliminate possible surface contaminant.A sterile culture swab was inserted in the tissue sample through theburned surface for isolation and identification of aerobic and anaerobicbacteria. Histopathological examination was performed on the tissuesfrom euthanized animals. Tissues were prepared for histologicalexamination by embedding in paraffin wax, sectioning and staining withhematoxylin and eosinphloxin.

Example 22

Results and calculation of status profiles for non-human primates usingbiological parameter measurements. Numerical data obtained from theprotocol described in example 21 was subjected to calculation of groupmeans, standard deviations and other statistical analyses.

Statistically significant status profiles were obtained based on fivebiological parameters, i.e., anemia (based on hematocrit),thrombocytopenia (platelets), neutropenia (neutrophils), elevatedtemperature and circadian rhythm disruption. Each parameter alone gavestatistically significant P_(lethality) and P_(survival) statusprofiles. When hematocrit nadirs for individual animals fell below 20%of normal, 4 of 4 animals died, while 5 of 6 animals survived whenindividual hematocrits remained above 20%. Calculation by an unpairedt-test analysis gave P_(lethality) and P_(survival) status profiles of0.02 for a mean hematocrit nadir of 16.4% and 25.6% respectively.

When platelets for individual animals fell to less than 7,000 per μL, 5of 6 animals died, while 4 of 4 animals survived when the platelet countnadir remained above about 7,000 per μL. Calculation by an unpairedt-test analysis of P_(lethality) and P_(survival) status profiles of0.01 for a mean platelet nadir of 4,800 platelets per μL blood and12,800 platelets per μL blood, respectively.

When the neutrophil nadir for individual animals fell to less than 50per μL, of 6 animals died, while 4 of 4 animals survived when theneutrophil count nadir remained above 50 per μL. Calculation by anunpaired t-test analysis of P_(lethality) and P_(survival) were 0.02 fora mean neutrophil nadir of 28 neutrophils per μL blood and 58neutrophils per μL blood respectively.

For fever, P_(lethality) was less than 0.05 when the animals experiencedfever or P_(survival) was greater than 0.95 when the animals did nothave an elevated temperature or a fever. For this biological response,fever or elevated temperature was defined as a temperature of at leastabout 39.0° C. for at least about 15 minutes within 12 hours after theanimals were irradiated on day 1. The baseline temperature for theanimals was considered to be 37.3° C., although temperatures for the 10control (non-irradiated) animals in example 1 varied with the animal'scircadian rhythm between about 36.8° C. and 37.9° C. The controlanimal's circadian core body temperature rhythm was quite regular, whileirradiated animals that survived the radiation was relatively regularand was indistinguishable from non-irradiated controls by about 5-8 daysafter irradiation. However, circadian core body temperature rhythm fromirradiated animals that did not survive the radiation was destroyed anddid not recover at any time after its disruption. P_(lethality) was lessthan 0.05 when circadian rhythm was disrupted, and P_(survival) wasgreater than about 0.95 when circadian rhythm was not disrupted. Theloss of circadian rhythm was detectable within 24 to 48 hours after theanimals were exposed to the 6 Gy dose of γ-radiation.

The P_(lethality) and P_(survival) status profiles for platelets,hematocrit and neutrophils given above was obtained using an unpairedT-test analysis based on the animals described in example 1. Five of theirradiated animals in example 1 survived the 6 Gy radiation exposure andthe hematocrit, platelet and neutrophil nadir from irradiated survivinganimals (variable 1) was compared to the hematocrit, platelet andneutrophil nadir from the 5 irradiated non-survivors (variable 2).variable 1 variable 2 Hematocrit t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming UnequalVariances Mean 25.6 16.4 Variance 17.3 30.8 Observations 5 5Hypothesized Mean Difference 0 df 7 t Stat 2.9662 P(T <= t) one-tail0.0105 t Critical one-tail 1.8946 P(T <= t) two-tail 0.0209 t Criticaltwo-tail 2.3646 Platelet t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal VariancesMean 12.8 4.8 Variance 21.7 1.7 Observations 5 5 Hypothesized MeanDifference 0 df 5 t Stat 3.698001 P(T <= t) one-tail 0.007014 t Criticalone-tail 2.015049 P(T <= t) two-tail 0.014028 t Critical two-tail2.570578 Neutrophil t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal Variances Mean0.058 0.028 Variance 0.00037 7E−05 Observations 5 5 Hypothesized MeanDifference 0 df 5 t Stat 3.19801 P(T <= t) one-tail 0.01202 t Criticalone-tail 2.01505 P(T <= t) two-tail 0.02405 t Critical two-tail 2.57058

For the 5 surviving animals, the hematocrit nadirs were 28, 31, 24, 25and 20, while hematocrit nadirs for the non-surviving animals were 14,16, 12, 14 and 26. For the 5 surviving animals, the platelet nadirs were10×10³ per μL, 18×10³ per μL, 12×10³ per μL, 17×10³ per μL and 7×10³ perμL, while platelet nadirs for the non-surviving animals were 5×10³ perμL, 4×10³ per μL, 4×10³ per μL, 4×10³ per μL and 7×10³ per μL. For the 5surviving animals, the neutrophil nadirs were 80 per mm³, 70 per mm³, 50per mm³, 60 per mm³ and 30 per mm³, while neutrophil nadirs for thenon-surviving animals were 20 per mm³, 30 per mm³, 20 per mm³, 40 permm³ and 30 per mm³. The raw data for hematocrit, platelets andneutrophils from day −6 through day 26 are shown below and this datawere used for the unpaired t-test P_(lethality) and P_(survival)calculations above. Hematocrits (% or L/L) for irradiated animals at day−6 to day 10 day animal −6 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 0.38 0.40 0.39 0.40 0.390.38 0.35 0.36 2 0.38 0.40 0.40 0.43 0.41 0.38 0.37 0.38 3 0.37 0.380.39 0.38 0.35 0.36 0.33 0.34 4 0.34 0.36 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.30 0.295 0.38 0.37 0.36 0.35 0.39 0.35 0.29 0.29 6 0.38 0.39 0.40 0.38 0.370.37 0.35 0.34 7 0.39 0.39 0.38 0.39 0.40 0.38 0.39 0.35 8 0.40 0.390.39 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.34 0.33 9 0.38 0.36 0.37 0.36 0.36 0.37 0.33 0.3210  0.40 0.43 0.42 0.39 0.37 0.38 0.36 0.33 mean 0.38 0.39 0.38 0.380.38 0.37 0.34 0.33 Hematocrits (% or L/L) for irradiated animals at day11 to day 18 day animal 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 0.35 0.35 0.36 0.360.34 0.36 0.32 0.33 2 0.36 0.37 0.36 0.38 0.35 0.32 0.32 0.31 3 0.310.26 0.28 0.28 0.21 0.19 0.16 0.14 4 0.33 0.27 0.25 0.21 0.16 * 5 0.290.26 0.25 0.25 0.20 0.20 0.17 0.15 6 0.35 0.34 0.32 0.33 0.31 0.28 0.290.27 7 0.34 0.35 0.33 0.32 0.29 0.28 0.28 0.27 8 0.32 0.33 0.31 0.270.26 0.24 0.24 0.20 9 0.33 0.30 0.30 0.27 0.21 0.18 0.16 0.14 10  0.340.35 0.31 0.30 0.29 0.27 0.26 0.26 mean 0.33 0.32 0.31 0.30 0.26 0.260.24 0.23 Hematocrits (% or L/L) for irradiated animals at day 19 to day26 day animal 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 0.31 0.30 0.29 0.28 0.33 0.300.31 0.32 2 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.31 0.34 0.33 0.34 0.34 3 * 4 * 5 ** ** 0.140.14 0.12 ** 0.12 * 6 ** 0.26 0.25 0.25 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.28 7 0.28 0.260.25 0.25 0.25 0.26 0.27 0.29 8 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.22 0.23 0.24 0.269 * 10  0.29 * mean 0.28 0.27 0.24 0.23 0.25 0.27 0.26 0.30 Platelets(×10⁻³/μL) for irradiated animals at day −6 to day 10 day animal −6 2 56 7 8 9 10 1 608 525 580 538 433 324 232 111 2 547 397 406 401 324 255174 113 3 363 313 356 315 221 169 101 45 4 295 266 267 253 180 141 71 285 472 325 336 316 273 203 117 22 6 400 410 443 386 290 193 103 26 7 485438 385 489 409 353 275 175 8 472 380 401 342 305 235 145 59 9 510 363307 370 261 109 46 20 10  419 381 478 409 327 185 79 36 mean 457 380 396382 302 217 134 64 Platelets (×10⁻³/μL) for irradiated animals at day 11to day 18 day animal 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 57 42 25 23 22 10 23 45 261 32 25 18 28 55 107 177 3 30 13 10 6 5 8 7 7 4 20 6 5 4 5 * 5 17 11 74 6 10 12 16 6 33 17 19 18 12 12 12 16 7 88 30 27 20 17 17 27 44 8 39 1213 8 7 15 24 48 9 23 7 8 8 4 7 6 9 10  24 16 12 11 7 12 20 19 mean 39 1915 12 11 16 26 42 Platelets (×10⁻³/μL) for irradiated animals at day 19to day 26 day animal 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 64 91 118 139 134 156 200222 2 261 300 349 343 358 330 327 303 3 * 4 5 ** ** 44 53 74 * 6 ** 44104 142 217 259 305 318 7 89 144 278 353 448 523 519 514 8 90 92 158 194246 285 341 406 9 * 10  12 * mean 103 134 175.17 217.00 246.17 310.60313.00 352.60 Neutrophils (×10⁻³/mm³) for irradiated animals at day −6to day 10 day animal −6 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 4.30 2.59 1.07 0.58 0.34 0.390.40 0.39 2 5.10 6.08 2.10 1.41 0.28 0.27 0.34 0.36 3 8.17 5.09 2.051.02 0.76 0.68 0.60 0.48 4 9.46 6.98 0.68 0.30 0.25 0.32 0.30 0.22 53.01 4.45 2.53 0.76 0.29 0.28 0.35 0.13 6 2.07 4.55 2.39 0.80 0.33 0.300.38 0.27 7 5.94 6.01 1.19 0.79 0.34 0.35 0.54 0.36 8 2.59 2.50 1.130.28 0.15 0.26 0.28 0.14 9 3.62 6.36 0.46 0.25 0.31 0.43 0.57 0.21 10 3.22 5.34 1.30 0.46 0.37 0.34 0.31 0.13 mean 4.75 5.00 1.49 0.67 0.340.36 0.41 0.27 Neutrophils (×10⁻³/mm³) for irradiated animals at day 11to day 18 day animal 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 0.17 0.10 0.08 0.14 0.170.09 0.10 0.08 2 0.30 0.15 0.10 0.10 0.07 0.07 0.19 0.46 3 0.13 0.090.12 0.09 0.04 0.05 0.07 0.02 4 0.16 0.11 0.04 0.06 0.03 * 5 0.07 0.090.06 0.07 0.02 0.04 0.10 0.24 6 0.13 0.10 0.13 0.09 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.057 0.24 0.19 0.10 0.06 0.12 0.20 0.12 0.15 8 0.11 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.030.05 0.18 0.69 9 0.13 0.16 0.11 0.06 0.08 0.05 0.06 0.04 10  0.09 0.090.05 0.07 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.05 mean 0.15 0.11 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.100.20 Neutrophils (×10⁻³/mm³) for irradiated animals at day 19 to day 26day animal 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 0.30 1.37 1.21 1.72 2.00 2.51 3.624.28 2 0.70 1.23 2.38 3.63 5.67 6.47 6.63 5.53 3 * 4 5 ** ** 2.57 4.514.60 * 6 ** 0.18 0.30 1.57 1.32 2.12 5.52 6.14 7 0.14 0.08 0.27 0.831.66 3.38 5.54 11.53 8 1.80 0.84 1.86 4.07 2.82 3.6 3.59 6.77 9 * 10 0.04 * mean 0.60 0.74 1.43 2.92 3.01 3.62 5.16 6.85* animal euthanized** measurement not obtained

Example 23

Soluble steroid polymer-conjugates and complexes. A number of covalentpolymer conjugates and complexes containing F1Cs were prepared. Thereactions described below were conducted at room temperature, unlessspecified otherwise.

Disuccinyl-PEG 2000. PEG 2000 was treated with succinic anhydride,triethylamine (TEA), and dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) indimethylformamide (DMF) to yield disuccinyl-PEG2000. The product wasisolated by precipitation with ether, redisolved in chloroform, andprecipitated again.

Di-(N-hydroxysuccinimidyl-succinyl) PEG 2000. Disucciniyl-PEG 2000disolved in DMF was treated with TEA anddi-N-hydroxysuccinimidylcarbonate (DSC) to yieldDi-(N-hydroxysuccinimidyl-succinyl) PEG 2000. The product was isolatedby precipitation with ether, dissolved in chloroform, and reprecipitatedwith ether.

Di-(N-17β-amino-3β-hydroxyandrost-5-ene-succinyl) PEG 2000.3β-Hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene was coupled todi-(N-hydroxysuccinimidyl-succinyl)PEG 2000 in DMF with TEA. The productwas isolated by precipitation with ether, dissolved in chloroform, andreprecipitated with ether. The product was dissolved in water foractivity testing.

PEG 8000 was treated with succinic anhydride, TEA, and DMAP in DMF toyield disuccinyl-PEG 8000. The product was isolated by precipitationwith ether, redisolved in chloroform, and precipitated again.

Di-(N-hydroxysuccinimidyl-succinyl) PEG 8000. Disucciniyl-PEG 8000disolved in DMF was treated with TEA anddi—N—hydroxysuccinimidylcarbonate (DSC) to yieldDi-(N-hydroxysuccinidyl-succinyl) PEG 8000. The product was isolated byprecipitation with ether, dissolved in chloroform, and reprecipitatedwith ether.

Di-(N-17β-amino-3β-hydroxyandrost-5-ene-succinyl) PEG 8000.17β-Amino-3β-hydroxyandrost-5-ene was coupled toDi-(N-hydroxysuccinimidyl-succinyl)PEG 8000 in DMF with TEA. The productwas isolated by precipitation with ether, dissolved in chloroform, andreprecipitated with ether. The product was dissolved in water foractivity testing.

N-Hydroxysuccinimidyl-3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene. The3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene-17β-hemisuccinate (1) was reacted with TEAand DSC in DMSO, and the product was isolated by addition of water.

Amino-PEG-750 of (1). The N-hydroxysuccinimidyl of 1 was reacted with2-aminoethyl-methyl PEG 750 in DMSO and TEA. The product was isolated byprecipitation with ether, dissolved in chloroform, and reprecipitatedwith ether. N-Hydroxysuccinimidyl-3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene wasreacted with 2-aminoethyl-methyl PEG 5000 in DMSO and TEA to generatethe amino PEG 5000 derivative. The product was isolated by precipitationwith ether, dissolved in chloroform, and reprecipitated with ether.N-Hydroxysuccinimidyl-3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene was reacted with2-aminoethyl-methyl PEG 10000 in DMSO and TEA to generate the amino PEG10000 derivative. The product was isolated by precipitation with ether,dissolved in chloroform, and reprecipitated with ether.

DSC (1.5 equivalents) was reacted with PEG 8000 (1 equivalent) in DMFwith TEA. The product, N-hydroxysuccinimidyl-PEG 8000, was isolated byprecipitation with ether, dissolved in chloroform, and reprecipitatedwith ether. DSC (3 equivalents) was reacted with PEG 8000 (1 equivalent)in DMF with TEA. The product, di-(N-hydroxysuccinimidyl)-PEG 8000, wasisolated by precipitation with ether, dissolved in chloroform, andreprecipitated with ether.

N-hydroxysuccinimidyl-PEG 8000 was reacted with 1 equivalent of3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene in DMF with TEA. The product,3β-hydroxy-17β-N- carbamoylandrost-5-ene was isolated by precipitationwith ether, dissolved in chloroform, and reprecipitated with ether.

N-hydroxysuccinimidyl-PEG 8000 was reacted with 2 equivalents of3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene in DMF with TEA. The product,3β-hydroxy-17β-di(N-carbamoyl)-PEG 8000-androst-5-ene was isolated byprecipitation with ether, dissolved in chloroform, and reprecipitatedwith ether.

Di-Lysyl-PEG 2000 was prepared by reacting 2 equivalents of lysine withdi-(N-hydroxysuccinimidyl)-PEG 2000 in DMF. The product was isolated byprecipitation with ether, dissolved in chloroform, and reprecipitatedwith ether.

3β-Hydroxy-17β-N-hydroxysuccinimidylandrost-5-ene was reacted with 0.5equivalents of di-lysyl-PEG 2000 in DMF with TEA. The product,di-lysyl-PEG 2000 esterified with two3β-hydroxy-17β-hydroxysuccinimidylandrost-5-ene moieties, was isolatedby precipitation with ether, dissolved in chloroform, and reprecipitatedwith ether.

Di-(PEG 2000-Lysyl)-PEG-2000 was prepared by reacting 2 equivalents ofDi-NHS PEG 2000 with Di-Lysyl-PEG 2000 in DMF with TEA. The product wasisolated by precipitation with ether, dissolved in chloroform, andreprecipitated with ether.

Di-(Lysyl-PEG 2000-Lysyl)-PEG 2000 was prepared by reacting Di-(PEG2000-Lysyl)-PEG-2000 with DSC and TEA, followed by reaction with 2equivalents of lysine. The product was isolated by precipitation withether, dissolved in chloroform, and reprecipitated with ether.

Poly NHS Di-(Lysyl-PEG 2000-Lysyl)-PEG 2000 was prepared by reacting thecarboxy groups on lysine with DSC and TEA in DMF. The product wasisolated by precipitation with ether, dissolved in chloroform, andreprecipitated with ether.

Poly HE3204-Di-(Lysyl-PEG 2000-Lysyl)-PEG 2000 was prepared as follows.3β-Hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene was reacted with poly NHSdi-(lysyl-PEG 2000-lysyl)-PEG 2000 in DMF with TEA. The product wasisolated by precipitation with ether, dissolved in chloroform, andreprecipitated with ether.

Polyethylenediamine-di-(lysyl-PEG 2000-lysyl)-PEG 2000 was prepared byreacting di-(lysyl-PEG 2000-lysyl)-PEG 2000 with excess ethylenediaminein DMF with TEA. The product was isolated by precipitation with ether,dissolved in chloroform, and reprecipitated with ether.

Poly-17β-succinic acid ester of3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene-ethylenediamine-di-(lysyl-PEG2000-lysyl)-PEG 2000 was prepared as follows. The N-hydroxysuccinimidederivative of of 3β-hydroxyandrost-5-ene-17β-hemisuccinate was reactedwith poly ethylenediamine-di-(dysyl-PEG 2000-lysyl)-PEG 2000 in DMF withTEA. The product was isolated by precipitation with ether, dissolved inchloroform, and reprecipitated with ether.

The aldehyde of dextran 40,000 was prepared by oxidizing dextran 40,000with sodium metaperiodate at a ratio of 1 equivalent of periodate forevery 10 sugar residues in water. The product was extensively dialyzedagainst water and freeze dried.

Poly-(3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene imine)-Dextran 40,000 wasprepared as follows. The aldehyde of dextran 40,000 was reacted with3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-ene in DMSO at 37° C. to form the iminelinkage. The product was precipitated with ethanol and dried. Thehydrazide of dextran 40,000 was prepared by reacting the aldehyde ofdextran 40,000 with hydrazine and sodium cyanoborohydride in water toyield stable hydrazides. The product was dialyzed and freeze dried.

Poly-(3β,17β-di-N-succinimidinyl-NHS-hydroxyandrost-5-ene)-dextran40,000 was prepared by reaction of(3β-hydroxy-17β-aminoandrost-5-eneimine)-Dextran 40,000 with hydrazidedextran in DMSO and TEA. The product was extracted with water, dialyzedand freeze dried.

PEG 8000-poly-benzoyl-L-lysine was prepared by reacting poly-L-Lysinewith N-hydroxysuccinimide-PEG 8000 and then with with benzoyl-bromide inpotassium t-butyl oxide in DMF. This material forms self-associatingmycelles in water having a hydrophobic poly-benzoyl-lysine interior anda hydrophilic PEG exterior.

Polymer for dextran-PEG self-associating micelles was prepared asfollows. The aldehyde of dextran was reacted with amino-methyl PEG,followed by reduction of the imines with sodium cyanoborohydride. Forthis polymer, the dextran forms the exterior hydrophilic phase and thePEG forms the hydrophobic interior of micelles made with this material.

Polymer for PEG-benzoyl dextran self-associating micelles was preparedas follows. After formation of the dextran-PEG 8000 conjugate, thehydroxyl groups were treated with benzoyl bromide to yield benzoyldextran linked to PEG. The benzoyl dextran forms a hydrophobic micelleinterior, and the PEG forms the hydrophilic exterior surface.

Dextran-Epoxide was prepared by treating dextran with epichlorhydrin.Dextran-p-nitro-phenyl conjugate was prepared by treating dextranp-nitrophenyl chloroformate. Dextran-N-hydroxysuccinimide was preparedby reacting dextran and DSC in DMSO with TEA.

The lysine ester of 3β-hydroxy-17β-N-hydroxysuccinimide-androst-5-enewas prepared by reacting lysine and TEA with3β-hydroxy-17β-N-hydroxysuccinimide-androst-5-ene in DMF. The lysineester was reacted either with dextran epoxide or withdextran-p-nitrophenyl to prepare the corresponding conjugate.

3β-Hydroxy-17β-N-hydroxysuccinimide-androst-5-ene was reacted withbovine serum albumin in water/THF (1:1), and the resulting conjugate wasisolated by dialysis.

3β-Hydroxy-7-carboxymethyl oxime-17-oxoandrost-5-ene was reduced withborohydride in methanol/DMSO. Water was added, the solution was dried,resuspended in methanol, acidified, and the product,3β,17β-dihydroxy-7-carboxymethyl oxime-androst-5-ene, was crystallizedfrom methanol.

3β,17β-Dihydroxy-7-carboxymethyl oxime-androst-5-ene was reacted withDSC and TEA in DMSO, and the product, 3β-hydroxy-7-carboxymethyloxime-17β-N-hydroxysuccinimide-androst-5-ene, was isolated by addingwater.

3β-Hydroxy-7-carboxymethyl oxime-17β-N-hydroxysuccinimide-androst-5-ene,was reacted with bovine serum albumin in THF/water (1:1) and theconjugated product was isolated by dialysis in water.

Example 24

Preparation of micelle complexes. The compound3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene is loaded into micelles by drying thecompound on the inner surface of a round flask followed by addition ofaqueous micelles in water. The compound is incorporated into theinterior by sonication, stirring and/or heating.

Example 25

Measurement of biological parameters in non-human primates afterbiological insult. A study was conducted to characterize a biologicalinsult of 600 cGy of whole body irradiation to male Rhesus (Macacamulatta) primates weighing 2.5 to 4.5 kg at an age range of about 1.75to 3.5 years. Core body temperature was monitored by telemetry in themonkeys for a period of 40 consecutive days. Two groups of 10 animalseach were used in the study. Core body temperature transmitters weresurgically implanted in the abdomen prior to initiation of the radiationprotocol. Core body temperature was continuously recorded from day -7 today 41 for correlation with survival, hematology results, and otherclinical parameters.

Temperature transmitters. Before initiation of the temperaturetransmitter implantation protocol, all animals were subject to adetailed physical examination and body weight measurement under thedirection of a clinical veterinarian. Blood was collected from allanimals, which were not food and water deprived, and assessed for basicblood chemistry and hematology. The results of the evaluation wasreviewed by the clinical veterinarian to ensure satisfactory healthstatus. Implantation of the temperature transmitters was accomplishedusing animals that were fasted overnight prior to surgery and thenanesthetized by an intramuscular (IM) injection of acepromazine (10mg/mL, 0.14 mg/kg) and ketamine (100 mg/mL, 13.6 mg/kg) and intubated.Where needed, lidocain spray (10% w/w) was administered onto the glottisprior to intubation. An ophthalmic ointment was applied to both eyes toprevent drying of the cornea. Animals were placed on a heating pad andadministered isoflurane by inhalation, with an oxygen flow ofapproximately 200 mg/kg/min. A ventilator was used to maintain therespiratory rate between 8 and 20 breaths/min with a ventilationpressure of 18-25 cm H₂0. Monitoring during anesthesia included heartrate and oxygen saturation of the blood using a pulse oximeter.Prophylactic antibiotics (cefazolin 25 mg/kg) were administered byintramuscular injection at least 1-hour prior to surgery, and every 6 to8 hours post injection for at least 24-hours post surgery. Analgesia(buprenorphine 0.05 mg/kg) was administered by intramuscular injectionevery 6 to 12 hours for at least 24-hours post surgery. Intravenousfluid therapy were given throughout the anesthesia using sterile LactateRinger's solution at a rate of 10 mkg/hr.

The surgical site was shaved and aseptically prepared usingchlorhexidine gluconate 4% and isopropyl alcohol 70%. A longitudinalincision was performed lateral but close to the linea alba. The internalabdominal oblique muscle was separated from the aponeurosis of thetransversus abdominis by blunt dissection. A sterile core bodytemperature transmitter (Data Science International, TA10TAD70) wasinserted between the internal abdominal oblique muscle and theaponeurosis of the transversus abdominis. Hemostasis was maintainedusing appropriate suture material. Sterile saline was used to allow easeof placement of the transmitters. The incision was closed withabsorbable suture material using simple continuous sutures. The skin wasclosed with discontinuous buried sutures using absorbable suturematerial. Additional post-operative cares (analgesia and antibiotics)was provided to the animals when needed. Rectal body temperature wasmonitored in the post-operative period. Once the body temperature waswithin an acceptable range and the animal was alert, each animal wasreturned to their cages. A post-operative period of at least 2 weeks wasallowed prior to initiation of radiation.

Acclimation and whole-body irradiation. Before transportation to theradiation facility, the animals were acclimated to the radiotherapychair and to transportation. During the acclimation period, animals wereassigned to their respective dose groups by block randomization based onthe absolute neutrophil count. Any animal with unacceptable pretreatmentdata was replaced by an animal kept under identical environmentalconditions. Animals with pretreatment data considered acceptable butmarginally different from normal values were assigned to the sham groupto allow longer post-operative recovery.

Animals were fasted overnight prior to whole-body irradiation and fedupon return to the holding facility. Animals were transferred to theirradiation facility in a transport vehicle with controlled environment.During transportation, each animal was individually housed in astainless steel squeeze back cage. The animal's clinical signs weremonitored immediately before and after transportation. Group 1 animals,sham irradiated, were subject to the same irradiation procedure as Group2 animals, however, these animals did receive radiation. The 10 controlanimals, Group 1, were sham irradiated by placing each animal in therestraint for 10 minutes. The 10 treated animals, Group 2, received amidline ⁶⁰Co γ-radiation dose of 6 Gy at a dose rate of about 60cGy/minute (day 1). The animals receiving this 6 Gy radiation insultwere restrained during the radiation exposure by placing each animal ina chair allowing appropriate restraining in a symmetric position. Aninsulated cover was placed on the radiotherapy chair duringtransportation between the transport vehicle and the treatment site.Music was provided inside the treatment room to reduce stress to theanimals. Animal positioning was confirmed with linear markers installedin the treatment room. To produce a homogenous dose distribution,treatment was divided in two parts. First, the animal received half ofthe dose by anteroposterior (AP) irradiation. The second half of thedose was delivered by posteroanterior (PA) irradiation. Group 1 animalswere placed in an identical restraining chair in the sham treatment sitefor approximately the same period of time without exposure to radiation.Once the treatment was completed, animals were returned to the transportvehicle and were transported to their housing facility. The radiationdose was calibrated using an acrylic phantom placed in the sameexperimental set up that was used for animal irradiation.

Animal maintenance. Animals were housed individually in stainless steelsqueeze back cages equipped with an automatic watering system exceptduring transportation where water bottles were provided. The cages werelabeled with a color-coded cage card indicating study number, group,animal number, species, sex and dose level. The animal room environmentwas controlled (temperature 21±3° C., humidity 30-70%, 10-15 air changesper hour, 12 hours light, 12 hours dark). Temperature and humidity weremonitored continuously except during animal transportation and insidethe radiation facility where only temperature was recorded. A standardcertified commercial primate chow (Teklad Certified Global 25% PrimateDiet #2055C) was made available to each monkey daily. Food was withdrawnovernight prior to radiation and necropsy. Maximum allowableconcentrations of contaminants in the diet (e.g., heavy metals,aflatoxin, organophosphates, chlorinated hydrocarbons and PCBs) werecontrolled and routinely analyzed by the manufacturers. If an animalstopped eating during the study, the diet was supplemented at thediscretion of the study director. Tap water was purified by reverseosmosis and provided to the animals ad libitum throughout the study.Periodic analyses of the tap water and reverse osmosis water wereperformed. It was considered that there were no known contaminants inthe diet or water. During the pre-treatment period cage sideobservations of clinical signs were generally performed once daily.

Observations. Mortality checks were performed twice a day during allphases of the study. Moribund animals were euthanized for humane reasonsbased on the clinical judgments. Sacrificed animals were subject to aclinical examination. When the core body temperature was 33° C. (91.4°F.) or lower or when an animal experienced a weight loss of more than20% over a 4 day period, the animal was euthanized. Animals were alsoeuthanized when they displayed complete anorexia for 3 days withdeteriorating conditions based on the clinical examination or when theydisplayed an absence of response to stimuli.

Results obtained from the study were used to correlate the changes inbiological parameters such as core body temperature and hematology withclinical signs following whole body irradiation. These results were usedto obtain a status profile or surrogate endpoint such as incidence orduration of fever, followed by salvage with clinical support(antibiotics and blood transfusion), to assess the probability ofsurvival or death of the treated individuals or similarly situatedindividuals that may have been subject to similar biological insults.During the pre-treatment period cage side observations of clinical signswere performed once daily. During the treatment period, clinical signswere recorded at cage-side twice daily for all animals or as often asdeemed necessary. A detailed clinical examination was performed on allanimals, once prior to irradiation on day 1, weekly thereafter,including on day 41 prior to necropsy.

The core body temperature and activity was recorded at 1 minuteintervals for all animals from day -7 to day 41 using the implantedtransmitter. Each animal cage was equipped with a telemetry receiver.The values of calibration of the transmitter implanted in each animalwere entered in a telemetry computer system to ensure accuratetemperature monitoring. Core body temperature was not recorded whenanimals were handled or during transport, but core temperature wasgenerally monitored continuously at other times. Body weights wererecorded for all animals once prior to randomization, prior to treatmenton day 1 and weekly thereafter, including on day 40 (non-fasted) and onday 41 before necropsy. Hematology measurements were performed on allanimals three times during the pre-treatment period and during thetreatment period on days 2, daily from day 5 to day 27 and once on days30, 33, 36 and 40. Blood samples of 0.5 mL were collected from thefemoral vein or artery or from any appropriate vessel by venipuncturefor hematological analysis. Food and water was available to the animalsbefore blood collections.

Hematology parameters that were examined at most time points includedred blood cell count, hematocrit, hemoglobin, white blood cell count,absolute differential WBC count, relative differential WBC count,relative reticulocyte count, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, plateletcount, platelet volume, immature granulocyte count and red celldistribution width. EDTA was used as an anticoagulant and blood smearswere prepared for each timepoint, stained with Modified Wright's stainand evaluated.

On day 41, the irradiated group 2 animals were sedated using ketamineand acepromazine and then euthanized by an overdose of barbiturate (e.g.sodium pentobarbital), which was administered intravenously, followed byexsanguination. For euthanized animals, gross pathology consisted of anexternal examination, identification of clinically recorded lesions anda detailed internal examination. To avoid autolytic changes, thenecropsy examination was conducted as soon as possible on all animalsthat died while on study or that were euthanized during the study or attermination of the study at day 41. The animals were stored at 2-8° C.before examination. For all animals that were euthanized, the followingorgans were dissected, trimmed free of fat and weighed: Brain, testes,heart, prostate, kidneys, seminal vesicles, large intestine, smallintestine, liver, spleen, lungs with trachea and thymus. The largeintestine and small intestine were examined by making a longitudinalincision to open the6 lumen and removal of contents. The intestinalmucosa was washed with saline and excess saline was removed and theorgans weighed. Paired organs were weighed together. Absolute andrelative (to body weight) organ weights were calculated. On completionof the gross pathology examination, abnormal tissues brain (right part),femur and marrow, heart (both ventricles and atria, septum withpapillary muscle), sternum and marrow, thymus were retained. Neutralbuffered 10% formalin was usually used for fixation and preservation.Three femoral bone marrow smears were prepared from each euthanizedanimal (right femur), stained with Modified Wright's stain andevaluated.

Tissue samples from liver, lungs (right and left separately), kidneys,brain (left) and spleen were collected at necropsy from all euthanizedanimals for bacteriological culture. Tissue samples were storedrefrigerated 2-8° C. pending analysis. A selected area at the surface ofthe tissue sample was burned to eliminate possible surface contaminant.A sterile culture swab was inserted in the tissue sample through theburned surface for isolation and identification of aerobic and anaerobicbacteria. Histopathological examination was performed on the tissuesfrom euthanized animals. Tissues were prepared for histologicalexamination by embedding in paraffin wax, sectioning and staining withhematoxylin and eosinphloxin.

Example 26

Results and calculation of clinical status profiles for non-humanprimates using biological parameter measurements. Numerical dataobtained from the protocol described in example 1 was subjected tocalculation of group means, standard deviations and other statisticalanalyses.

Statistically significant status profiles were obtained based on fivebiological parameters, i.e., anemia (based on hematocrit),thrombocytopenia (platelets), neutropenia (neutrophils), elevatedtemperature and circadian rhythm disruption. Each parameter alone gavestatistically significant P_(lethality) and P_(survival) statusprofiles. When hematocrit nadirs for individual animals fell below 20%of normal, 4 of 4 animals died, while 5 of 6 animals survived whenindividual hematocrits remained above 20%. Calculation by an unpairedt-test analysis gave P_(lethality) and P_(survival) status profiles of0.02 for a mean hematocrit nadir of 16.4% and 25.6% respectively.

When platelets for individual animals fell to less than 7,000 per μL, 5of 6 animals died, while 4 of 4 animals survived when the platelet countnadir remained above about 7,000 per μL. Calculation by an unpairedt-test analysis of P_(lethality) and P_(survival) status profiles of0.01 for a mean platelet nadir of 4,800 platelets per μL blood and12,800 platelets per μL blood, respectively.

When the neutrophil nadir for individual animals fell to less than 50per μL, 5 of 6 animals died, while 4 of 4 animals survived when theneutrophil count nadir remained above 50 per μL. Calculation by anunpaired t-test analysis of P_(lethality) and P_(survival) were 0.02 fora mean neutrophil nadir of 28 neutrophils per μL blood and 58neutrophils per μL blood respectively.

For fever, P_(lethality) was less than 0.05 when the animals experiencedfever or P_(survival) was greater than 0.95 when the animals did nothave an elevated temperature or a fever. For this biological response,fever or elevated temperature was defined as a temperature of at leastabout 39.0° C. for at least about 15 minutes within 12 hours after theanimals were irradiated on day 1. The baseline temperature for theanimals was considered to be 37.3° C., although temperatures for the 10control (non-irradiated) animals in example 1 varied with the animal'scircadian rhythm between about 36.8° C. and 37.9° C. The controlanimal's circadian core body temperature rhythm was quite regular, whileirradiated animals that survived the radiation was relatively regularand was indistinguishable from non-irradiated controls by about 5-8 daysafter irradiation. However, circadian core body temperature rhythm fromirradiated animals that did not survive the radiation was destroyed anddid not recover at any time after its disruption. P_(lethality) was lessthan 0.05 when circadian rhythm was disrupted, and P_(survival) wasgreater than about 0.95 when circadian rhythm was not disrupted. Theloss of circadian rhythm was detectable within 24 to 48 hours after theanimals were exposed to the 6 Gy dose of γ-radiation.

The P_(lethality) and P_(survival) status profiles for platelets,hematocrit and neutrophils given above was obtained using an unpairedT-test analysis based on the animals described in example 1. Five of theirradiated animals in example 1 survived the 6 Gy radiation exposure andthe hematocrit, platelet and neutrophil nadir from irradiated survivinganimals (variable 1) was compared to the hematocrit, platelet andneutrophil nadir from the 5 irradiated non-survivors (variable 2).variable 1 variable 2 Hematocrit t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming UnequalVariances Mean 25.6 16.4 Variance 17.3 30.8 Observations 5 5Hypothesized Mean Difference 0 df 7 t Stat 2.9662 P(T <= t) one-tail0.0105 t Critical one-tail 1.8946 P(T <= t) two-tail 0.0209 t Criticaltwo-tail 2.3646 Platelet t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal VariancesMean 12.8 4.8 Variance 21.7 1.7 Observations 5 5 Hypothesized MeanDifference 0 df 5 t Stat 3.698001 P(T <= t) one-tail 0.007014 t Criticalone-tail 2.015049 P(T <= t) two-tail 0.014028 t Critical two-tail2.570578 Neutrophil t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal Variances Mean0.058 0.028 Variance 0.00037 7E−05 Observations 5 5 Hypothesized MeanDifference 0 df 5 t Stat 3.19801 P(T <= t) one-tail 0.01202 t Criticalone-tail 2.01505 P(T <= t) two-tail 0.02405 t Critical two-tail 2.57058

For the 5 surviving animals, the hematocrit nadirs were 28, 31, 24, 25and 20, while hematocrit nadirs for the non-surviving animals were 14,16, 12, 14 and 26. For the 5 surviving animals, the platelet nadirs were10×10³ per μL, 18×10³ per μL, 12×10³ per μL, 17×10³ per μL and 7×10³ perμL, while platelet nadirs for the non-surviving animals were 5×10³ perμL, 4×10³ per μL, 4×10³ per μL, 4×10³ per μL and 7×10³ per μL. For the 5surviving animals, the neutrophil nadirs were 80 per mm³, 70 per mm³, 50per mm³, 60 per mm³ and 30 per mm³, while neutrophil nadirs for thenon-surviving animals were 20 per mm³, 30 per mm³, 20 per mm³, 40 permm³ and 30 per mm³. The raw data for hematocrit, platelets andneutrophils from day -6 through day 26 are shown below and this datawere used for the unpaired t-test P_(lethality) and P_(survival)calculations above. Hematocrits (% or L/L) for irradiated animals at day−6 to day 10 day animal −6 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 0.38 0.40 0.39 0.40 0.390.38 0.35 0.36 2 0.38 0.40 0.40 0.43 0.41 0.38 0.37 0.38 3 0.37 0.380.39 0.38 0.35 0.36 0.33 0.34 4 0.34 0.36 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.30 0.295 0.38 0.37 0.36 0.35 0.39 0.35 0.29 0.29 6 0.38 0.39 0.40 0.38 0.370.37 0.35 0.34 7 0.39 0.39 0.38 0.39 0.40 0.38 0.39 0.35 8 0.40 0.390.39 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.34 0.33 9 0.38 0.36 0.37 0.36 0.36 0.37 0.33 0.3210  0.40 0.43 0.42 0.39 0.37 0.38 0.36 0.33 mean 0.38 0.39 0.38 0.380.38 0.37 0.34 0.33 Hematocrits (% or L/L) for irradiated animals at day11 to day 18 day animal 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 0.35 0.35 0.36 0.360.34 0.36 0.32 0.33 2 0.36 0.37 0.36 0.38 0.35 0.32 0.32 0.31 3 0.310.26 0.28 0.28 0.21 0.19 0.16 0.14 4 0.33 0.27 0.25 0.21 0.16 * 5 0.290.26 0.25 0.25 0.20 0.20 0.17 0.15 6 0.35 0.34 0.32 0.33 0.31 0.28 0.290.27 7 0.34 0.35 0.33 0.32 0.29 0.28 0.28 0.27 8 0.32 0.33 0.31 0.270.26 0.24 0.24 0.20 9 0.33 0.30 0.30 0.27 0.21 0.18 0.16 0.14 10  0.340.35 0.31 0.30 0.29 0.27 0.26 0.26 mean 0.33 0.32 0.31 0.30 0.26 0.260.24 0.23 Hematocrits (% or L/L) for irradiated animals at day 19 to day26 day animal 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 0.31 0.30 0.29 0.28 0.33 0.300.31 0.32 2 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.31 0.34 0.33 0.34 0.34 3 * 4 * 5 ** ** 0.140.14 0.12 ** 0.12 * 6 ** 0.26 0.25 0.25 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.28 7 0.28 0.260.25 0.25 0.25 0.26 0.27 0.29 8 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.22 0.23 0.24 0.269 * 10  0.29 * mean 0.28 0.27 0.24 0.23 0.25 0.27 0.26 0.30 Platelets(×10⁻³/μL) for irradiated animals at day −6 to day 10 day animal −6 2 56 7 8 9 10 1 608 525 580 538 433 324 232 111 2 547 397 406 401 324 255174 113 3 363 313 356 315 221 169 101 45 4 295 266 267 253 180 141 71 285 472 325 336 316 273 203 117 22 6 400 410 443 386 290 193 103 26 7 485438 385 489 409 353 275 175 8 472 380 401 342 305 235 145 59 9 510 363307 370 261 109 46 20 10  419 381 478 409 327 185 79 36 mean 457 380 396382 302 217 134 64 Platelets (×10⁻³/μL) for irradiated animals at day 11to day 18 day animal 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 57 42 25 23 22 10 23 45 261 32 25 18 28 55 107 177 3 30 13 10 6 5 8 7 7 4 20 6 5 4 5 * 5 17 11 74 6 10 12 16 6 33 17 19 18 12 12 12 16 7 88 30 27 20 17 17 27 44 8 39 1213 8 7 15 24 48 9 23 7 8 8 4 7 6 9 10  24 16 12 11 7 12 20 19 mean 39 1915 12 11 16 26 42 Platelets (×10⁻³/μL) for irradiated animals at day 19to day 26 day animal 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 64 91 118 139 134 156 200222 2 261 300 349 343 358 330 327 303 3 * 4 5 ** ** 44 53 74 * 186 6 **44 104 142 217 259 305 318 7 89 144 278 353 448 523 519 514 8 90 92 158194 246 285 341 406 9 * 10  12 * mean 103 134 175.17 217.00 246.17310.60 313.00 352.60 Neutrophils (×10⁻³/mm³) for irradiated animals atday −6 to day 10 day animal −6 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 4.30 2.59 1.07 0.58 0.340.39 0.40 0.39 2 5.10 6.08 2.10 1.41 0.28 0.27 0.34 0.36 3 8.17 5.092.05 1.02 0.76 0.68 0.60 0.48 4 9.46 6.98 0.68 0.30 0.25 0.32 0.30 0.225 3.01 4.45 2.53 0.76 0.29 0.28 0.35 0.13 6 2.07 4.55 2.39 0.80 0.330.30 0.38 0.27 7 5.94 6.01 1.19 0.79 0.34 0.35 0.54 0.36 8 2.59 2.501.13 0.28 0.15 0.26 0.28 0.14 9 3.62 6.36 0.46 0.25 0.31 0.43 0.57 0.2110  3.22 5.34 1.30 0.46 0.37 0.34 0.31 0.13 mean 4.75 5.00 1.49 0.670.34 0.36 0.41 0.27 Neutrophils (×10⁻³/mm³) for irradiated animals atday 11 to day 18 day animal 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 0.17 0.10 0.080.14 0.17 0.09 0.10 0.08 2 0.30 0.15 0.10 0.10 0.07 0.07 0.19 0.46 30.13 0.09 0.12 0.09 0.04 0.05 0.07 0.02 4 0.16 0.11 0.04 0.06 0.03 * 50.07 0.09 0.06 0.07 0.02 0.04 0.10 0.24 6 0.13 0.10 0.13 0.09 0.06 0.060.05 0.05 7 0.24 0.19 0.10 0.06 0.12 0.20 0.12 0.15 8 0.11 0.06 0.050.05 0.03 0.05 0.18 0.69 9 0.13 0.16 0.11 0.06 0.08 0.05 0.06 0.04 10 0.09 0.09 0.05 0.07 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.05 mean 0.15 0.11 0.08 0.08 0.070.07 0.10 0.20 Neutrophils (×10⁻³/mm³) for irradiated animals at day 19to day 26 day animal 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 1 0.30 1.37 1.21 1.72 2.002.51 3.62 4.28 2 0.70 1.23 2.38 3.63 5.67 6.47 6.63 5.53 3 * 4 5 ** **2.57 4.51 4.60 * 6.04 6 ** 0.18 0.30 1.57 1.32 2.12 5.52 6.14 7 0.140.08 0.27 0.83 1.66 3.38 5.54 11.53 8 1.80 0.84 1.86 4.07 2.82 3.6 3.596.77 9 * 10  0.04 * mean 0.60 0.74 1.43 2.92 3.01 3.62 5.16 6.85* animal euthanized** measurement not obtained

Example 3

Treatment of whole body lethal radiation and characterization ofmortality surrogate markers. Two groups of 10 Macaca mulatta (Rhesusmonkey) were exposed to a 6 Gy dose of γ-radiation from a ⁶⁰Co source.This dose is an LD_(50/30) dose for this species. After irradiation, onegroup of animals was treated with test article, 15 mg/kg of3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene (“AED”) in vehicle, and the other10-animal group was treated with the vehicle alone. The animals in eachgroup were treated once per day for 5 consecutive days beginning on theday the animals were exposed to radiation. The animals consisted of 12males and 8 females with a body weight range of about 2.5-5.5 kg at theonset of treatment. The age range was 1.75-5.0 years at the onset oftreatment. Procedures involving the-care and use of animals in thisprotocol was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care andUse Committee before conduct. During the study, the care and use ofanimals were conducted in accordance with the applicable rules andcodes.

The animals were housed individually in stainless steel squeeze backcages equipped with an automatic watering system except duringtransportation where water bottles were provided. The cages were clearlylabeled with a color-coded cage card indicating study number, group,animal number, species, sex and dose level. The animal room environmentwas controlled (temperature 21±3° C., humidity 30-70%, 10-15 air changesper hour, 12 hours light, 12 hours dark). Temperature and humidity wasmonitored continuously except during animal transportation and insidethe radiation facility where only temperature was recorded. Duringtransportation, only temperature was controlled. Air was not filteredduring animal transportation and inside the radiation facility. Astandard certified commercial primate chow (Teklad Certified Global 25%Primate Diet #2055C) was made available to each monkey daily. Food waswithdrawn overnight prior to radiation and necropsy. Maximum allowableconcentrations of contaminants in the diet (e.g., heavy metals,aflatoxin, organophosphates, chlorinated hydrocarbons and PCBs) werecontrolled and routinely analyzed by the manufacturer. When an animalbecame inappetent during the study, the diet could be supplemented.

Tap water purified by reverse osmosis was provided to the animals adlibitum throughout the study. There were no known contaminants in thediet or water. Before transportation to the radiation facility, animalswere acclimated to the radiotherapy chair and to transportation.Positive reinforcement was used to facilitate acclimation. Certified nonhuman primate treats were given after acclimation periods. Twelve maleand eight female rhesus monkeys were assigned to the study. Each groupcomprised of seven male and three female animals. During the acclimationperiod, animals were assigned to their respective dose groups byrandomization based on the absolute neutrophil count. The average of 3pretreatment absolute neutrophil counts were used for each animal.

The test article (100 mg/mL 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene) and vehicleor control article in aliquots of 10 mL. Test article was an aqueoussuspension in vehicle. The vehicle article consists of a solution ofsodium chloride (0.9% w/v), carboxymethylcellulose (0.5% w/v),polysorbate 80 (2% v/v), benzalkonium chloride (0.02% v/v) and sodiumphosphate (10 mM, pH 6.5). Immediately prior to drawing into a syringe,the test article formulation was briefly vortexed to uniformlydistribute sedimented test article. Once drawn into a syringe, the testarticle was administered within 10 minutes. Just prior to injection, thesyringe containing the test article was rotated end-over-end touniformly disperse the compound.

During the pre-treatment period, body temperature transmitters weresurgically implanted to allow core body temperature and physicalactivity monitoring. The animals were fasted overnight before theimplant surgery. The animals were anesthetized by an intra-muscularinjection of acepromazine (10 mg/mL, 0.14 mg/kg) and ketamine (100mg/mL, 13.6 mg/kg) and intubated. Where needed, lidocain spray (10% w/w)was administered onto the glottis prior to intubation. An ophthalmicointment was applied to both eyes to prevent drying of the cornea.Animals were then placed on a heating pad and administered isoflurane byinhalation, with an oxygen flow of approximately 200 mL/kg/min or asneeded. A ventilator was used to maintain the respiratory rate between 8and 20 breaths/min with a ventilation pressure of 18-25 cm H₂O.Monitoring during anesthesia included heart rate and oxygen saturationof the blood using a pulse oximeter.

Prophylactic antibiotics (cefazolin 25 mg/kg) were administered byintramuscular injection at least 1-hour prior to surgery, and every 4 to8 hours post injection for at least 24-hours post surgery. Analgesia(buprenorphine 0.05 mg/kg) was administered by intramuscular injectionevery 6 to 12 hours for at least 24-hours post surgery. Intravenousfluid therapy was given throughout the anesthesia using sterile LactateRinger's solution at a rate of 10 ml/kg/hr. The surgical site was shavedand was aseptically prepared using chlorhexidine gluconate 4% andisopropyl alcohol 70%. A longitudinal incision was performed lateral butclose to the linea alba. The internal abdominal oblique muscle wasseparated from the aponeurosis of the transversus abdominis by bluntdissection. A sterile core body temperature transmitter (Data ScienceInternational, TA10TAD70) was inserted between the internal abdominaloblique muscle and the aponeurosis of the transversus abdominis. Theserial number of the transmitter was recorded. Hemostasis was maintainedusing appropriate suture material. Sterile saline was used to allow easeof placement of the transmitters. The incision was closed withabsorbable suture material using simple continuous sutures. The skin wasclosed with discontinuous buried sutures using absorbable suturematerial. Additional post-operative care (analgesia and antibiotics)were given to all animals where required. Rectal body temperature wasmonitored in the post-operative period. Once the body temperature waswithin an acceptable range and the animal was alert, each animal wasreturned to its cage. A post-operative period of at least 2 weeks wasallowed prior to initiation of treatment. Core body temperature wasmonitored at 1 minute intervals beginning 6 days before radiationexposure and continued until 40 days after exposure.

Whole body radiation. The animals were exposed to ionizing as follows.Dosimetry measurements using phantoms, the dose rate and duration ofirradiation and the actual time of irradiation for each individualanimal was recorded. Animals were fasted overnight prior to whole-bodyirradiation and fed upon return to the housing facility. Animals weretransferred to the treatment facility in a transport vehicle withcontrolled environment. During transportation, each animal wasindividually housed in a stainless steel squeeze back cage. Temperaturein the transport vehicle was automatically recorded every 5 minutesduring transportation. Clinical signs were monitored immediately beforeand after transportation.

Upon arrival to the site of irradiation, each animal was placed in achair allowing appropriate restraining in a symmetric position. Aninsulated cover was placed on the radiotherapy chair duringtransportation between the truck and the treatment room. Each animal wasbrought in the treatment room. Music was provided inside the treatmentroom to reduce stress to the animals. Animal positioning was confirmedwith linear markers installed in the treatment room.

The animals received a midline treatment dose of 600 cGy. The dose rateof the ⁶⁰Co gamma source was about 60 cGy per minute and the actual ratewas recorded for each animal. To obtain a homogenous dose distribution,the radiation treatment was divided in two parts. First, the animalreceived half of the dose by anteroposterior irradiation. The secondhalf of the dose was delivered by posteroanterior irradiation. Once thetreatment was completed, animals were returned to the transport vehicleand transported to the housing facility. The radiation dose wascalibrated using an acrylic phantom placed in the same experimental setup that was used for animal irradiation.

Administration of 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene and vehicle control. Theanimals received the vehicle control once daily for five consecutivedays by intramuscular injections. The first injection on day 1 wasadministered at 2-3 hours after irradiation. The dose volume was 0.15mL/kg for all animals. The dose volume was evenly divided between twodistinct sites (approximately 0.075 mL/kg per site). The actual volumedelivered was calculated and adjusted based on each animal's bodyweight. To verify the concentration and homogeneity of the test andcontrol articles in the dosing formulation, duplicate samples (1mL/sample) from the bottom of each dosing formulation was taken prior todosing on days 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and stored frozen (−70±10° C.) pendinganalysis.

During the pre-treatment period cage side observations of clinical signswere performed once daily. A detailed clinical examination was performedon all animals once prior to irradiation on day 1, day 9, weeklythereafter and at day 40 and 41. After radiation, the animals andclinical signs were observed twice a day during the protocol or as oftenas deemed necessary. Moribund animals were euthanized for humanereasons. Euthanasia criteria consisted of (i) a core body temperature of35.90 C after a period of febrile neutropenia, (ii) more than a 20%weight loss over a 3 day period, (iii) complete anorexia for 3 days withdeteriorating conditions based on clinical examination or (iv) absenceof response to stimuli.

Core body temperature and activity was recorded every minute for allanimals from Day -10 to sacrifice using the implanted transmitter. Corebody temperature and activity was recorded when animals were housed intheir designated cage. Each designated cage was equipped with atelemetry receiver. Core body temperature was not recorded when animalswere handled or during transport to the radiation facility. Body weightswere recorded for all animals on the day following transfer, once beforerandomization, prior to treatment on day 1, day 9, weekly thereafter, aton the day the protocol ended. Laboratory hematology investigations wereperformed on all animals three times during the pre-treatment period andduring the treatment period on day 2, daily from day 5 to day 27 andonce on days 30, 33, 36 and 40.

For hematology analyses, blood samples of 0.5 mL were collected from thefemoral vein or artery or from any appropriate vessel by venipuncture.EDTA was used as an anticoagulant. Animals were not deprived of food orwater prior to blood collections. Parameters such as red blood cellcount, hematocrit, hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, red blood cellcount, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, white blood cell count, WBCdifferential (absolute), platelet count, WBC differential (relative),red cell distribution width, reticulocyte count and immature granulocytecount were measured. Blood smears were prepared for each time point,stained with Modified Wright's stain and evaluated.

For pharmacokinetic evaluation, blood samples (approximately 1.0 mL)were collected from all animals at about 22.0 to 23.5 hours followingthe first compound and control vehicle article administration on day 2.Each blood sample was collected into an EDTA potassium tube and kept onwet ice, for a maximum of 30 minutes, until centrifugation. The sampleswere centrifuged under refrigeration (2 to 8° C.) for approximately 10minutes at 1500 g (RCF). The harvested plasma was transferred in onealiquot per sample. Blood samples (approximately 2.0 mL) were collectedfrom all animals prior to sacrifice on days 40 and 41. Each blood samplewas collected into an EDTA potassium tube and kept on wet ice, for amaximum of 30 minutes, until centrifugation. The samples werecentrifuged under refrigeration (2 to 8° C.) for approximately 10minutes at 1500 g (RCF). The harvested plasma was transferred in twoseparate aliquots per sample.

Liver, lung (right and left separately), kidney, brain (left) and spleentissues were collected at necropsy from all euthanized animals forbacteriological culture. The tissue samples were stored refrigerated(2-10° C.) pending analysis. A selected area at the surface of thetissue sample was burned to eliminate possible surface contaminants. Asterile culture swab was inserted in the tissue sample through theburned surface for isolation and identification of aerobic and anaerobicbacteria.

Numerical data obtained during the conduct of the study was subjected tocalculation of group means and standard deviations. Data was analyzedusing the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and the significance ofinter-group differences were analyzed by Dunnett's “t” test or otherappropriate tests using the SPSS for Windows, version 12.0, SPSS, Inc.

In the vehicle-treated control animal group, 4 of 10 animals survived,with 3 of the four non-survivors having febrile severe neutropenia,which was defined as a core body temperature of >40.4° C., i.e., ≧40.5°C., and an absolute neutrophil count of less than 500 cells/μL. In the3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene treated animal group, 9 of 10 animalssurvived, with the non-survivor not having febrile severe neutropeniaand 2 survivors having the condition at some time during theprotocol.-Mortality in the untreated control group thus was 40% and 10%in the treated group. When the two control groups from this protocol andfrom the protocol described in examples 1 and 2 were combined, the totalcombined mortality of the 20 irradiated untreated animals was 45%. Areduction of mortality was observed (Fisher's exact test mid p=0.073) inthe treated group compared to these two control groups. In the controlgroup from this example only (vehicle treated) the animals experienced amedian of 5 days of febrile severe neutropenia (95% CI 0,8) while theanimals treated with 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene experienced a medianof 0 days of febrile severe neutropenia (95% CI 0,2), giving a p=0.037by the exact log rank test.

In the vehicle treated control animals from this example the animalscollectively experienced 51 days of severe thrombocytopenia, less than20,000 platelets/μL, while the animals treated with3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene collectively experienced 32 days of severethrombocytopenia. This difference was p=0.009 by the exact test ofhomogeneity.

To the extent not already indicated, it will be understood by those ofordinary skill in the art that any of the various specific embodiments,compounds or compositions described herein may be modified toincorporate other appropriate features, e.g., as shown in any other ofthe specific embodiments disclosed herein or in the cited references.

1. A method to characterize the capacity of a formula 1 compound toincrease survival of a nonhuman primate that has been exposed toradiation comprising; (1) exposing a group of nonhuman primates to aradiation dose of about an LD_(50/30) or about an LD_(60/30) to obtainexposed subjects and administering a formula 1 compound treatment to theexposed subjects to obtain exposed treated subjects, wherein the exposedtreated subjects are not provided with another treatment selected from atransfusion such as a whole blood transfusion(s), a platelettransfusion(s), or an immunoglobulin transfusion, an antimicrobialtreatment(s) to treat or prevent an infection and assisted feeding suchas feeding by parenteral feeding or catheter or by tube feeding to thestomach; (2) determining the survival rate of the exposed treatedsubjects; and (3) comparing the effect of the F1C on the survival rateof the exposed treated subjects with the survival rate of controlsubjects of the same or a closely related species that had been exposedto the same or a similar or a comparable biological insult to obtaincomparison controls, where the comparison controls were treated with acomparison compound in a comparison treatment protocol whereby thecomparison treatment protocol with the comparison compound detectablyincreased the survival rate of the subjects that had been exposed to thesame or similar or comparable biological insult, wherein the formula 1compound has the structure

wherein the dotted lines are optional double bonds and 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or5 double bonds are present; each R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰independently or together are —H, —OH, —OR^(PR), —SR^(PR), —SH,—N(R^(PR))₂, —NHR^(PR), —NH₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO, —CHS, —CN, —SCN, —NO₂,—N₃, —COOH, —COOR^(PR), —OSO₃H, —OSO₂H, —OPO₃H₂, ═O, ═S, ═N—OH, ═N—OCH₃,═CH₂, ═CH—CH₃, ═CH-optionally substituted alkyl, ═N-optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl,—NH—S(O)(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, —S—S-optionally substitutedalkyl, ester, thioester, thionoester, phosphoester, phosphothioester,phosphonate, phosphonate ester, thiophosphonate, thiophosphonate ester,phosphiniester, sulfite ester, sulfate ester, sulfamate, sulfonate,sulfonamide, amide, amino acid, peptide, ether, thioether, acyl,thioacyl, carbonate, carbamate, halogen, optionally substituted alkyl,optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substitutedmonosaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide, polymer, spiroring, epoxide, acetal, thioacetal, ketal or a thioketal, ═N—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═N-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂ where eachoptionally substituted alkyl is independently selected, or, one or moreof two adjacent R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ comprise an independentlyselected epoxide or optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturatedcyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl ring any of whichrings optionally contain one or two independently selected —O—, —S—,—S(O)(O)—, —NH——N(optionally substituted alkyl)- or ═N-heteroatoms; R⁷is —O—, —S—, —NR^(PR)—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—,C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—C(R¹⁰)₂— or—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, where each R¹⁰ is independently selected; R⁸ and R⁹independently are —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—,—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —NR^(PR)— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, or one or both of R⁸ or R⁹independently are absent, leaving a 5-membered ring, where each R¹⁰ isindependently selected; R¹¹ is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NR^(PR)—, —CH₂—,—CHR¹⁰—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, where each R¹⁰ isindependently selected; R¹³ independently is C₁₋₆ alkyl; and R^(PR)independently are —H or a protecting group, wherein one or twoindependently selected R¹⁰ moieties are present at the 1-, 6- and12-positions.
 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the formula 1 compound isnot 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene, the comparison compound is3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene and the comparison treatment protocol isadministering once per day to the nonhuman primates about 8 mg/kg/day toabout 50 mg/kg/day of the 3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene for 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 consecutive days wherein the administration of the3β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene begins immediately after the radiationexposure or within about 15 minutes to about 6 hours after the radiationexposure.
 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the radiation dose is about600 cGy to about 640 cGy, the nonhuman primate is a rhesus monkey andthe comparison treatment protocol increased survival of the controlsubjects by about 5%, about 10%, about 15%, about 20% or more.
 4. Themethod of claim 3 wherein the formula 1 compound treatment comprisesadministering about 0.1 mg/kg/day to about 80 mg/kg/day of the formula 1compound for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 consecutive days whereinthe administration begins immediately after the radiation exposure orwithin about 15 minutes to about 6 hours after the radiation exposure.5. The method of claim 4 wherein the radiation is whole body radiationexposure to γ-radiation, X-radiation, β-radiation, fast neutrons or slowneutrons.
 6. The method of claim 4 wherein the formula 1 compound is a1,5,9(11)-triene, 1,5,11-triene, 1,5,14-triene, 1,5,15-triene,1,3,14-triene, 1,3,8(9)-triene, 1,3,8(14)-triene, 1,3,9(11)-triene,1,3,11-triene or a 1,3,14-triene, optionally wherein one R¹ is anO-linked moiety or an N-linked moiety, the other R¹ is —H or a C-linkedmoiety, or, if a double bond is present at the 3-position, R¹ isO-linked moiety or an N-linked moiety, R⁴ in the β-configuration is anO-linked moiety, R⁴ in the cc-configuration is —H or a C-linked moietyand one or both R³independently or together are —H, —OH, ═O, an O-linkedmoiety, halogen or a C-linked moiety.
 7. The method of claim 1 whereinthe group of nonhuman primates of step (a) contains 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10, 11 or 12 or more nonhuman primates.
 8. The method of claim 1further comprising comparing the survival rate of the exposed treatedsubjects with the survival rate of nonhuman primates of the same or aclosely related species that had been exposed to the same or comparableradiation dose, where such untreated subjects had not been treated withthe formula 1 compound to obtain untreated control subjects.
 9. Themethod of claim 1 wherein the formula 1 compound is administered as aformulation comprising the formula 1 compound and one or moreexcipients, optionally wherein the formulation is an oral formulation ora sterile parenteral formulation.
 10. The method of claim 1 wherein step(3) is comparing the effect of the F1C on the survival rate of theexposed treated subjects with the survival rate of control subjects ofthe same or a closely related species that had been exposed to the sameor a similar or a comparable biological insult to obtain comparisoncontrols, where the comparison controls were not treated with anycomparison compound or treatment protocol.
 11. A formulation comprisingone or more excipients and a compound having the structure

wherein the dotted lines are optional double bonds; each R¹, R², R³, R⁴,R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ independently or together are —H, —OH, —OR^(PR),—SR^(PR), —SH, —N(R^(PR))₂, —NHR^(PR), —NH₂, —O—Si—(R¹³)₃, —CHO, —CHS,—CN, —SCN, —NO₂, —N₃, —COOH, —COOR^(PR), —OSO₃H, —OSO₂H, —OPO₃H₂, ═O,═S, ═N—OH, ═N—OCH₃, ═CH₂, ═CH—CH₃, ═CH-optionally substituted alkyl,═N-optionally substituted alkyl, ═N—O-optionally substituted alkyl,—NH—S(O)(O)-optionally substituted alkyl, —S—S-optionally substitutedalkyl, ester, thioester, thionoester, phosphoester, phosphothioester,phosphonate, phosphonate ester, thiophosphonate, thiophosphonate ester,phosphiniester, sulfite ester, sulfate ester, sulfamate, sulfonate,sulfonamide, amide, amino acid, peptide, ether, thioether, acyl,thioacyl, carbonate, carbamate, halogen, optionally substituted alkyl,optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,optionally substituted heterocycle, optionally substitutedmonosaccharide, optionally substituted oligosaccharide, polymer, spiroring, epoxide, acetal, thioacetal, ketal or a thioketal, ═N—O-optionallysubstituted alkyl, ═N-optionally substituted alkyl, —NH-optionallysubstituted alkyl, —N(optionally substituted alkyl)₂ where eachoptionally substituted alkyl is independently selected, or, one or moreof two adjacent R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶ and R¹⁰ comprise an independentlyselected epoxide or optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturatedcyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl ring any of whichrings optionally contain one or two independently selected —O—, —S—,—S(O)(O)—, —NH——N(optionally substituted alkyl)- or ═N-heteroatoms; R⁷is —O—, —S—, —NR^(PR)—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—C(R¹⁰)₂— or—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, where each R¹⁰ is independently selected; R⁸ and R⁹independently are —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S—,—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —NR^(PR)— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, or one or both of R⁸ or R⁹independently are absent, leaving a 5-membered ring, where each R¹⁰ isindependently selected; R¹¹ is —O—, —S—, —S(O)(O)—, —NR^(PR)—, —CH₂—,—CHR¹⁰—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—O—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—C(R¹⁰)₂—S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —C(R¹⁰)₂—NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —O—C(R¹⁰)₂—,—S—C(R¹⁰)₂—, —S(O)(O)—C(R¹⁰)₂— or —NR^(PR)—C(R¹⁰)₂—, where each R¹⁰ isindependently selected; R¹³ independently is C₁₋₆ alkyl; and R^(PR)independently are —H or a protecting group, wherein one or twoindependently selected R¹⁰ moieties are present at the 1-, 6- and12-positions and wherein compound is a 1,5,11-triene.